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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... society in which the missionary task is focused , Newbigin's work is also alert to the implications of the cultural ' baggage ' that missionaries themselves carry . By taking seriously the subtle interplay involved in this ' pluriform ...
... Society for the Propagation of the Gospel ( founded 1701 ; now USPG ) United Reformed Church ( formed in 1972 by the union of the Congregational Church in England and Wales and the Presbyterian Church of England ) World Council of ...
... society , and had agreed to go to help out for several weeks with a student friend he had known since Leighton Park days . It proved to be a life - changing experience . They were based at a recreation centre at Trealaw , and were ...
... Society for the Propagation of the Gospel had fanned fears of ' popery'17 ) and also in the Church of England ( where he encountered much opposition 17 The SPG refused to recognize the new United Church . from the Anglo - Catholics ) ...
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 |