Lesslie Newbigin: A Theological LifeOxford University Press, 19. okt 2000 - 480 pages This book offers an intellectual and spiritual biography of Lesslie Newbigin, a figure of patristic proportions in the twentieth-century history of the Church. Drawing on thirty-five years of personal and literary acquaintance with his subject and on a thorough examination of the Newbigin archives, Geoffrey Wainwright crafts a rich and varied portrait of this outstanding witness to the Gospel. |
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... Lord 286 The Glory of God 294 9 The Scriptural Teacher 298 The Authority of the Bible 298 The Reading of the Text 303 The World's Story 313 The Rule of Faith 317 “My Nearest Approach to a Dogmatics” 326 The Gist of It 330 10 The ...
... Lord 286 The Glory of God 294 9 The Scriptural Teacher 298 The Authority of the Bible 298 The Reading of the Text 303 The World's Story 313 The Rule of Faith 317 “My Nearest Approach to a Dogmatics” 326 The Gist of It 330 10 The ...
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... Lord went in a procession, He rode on a donkey.” “Ah,” was the relieved reply, “but He did that so that we could do this.” The answer to that would have taken a long time, and I meekly sat down in the carriage, alternately trying to ...
... Lord went in a procession, He rode on a donkey.” “Ah,” was the relieved reply, “but He did that so that we could do this.” The answer to that would have taken a long time, and I meekly sat down in the carriage, alternately trying to ...
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... Lord took him closer to his eternal reward. Memorial services were, of course, multiplied. A year later, Lesslie and Helen were reunited. The Character Of middling height, sturdy build, and wiry manner, Lesslie Newbigin, in the words ...
... Lord took him closer to his eternal reward. Memorial services were, of course, multiplied. A year later, Lesslie and Helen were reunited. The Character Of middling height, sturdy build, and wiry manner, Lesslie Newbigin, in the words ...
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... Lord binds himself to Israel contains inalienable moral demands. A proper consciousness of guilt recognizes that “atonement” is needed—and receives the assurance that its means have been graciously provided from the divine side to ...
... Lord binds himself to Israel contains inalienable moral demands. A proper consciousness of guilt recognizes that “atonement” is needed—and receives the assurance that its means have been graciously provided from the divine side to ...
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... Lord Jesus Christ.” The remaking of personality began with the redemptive act of God in history, which we have already seen Newbigin expounding. And, with Luther, Newbigin says that “we no longer lack anything save faith to believe that ...
... Lord Jesus Christ.” The remaking of personality began with the redemptive act of God in history, which we have already seen Newbigin expounding. And, with Luther, Newbigin says that “we no longer lack anything save faith to believe that ...
Contents
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2 The Direct Evangelist | 56 |
3 The Ecumenical Advocate | 81 |
4 The Pastoral Bishop | 135 |
5 The Missionary Strategist | 162 |
6 The Religious Interlocutor | 204 |
7 The Social Visionary | 237 |
8 The Liturgical Preacher | 270 |
9 The Scriptural Teacher | 298 |
10 The Christian Apologist | 335 |
The Man in History | 390 |
Notes | 411 |
Index | 453 |
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