Lesslie Newbigin : missionary theologian : a reader /

Newbigin, Lesslie,

Lesslie Newbigin : missionary theologian : a reader / Missionary theologian compiled and introduced by Paul Weston. - x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm



Theological foundations for mission. The knowledge of God ; The death of Christ ; Election and the people of God ; Christ as the clue to history ; The ecumenical vision ; Trinitarian mission -- Missionary theology in practice. Christ and the cultures ; The nature and calling of the church ; The gospel and world religions ; The missionary crisis in the West ; The gospel and public life.

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. --From publisher's description.




9780802829825

9780802829825

2006006708


Newbigin, Lesslie.
Newbigin, Lesslie.


Church of South India.


Missions--Theory.
Ecumenical movement--History.


History.


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