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.
--
BV2063.N534.L477 2006
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.
--
BV2063.N534.L477 2006