Lesslie Newbigin: Missionary Theologian : a ReaderWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2006 - 277 pages Monumental figure in the twentieth-century worldwide church. Internationally esteemed British pastor and missionary theologian. Ecumenical statesman and prolific writer. Lesslie Newbigin (1909-1998) was all of these and more. This reader fills a long-standing need for a comprehensive introduction to Newbigin and his legacy. Opening with a short biography of Newbigin and a discussion of his major theological and missiological themes, the volume sets selected readings in context with brief introductions and offers suggestions for further reading from Newbigin's corpus. Praise for Lesslie Newbigin and his writings: "Newbigin has made a bold and major step forward in the debate on Christianity, pluralism, and Western self-understanding." |
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... heart of the argument of a big book so that we could expound and defend it in debate . He made learning a thrilling exercise . And at the end of it he made you laugh at yourself.2 1 Newbigin 1993d : 3. ( This is the updated edition of ...
... heart , not least because it would bring mission and evangelism more fully into the structures of the WCC . But he was torn about taking on the role because of his continued sense of commitment to his diocesan tasks back in India ...
... was here that he died unexpectedly on 30 January , 1998 , succumbing suddenly to heart disease following a brief illness . He was 88 years old . Part 1 THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR MISSION 1 The knowledge of 13 Introduction.
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Contents
The knowledge of God | 17 |
The death of Christ | 29 |
Election and the people of God | 48 |
Christ as the due to history | 54 |
The ecumenical vision | 66 |
Trinitarian mission | 81 |
MISSIONARY THEOLOGY IN PRACTICE | 93 |
Christ and the cultures | 95 |
The gospel and world religions | 158 |
The missionary crisis in the West | 185 |
102 Profile of a culture | 197 |
103 Responding to the challenge | 207 |
The gospel and public life | 218 |
112 The gospel as public truth | 244 |
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Lesslie Newbigin, Missionary Theologian: A Reader James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (évêque.),Lesslie Newbigin No preview available - 2006 |