J. E. L. Newbigin
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The Right Reverend Lesslie Newbigin |
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Bishop Lesslie Newbigin in 1996
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| Church | Church of South India and United Reformed Church |
| Other posts | Bishop of the Diocese of Madurai-Ramnad (1947–1958) Bishop of the Diocese of Madras (1965–1974) Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (1978–1979) |
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| Ordination | July 1936 |
| Consecration | 1947 |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | James Edward Lesslie Newbigin |
| Born |
8 December 1909 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 30 January 1998 (aged 88) Herne Hill, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Presbyterian / Reformed |
| Spouse | Helen Henderson |
| Occupation | Theologian, missionary, author |
| Alma mater |
Queens' College, Cambridge Westminster College, Cambridge |
James Edward Lesslie Newbigin (8 December 1909 – 30 January 1998) 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.".
Newbigin was born in 1909 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He was educated at Leighton Park, a Quaker independent boarding school in Reading, Berkshire. He went to Queens' College, Cambridge in 1928, during which time he converted to Christianity. Having graduated, he moved to Glasgow to work with the Student Christian Movement (SCM) in 1931. He returned to Cambridge in 1933 to train for the ministry at Westminster College, and in July 1936 he was ordained by the Presbytery of Edinburgh to work as a Church of Scotland missionary at the Madras Mission.
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