Quotes by Kenneth Scott Latourette

Kenneth Scott Latourette (1884–1968) — Kirchenhistoriker · Baptistisch · USA

Kenneth Scott Latourette (1884–1968) war ein US-amerikanischer baptistischer Kirchenhistoriker und Missionswissenschaftler, der über mehrere Jahrzehnte an der Yale University lehrte. Er gilt als Pionier einer globalen Kirchengeschichtsschreibung, die das Christentum jenseits rein eurozentrischer Perspektiven darstellte, stand jedoch wegen seines geschichtsphilosophischen Optimismus und einer teils oberflächlichen Theologie auch in der Fachkritik. Heutigen Bibellesern eröffnet sein historiografisches Werk einen fundierten Überblick über die weltweite Ausbreitungs- und Wirkungsgeschichte des christlichen Glaubens.

Era: The 20th Century

Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Witness & Mission, Church & Congregation, Doubt & Hard Questions, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Meaning & Identity, Wisdom & Understanding

Quotes by Kenneth Scott Latourette

As the centuries pass, the evidence is accumulating that, measured by His effect on history, Jesus is the most influential life ever lived on this planet.

Kenneth Scott Latourette

It is not His teachings which make Jesus so remarkable, although these would be enough to give Him distinction. It is a combination of the teachings with the man Himself. The two cannot be separated.

Kenneth Scott Latourette

In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life in fellowship with God Who so loved the world that He gave Himself in Christ.

Kenneth Scott Latourette

One of the most amazing and significant facts of history is that within 5 centuries of its birth, Christianity won the professed allegiance of the overwhelming majority of the Roman Empire and even the support of the Roman state. Beginning as a seemingly obscure sect of Judaism, one of the scores, even hundreds of religions and religious groups which were competing within the realm, revering as its central figure one who had been put to death by the machinery of Rome.

Kenneth Scott Latourette

We know something of the history of the spread of Christianity, but much passed from recorded memory and much was transmitted by tradition whose accuracy has been repeatedly questioned.

Kenneth Scott Latourette

Sources: wikipedia.org, christianhistoryinstitute.org, biblicaltraining.org, bdcconline.net

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