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'''Harvie Maitland Conn''' (April 7, 1933 – August 28, 1999) was professor of [[Missiology|missions]] at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]], Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gornik|first=Mark R.|date=October 2011|title=The Legacy of Harvie M. Conn|url=http://www.internationalbulletin.org/issues/2011-04/2011-04-212-gornik.pdf|journal=[[International Bulletin of Missionary Research]]|volume=35|issue=4|pages=|accessdate=11 January 2012|via=}}</ref>
'''Harvie Maitland Conn''' (April 7, 1933 – August 28, 1999) was professor of [[Missiology|missions]] at [[Westminster Theological Seminary]], Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gornik|first=Mark R.|date=October 2011|title=The Legacy of Harvie M. Conn|url=http://www.internationalbulletin.org/issues/2011-04/2011-04-212-gornik.pdf|journal=[[International Bulletin of Missionary Research]]|volume=35|issue=4|access-date=11 January 2012}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Conn was born in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] and studied at [[Calvin College]] and [[Westminster Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Geoff|title=Harvie M. Conn, 1933-1999|url=http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/news/1999/10/harvie_conn.php|publisher=[[Banner of Truth Trust]]|accessdate=11 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723104228/http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/news/1999/10/harvie_conn.php|archivedate=23 July 2008}}</ref> He was a missionary in South Korea prior to his appointment at WTS and also served as editor of ''Urban Mission''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=883|title=Harvie M. Conn|publisher=[[InterVarsity Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614145412/http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=883#|archive-date=2016-06-14|accessdate=11 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Conn was an ordained minister in the [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]].<ref>https://christianuniversity.org/professors/dr-harvie-m-conn/</ref>
Conn was born in [[Regina, Saskatchewan]] and studied at [[Calvin College]] and [[Westminster Theological Seminary]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Geoff|title=Harvie M. Conn, 1933-1999|url=http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/news/1999/10/harvie_conn.php|publisher=[[Banner of Truth Trust]]|access-date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723104228/http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/news/1999/10/harvie_conn.php|archive-date=23 July 2008}}</ref> He was a missionary in South Korea prior to his appointment at WTS and also served as editor of ''Urban Mission''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=883|title=Harvie M. Conn|publisher=[[InterVarsity Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614145412/http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=883#|archive-date=2016-06-14|access-date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Conn was an ordained minister in the [[Orthodox Presbyterian Church]].<ref>https://christianuniversity.org/professors/dr-harvie-m-conn/</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Legacy ==
A [[Festschrift]] was published in his honor: ''The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World'', which included contributions from scholars such as [[William Dyrness]] and [[Charles H. Kraft]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p5UIAAAACAAJ|title=The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World|editor-last=Conn|editor-first=Harvie M.|date=2002|publisher=P & R Publishing|year=|isbn=9780875524016|location=|pages=|language=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
A [[Festschrift]] was published in his honor: ''The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World'', which included contributions from scholars such as [[William Dyrness]] and [[Charles H. Kraft]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p5UIAAAACAAJ|title=The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World|editor-last=Conn|editor-first=Harvie M.|date=2002|publisher=P & R Publishing|isbn=9780875524016|language=en}}</ref>


[[D. G. Hart]] argues that [[Timothy J. Keller|Tim Keller]]'s views about "word and deed ministries" are influenced by Conn's "theory and practice of urban missions and ministry."<ref>{{cite book|last=Hart|first=D. G.|author-link=D. G. Hart|title=Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical|chapter=Looking for Communion in all the Wrong Places: Tim Keller and Presbyterian Ecclesiology|year=2013|page=217}}</ref> Tim Keller also cites Conn as saying that Jonah 2:9 is the central verse in the whole Bible: 'Salvation is of the LORD'.
[[D. G. Hart]] argues that [[Timothy J. Keller|Tim Keller]]'s views about "word and deed ministries" are influenced by Conn's "theory and practice of urban missions and ministry."<ref>{{cite book|last=Hart|first=D. G.|author-link=D. G. Hart|title=Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical|chapter=Looking for Communion in all the Wrong Places: Tim Keller and Presbyterian Ecclesiology|year=2013|page=217}}</ref> Tim Keller also cites Conn as saying that Jonah 2:9 is the central verse in the whole Bible: 'Salvation is of the LORD'.

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Harvie M. Conn
Born(1933-04-07)April 7, 1933
DiedAugust 28, 1999(1999-08-28) (aged 66)
OccupationProfessor

Harvie Maitland Conn (April 7, 1933 – August 28, 1999) was professor of missions at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.[1]

Biography

Conn was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and studied at Calvin College and Westminster Theological Seminary.[2] He was a missionary in South Korea prior to his appointment at WTS and also served as editor of Urban Mission.[3] Conn was an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.[4]

Legacy

A Festschrift was published in his honor: The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World, which included contributions from scholars such as William Dyrness and Charles H. Kraft.[5]

D. G. Hart argues that Tim Keller's views about "word and deed ministries" are influenced by Conn's "theory and practice of urban missions and ministry."[6] Tim Keller also cites Conn as saying that Jonah 2:9 is the central verse in the whole Bible: 'Salvation is of the LORD'.

References

  1. ^ Gornik, Mark R. (October 2011). "The Legacy of Harvie M. Conn" (PDF). International Bulletin of Missionary Research. 35 (4). Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  2. ^ Thomas, Geoff. "Harvie M. Conn, 1933-1999". Banner of Truth Trust. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Harvie M. Conn". InterVarsity Press. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. ^ https://christianuniversity.org/professors/dr-harvie-m-conn/
  5. ^ Conn, Harvie M., ed. (2002). The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World. P & R Publishing. ISBN 9780875524016.
  6. ^ Hart, D. G. (2013). "Looking for Communion in all the Wrong Places: Tim Keller and Presbyterian Ecclesiology". Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical. p. 217.
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