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Harvie M. Conn

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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): 212–217. doi:10.1177/239693931103500409. S2CID 148116282. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. ^ "Harvie M. Conn, LittD (1933-1990) | Our Daily Bread University".
  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.