Foolishness to the Greeks

Foolishness to the Greeks: The Gospel and Western Culture, Lesslie Nebigin, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids MI, 1986. ISBN: 0-8028-0176-5. From the cover: "The central question posed by Bishop Newbigin in this stimulating book is: What would be involved in a genuinely missionary encounter between the gospel and Western culture? . . . The result is a very profound study. . . . Newbigin has given us a masterful analysis of the essential features of Western culture and has pointed the way for an effective missionary encounter." - Missiology

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