An autobiography by Lesslie Newbigin, which describes the breadth and depth of his missionary service - as a student, wrestling with problems of faith and vocation, as a Church of Scotland missionary, helping to build the Church of South India and as bishop in Madurai and Madras, as midwife of the integration of the International Missionary Council and World Council of Chu
An autobiography by Lesslie Newbigin, which describes the breadth and depth of his missionary service - as a student, wrestling with problems of faith and vocation, as a Church of Scotland missionary, helping to build the Church of South India and as bishop in Madurai and Madras, as midwife of the integration of the International Missionary Council and World Council of Churches and as pastor in one of Birmingham's toughest inner city areas.
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Paperback
,
290 pages
Published
June 1st 2009
by Wipf & Stock Publishers
(first published September 1st 1985)
Bishop James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (8 December 1909 – 30 January 1998) was a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author. Though originally ordained within the Church of Scotland, Newbigin spent much of his career serving as a missionary in India and became affiliated with the Church of South India and the United Reformed Church, becoming one of the Church of South India's first bish
Bishop James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (8 December 1909 – 30 January 1998) was a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author. Though originally ordained within the Church of Scotland, Newbigin spent much of his career serving as a missionary in India and became affiliated with the Church of South India and the United Reformed Church, becoming one of the Church of South India's first bishops. A prolific author who wrote on a wide range of theological topics, Newbigin is best known for his contributions to missiology and ecclesiology. He is also known for his involvement in both the dialogue regarding ecumenism and the Gospel and Our Culture movement.[1] Many scholars also believe his work laid the foundations for the contemporary missional church movement.
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