Lesslie Newbigin: A Theological Life

by Geoffrey Wainwright

This book offers an intellectual and spiritual biography of Lesslie Newbigin, a figure of patristic proportions in the twentieth-century history of the Church. Drawing on thirty-five years of personal and literary acquaintance with his subject and on a thorough examination of the Newbigin archives, Geoffrey Wainwright crafts a rich and varied portrait of this outstanding witness to the Gospel.

Genres: Biography, Theology

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Paul Burkhart · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm finally done with this book! Good lord, this was one of the most tedious, dry, disorganized messes of a book I've ever read. The material is really, really good, and Lesslie Newbigin is a giant of thought and theology (the extra star is for his sake, not the book's), but good luck retaining or internalizing any of it.

[Melisa Blankenship · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wainwright does a great job of capturing the overview of Newbigin's life and work. This book is generous with quotes from Newbigin from a broad range of his writings. If you're interested in learning about Newbigin, this would be a good place to start.