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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... originals ( except in moving ' in - text ' notes to the bottom of the page in order to maintain a consistent ' style ' throughout the book ) . Where it seemed appropriate , however , I have added footnotes with additional biblio ...
... originals has been changed in the interests of smooth reading . At other places , I have omitted smaller sections of text ... original chapters or articles , I have indicated this in the footnote following the extract title by placing an ...
... original congregations brought into existence through the work of the mission of the Scottish Churches formed part of what was known as the South India United Church ( SIUC ) , which had been set up in 1908 by a union of ...
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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 |