Courage and confidence are marks of those who are astonished with joy and who know that they will always be astonished anew, because God is great.

— Lesslie Newbigin (1909–1998), Missionsbischof

Topics: Joy & Gratitude, Hope & Confidence

Lesslie Newbigin

Lesslie Newbigin (1909–1998) war ein britischer reformierter Theologe, Missionar und Bischof der Church of South India, der fast vier Jahrzehnte in Indien sowie später als Dozent und Pastor in England wirkte. Bekannt ist er für seine Analysen zur Säkularisierung westlicher Gesellschaften und sein Eintreten dafür, das Evangelium in einer pluralistischen Kultur als rationale öffentliche Wahrheit zu bezeugen. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk Impulse, die biblische Botschaft im Dialog mit der Gegenwartskultur zu reflektieren, ohne den exklusiven Heilsanspruch Jesu Christi zu relativieren.

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