A Word in Season: Perspectives on Christian World Missions

by Lesslie Newbigin, Eleanor Jackson (Editor)

This collection of seventeen previously unpublished essays, sermons, and addresses by Lesslie Newbigin puts forth his developing view of the agenda for Christian missions. 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 from 1960 to 1992.

219 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1994

About the author

Bishop James Edward Lesslie Newbigin 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. Many scholars also believe his work laid the foundations for the contemporary missional church movement, and it is said his stature and range is comparable to the "Fathers of the Church".

Reviews

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I absolutely love the content of this book. Newbigin's apologetics on missions have shaped a lot of the church planting movement, and his thrust toward the community life of the church reflecting the Gospel to the world as the real hermeneutic is powerful. But I guess the reason I don't rate this higher is that this is a collection of essays and talks that Newbigin gave over his lifetime. Many of them are nearly identical, with the exact same illustrations, the exact same points, the exact same wording from chapter to chapter. This is great as a reinforcer of his teaching, but I feel that the books he wrote himself are probably superior as books, not lectures or essays. But Newbigin is spot on in Christians reaching the world, getting past their culturally conditioned lenses in interpreting Christianity (especially the western world), and gaining what he calls "nerve" again.

[Shawn slate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible