As part of his Doctor of Ministry (DMin) in Ministry to Emerging Generations (Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary), Tom’s written a number of book responses and given several short presentations (personal and group). In this series he not only “shares the wealth,” but also looks forward to your feedback as he refines his project: An argument for vocational discernment for graduate studies in the context of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (Stay tuned to learn more!). Earlier posts on the program: Ministry to Emerging Generations and The Big Picture of Ministry to Emerging Generations.
Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture
Two decades ago Lesslie Newbigin’s Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1988) was vital to my labors at Carnegie Mellon U. Last year I attended the Fuller Theological Seminary conference which produced The Gospel and Pluralism Today: Reassessing Lesslie Newbigin in the 21st Century (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015). When reviewing the list of supplementary texts for class, I could not resist the call to return to Foolishness to the Greeks to prayerfully consider post-Christian paganism as the most challenging missionary frontier (20).
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