Lesslie Newbigin, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (Eerdmans, 1989).
Referenced in: Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
The story of the missional movement actually began with Lesslie Newbigin. Upon returning to his native England in 1974 after a missionary tour in India, Newbigin was struck by how the once mission-sending Western churches in Europe and the United States now needed re-missionizing themselves. He began to write on this, and his books inspired the beginning of what is now the Gospel and Our Culture Network.
This is one of four books that lay out the theology of Lesslie Newbigin, each of which is referenced in LifeandLeadership.com resource guide on Theology of Mission, Proposals and Formulations – Missio Dei.
In The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Newbigin continues the work of Foolishness to the Greeks, but with a focus on how to contextualize the Gospel in a society marked by religious pluralism, ethnic diversity, and cultural relativism. More specifically, he proposes how Christians may be confident of the Gospel in this context.
From the Publisher
How does the gospel relate to a pluralist society? What is the Christian message in a society marked by religious pluralism, ethnic diversity, and cultural relativism? Should Christians encountering todays pluralist society concentrate on evangelism or on dialogue? How does the prevailing climate of opinion affect, perhaps infect, Christians faith? These kinds of questions are addressed in this book by Lesslie Newbigin. A highly respected Christian leader and ecumenical figure, Newbigin provides a brilliant analysis of contemporary (secular, humanist, pluralist) culture and suggests how christians can more confidently affirm their faith in such a context.
About the Author
James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (December 8, 1909 – January 30, 1998) was a Church of Scotland missionary serving in the former Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India, who became a Christian theologian and bishop involved in missiology, ecumenism, and the Gospel and Our Culture Movement.
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