A Word in Season by Lesslie Newbigin
This collection of seventeen never-before-published essays, sermons, and addresses by Lesslie Newbigin, one of the premier missiologists of the twentieth century, puts forth his developing view of the agenda for Christian mission from 1960 to 1992. Considered the quintessence of Newbigin's thought by editor Eleanor Jackson, these papers record the dynamics of Newbigin's ideas about mission as he confronted new issues in the church and society. Newbigin's sermon at Riverside Church in New York City in 1960 opens discussion on the themes of unity in mission, changes in the missionary enterprise, and developments in the theology of mission. A second group of articles addresses specific frontline situations: mission in the modern city, the pastor's role in the inner city, and the future of the parish church. Newbigin then moves to frontier concerns: the resistance of modern society to the gospel, the cultural captivity of the church, and the consequences of witness in a world of religious and ideological pluralism - themes central to many of his full-length books. Finally, Newbigin sets the agenda for mission as the church approaches a new millennium. Spanning three significant decades in the history of church outreach, A Word in Season offers an important perspective on the course of Christian mission and provides valuable instruction to those who struggle with the missionary task today.Lesslie Newbigin was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, in 1909 and died in 1998. He went to Cambridge for his undergraduate studies and subsequently worked as the Staff Secretary of the Student Christian Association in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1936, he was ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh, Church of Scotland, after studying theology at Westminster College in Cambridge. In the same year, Newbigin married Helen Henderson and the two of them set out for India, where he would serve as a Church of Scotland missionary. In 1947, Reverend Newbigin was consecrated Bishop in the Church of South India, which was founded by the combination of Anglican, Methodist, and Reformed congregations. He also served on the World Council of Churches' Central Committee and as Chairman of the Advisory Committee on the Second Assembly's major issue.
Famous theologians such as Barth, Brunner, and Niebuhr were also on the committee. In 1959, Newbigin was appointed General Secretary of the International Missionary Council, which has headquarters in London and New York. He was in charge of seeing the merger with the World Council of Churches through to completion. In 1962, he was named the first director of the World Mission and Evangelism Division and Associate General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, based in Geneva. In 1965, he was recalled by the Church of South India as Bishop in Madras, where he stayed until his retirement in 1974. Until his death in 1998, he resided in London, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802807304 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802807305 |
| Title | A Word in Season |
| Author | Lesslie Newbigin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1994-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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