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A life of the missionary, bishop and ecumenist, Stephen Neill, amid the changes in global Christianity during the twentieth century.
Stephen Neill (1900-1984) was a towering figure of twentieth-century global Christianity, but was in many ways a broken man who faced profound and crippling struggles. A Worldly Christian charts the extraordinary but often tragic life of a global Christian pioneer par excellence in a church that diversified dramatically during his lifetime.
Privileged to live in radically different cultural contexts over the course of his life, Neill excelled by turns as a missionary and bishop in India, an ecumenist in Geneva, a professor in Hamburg and Nairobi, and a prolific author of some seventy books and hundreds of articles upon his retirement to the UK. Throughout this varied career, he shared his tremendous knowledge of the world Christian movement with scholars, clergy and laypersons alike. Many will find his story compelling, from Christian scholars to all those who have cherished his influential body of work and benefit from his legacy.
Stephen Neill (1900-1984) was a towering figure of twentieth-century global Christianity, but was in many ways a broken man who faced profound and crippling struggles. A Worldly Christian charts the extraordinary but often tragic life of a global Christian pioneer par excellence in a church that diversified dramatically during his lifetime.
Privileged to live in radically different cultural contexts over the course of his life, Neill excelled by turns as a missionary and bishop in India, an ecumenist in Geneva, a professor in Hamburg and Nairobi, and a prolific author of some seventy books and hundreds of articles upon his retirement to the UK. Throughout this varied career, he shared his tremendous knowledge of the world Christian movement with scholars, clergy and laypersons alike. Many will find his story compelling, from Christian scholars to all those who have cherished his influential body of work and benefit from his legacy.
Price: $120.00
Pages: 411
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
29 July 2021
Trim Size: 9.17 X 6.10 in
ISBN: 9780718895846
Format: Hardcover
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography: general
Professor Dyron Daughrity portrays Stephen Neill, the well-known historian of World Christianity, within the fast-changing colonial, intellectual and religious contexts of his time, especially in Ireland, Britain, India, Germany, Switzerland and Kenya. By resurrecting Neill anew, Daughrity presents him so vividly that readers meet him as a multi-faceted human being with all dignities and frailties; now Neills thoughts and accomplishments emerge more alive and meaningful than ever before.
— The Reverend Canon Daniel Jeyaraj, Professor of World Christianity, Liverpool Hope University
Bishop Stephen Neill was at once a devoted pastor, an ecumenical pioneer, a missionary statesman, a brilliant professor, a prolific author and a compelling evangelist. As this book makes clear, however, Neill was also a tormented soul and a tormenter of others. The author does not flinch at revealing the destructive side of Stephen Neill, even while recounting his many achievements. Yet he leaves it to the reader to reconcile these contradictions. At a time when abuse in the church has come to light as seldom before, this book is destined to become a major case study.
— Joel A. Carpenter, Senior Research Fellow, Nagel Institute, Calvin University
This life of Bishop Stephen Neill offers valuable and surprising insights on so many topics - on the Anglican church and its missions, on the growth of Christianity in India, and on the origins of the ecumenical movement. However, its greatest appeal lies in Neill himself, a brilliant and many-sided figure. Dyron Daughrity has created an excellent piece of scholarship that is fascinating on many levels.
— Philip Jenkins, Baylor University
Daughrity has written a warts-and-all biography, drawing on a very wide range of sources. He has left no potential source unexamined, it seems. A professor of religion at Pepperdine University, he has been researching Neills career for many years, and has produced what will surely be the definitive life for many years to come. An expert in world Christianity, Daughrity is well placed to appreciate the polyvalent character of Neills literary output...All the same, this is an authoritative treatment of a very complicated human being.
— Revd Dr Jeremy Morris
— The Reverend Canon Daniel Jeyaraj, Professor of World Christianity, Liverpool Hope University
Bishop Stephen Neill was at once a devoted pastor, an ecumenical pioneer, a missionary statesman, a brilliant professor, a prolific author and a compelling evangelist. As this book makes clear, however, Neill was also a tormented soul and a tormenter of others. The author does not flinch at revealing the destructive side of Stephen Neill, even while recounting his many achievements. Yet he leaves it to the reader to reconcile these contradictions. At a time when abuse in the church has come to light as seldom before, this book is destined to become a major case study.
— Joel A. Carpenter, Senior Research Fellow, Nagel Institute, Calvin University
This life of Bishop Stephen Neill offers valuable and surprising insights on so many topics - on the Anglican church and its missions, on the growth of Christianity in India, and on the origins of the ecumenical movement. However, its greatest appeal lies in Neill himself, a brilliant and many-sided figure. Dyron Daughrity has created an excellent piece of scholarship that is fascinating on many levels.
— Philip Jenkins, Baylor University
Daughrity has written a warts-and-all biography, drawing on a very wide range of sources. He has left no potential source unexamined, it seems. A professor of religion at Pepperdine University, he has been researching Neills career for many years, and has produced what will surely be the definitive life for many years to come. An expert in world Christianity, Daughrity is well placed to appreciate the polyvalent character of Neills literary output...All the same, this is an authoritative treatment of a very complicated human being.
— Revd Dr Jeremy Morris
List of Illustrations
1. Introduction
2. Childhood, Youth and Education: 1900-24
3. Amy Carmichael and Neill’s Early Years in South India: 1924-28
4. An Educator in South India: 1928-39
5. Neill’s Years as Bishop of Tinnevelly: 1939-45
6. Loss of a Bishopric: 1944-45
7. Return to Europe and Ecumenical Labour: 1944-62
8. A Professorship in Hamburg: 1962-68
9. The Nairobi Years: 1969-73
10. Final Years in Oxford: 1973-84
Postscript
Bibliography
Index
1. Introduction
2. Childhood, Youth and Education: 1900-24
3. Amy Carmichael and Neill’s Early Years in South India: 1924-28
4. An Educator in South India: 1928-39
5. Neill’s Years as Bishop of Tinnevelly: 1939-45
6. Loss of a Bishopric: 1944-45
7. Return to Europe and Ecumenical Labour: 1944-62
8. A Professorship in Hamburg: 1962-68
9. The Nairobi Years: 1969-73
10. Final Years in Oxford: 1973-84
Postscript
Bibliography
Index