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Daughrity: Bishop Stephen Neill
Daughrity, Dyron B.:
Bishop Stephen Neill : from Edinburgh to South India / Dyron B. Daughrity. - New York ; Frankfurt am Main : Lang, 2008. - x, 305 S. : Ill. - (American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion ; v. 267)
ISBN 978-1-4331-0165-6 / 1-4331-0165-3 (Hardbound)
EUR 64,10
Hochschulschrift. Teilw. zugl.: Calgary, Univ., Diss., 2004 unter dem Titel: A genuinely human existence : an historical investigation into the conflicted life of Bishop Stephen Neill up to the termination of his bishopric (1945)
Beschreibung
Bishop Stephen Neill (1900-1984) was one of the most gifted figures of world Christianity during the twentieth century. Once referred to as a «much-tempted, brilliant, enigmatic man» his voluminous writings reveal little about the scholar himself. From his birth in Edinburgh to his stellar student career in Cambridge to his meteoric rise through the clerical ranks in South India, Bishop Neill's life was also riddled with discord.
Based on interviews and archival research in India and England, Bishop Stephen Neill: From Edinburgh to South India answers many of the questions surrounding this distinguished Christian statesman's conflicted life up to the abrupt and puzzling termination of his bishopric.
This biographical work takes the reader deep into the life and times of one of the doyens of Christian missions. Intersecting with many remarkable personalities during the first half of his life - William Temple, Amy Carmichael, Malcolm Muggeridge, V. S. Azariah, A. D. Nock, Foss Westcott, and Verrier Elwin - Neill's legacy remains. Through his life, readers will enter into the interwoven contexts of India and England during the final decades of the British Raj. Students of Christian missions and world Christianity will find this book indispensable to their libraries. [Verlagsinformation]
Inhalt
Approval page. ii
Abstract. iii
Preface. iv
Table of Contents. viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE THESIS. 1
Overview. 1
Introduction. 2
Thesis Statement. 4
Overview of Neill's Life and Career. 8
Prior Research on Stephen Neill. 14
Contribution to Scholarship. 17
Methodology: Historical Biography. 18
The Sources. 27
Conclusion. 42
CHAPTER TWO: CONFLICT ON THE HORIZON. 44
Introduction. 44
Neill's Familial Context. 45
Childhood. 51
Boarding School. 59
Trinity College, Cambridge. 78
Conclusion: A Conflicted Youth. 94
CHAPTER THREE: A CONFLICTED MISSION AND DIOCESE. 99
Introduction. 99
Issues of Historiography. 100
Tinnevelly Missions from Beginnings to 1800. 103
The Nadars of Tinnevelly. 115
Tinnevelly Missions from 1800 to 1896. 121
Conclusion: A Conflicted Mission. 133
CHAPTER FOUR: CONFLICT WITH AMY CARMICHAEL. 136
Introduction. 136
The Context of Tinnevelly at Neill's Arrival in 1924. 137
A Rupture with Amy Carmichael at Dohnavur. 140
An Itinerant Evangelist. 168
On Furlough at Cambridge. 174
Conclusion. 177
CHAPTER FIVE: CONFLICTED EDUCATOR. 180
Introduction. 180
Educator at Alwaye. 181
Another Itinerancy Campaign. 189
Educator at Nazareth. 191
A Context of War. 204
Neill and the Formation of the Church of South India. 207
Neill, the CMS, and the SPG. 217
Inklings of a Bishopric. 219
Conclusion. 224
CHAPTER SIX: A CONFLICTED BISHOPRIC. 228
Introduction. 228
Brief History of the Tinnevelly Bishopric: 1896-1939. 229
Neill's Rise to Bishopric. 239
Conflicted Times: A Brief Furlough in England. 247
Neill's Years in the Bishopric. 250
Visitation of the Diocese. 252
Confirmations. 254
Marriage and Divorce. 255
Education. 261
War. 263
Neill's Writings. 266
Vacation in 1943. 270
The Ambivalence of Neill's Bishopric. 273
Conclusion. 283
CHAPTER SEVEN: CONFLICT IN THE OPEN. 286
Introduction. 286
The Context of Indian Nationalism Prior to and During Neill's Bishopric. 288
Reconstructing the Incident According to Contemporary Sources. 299
Issues with Neill's Health. 299
New Developments. 304
Letter from a Young Clergyman. 310
Metropolitan Westcott Makes His Decision. 314
Neill Interferes with Election of New Bishop. 322
The Incident According to Interviews Conducted in 2003. 326
Interview with Rev. S. T. Paul Gnaniah. 326
Interview with Rt. Rev. Jason Dharmaraj. 329
Confidential Interview at Cambridge. 334
The Incident According to Neill. 335
Assessment. 342
Book Reviews of God's Apprentice. 343
Private Correspondence Regarding Holloway's Letter. 346
Analyses from Other Researchers. 349
Conclusion: Assessment by the Present Writer. 352
CONCLUSION. 355
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 361
APPENDIX A: Neill's Dean Close Activities and Accomplishments. 380
APPENDIX B: Neill's Cambridge Prizes and Awards. 385
APPENDIX C: Neill's Annual CMS Reports, 1929-1939. 386
APPENDIX D: Ethics Approval from Research Ethics Board. 421
Autor
DYRON B. DAUGHRITY (*1973) earned his Ph.D. in the history of religious movements and institutions from the University of Calgary, Canada. He has served as Harris Manchester Fellow at Oxford University and as Visiting Professor at Union Biblical Seminary in Pune, India. He is currently Assistant Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Faculty profile.
Quellen: Peter Lang Verlag; Pepperdine University; Amazon; Library of Congress.
Schlagwörter: Christentum; Indien; Mission; Stephen Neill
Bishop Stephen Neill : from Edinburgh to South India / Dyron B. Daughrity. - New York ; Frankfurt am Main : Lang, 2008. - x, 305 S. : Ill. - (American university studies. Series VII, Theology and religion ; v. 267)
ISBN 978-1-4331-0165-6 / 1-4331-0165-3 (Hardbound)
EUR 64,10
Hochschulschrift. Teilw. zugl.: Calgary, Univ., Diss., 2004 unter dem Titel: A genuinely human existence : an historical investigation into the conflicted life of Bishop Stephen Neill up to the termination of his bishopric (1945)
Beschreibung
Bishop Stephen Neill (1900-1984) was one of the most gifted figures of world Christianity during the twentieth century. Once referred to as a «much-tempted, brilliant, enigmatic man» his voluminous writings reveal little about the scholar himself. From his birth in Edinburgh to his stellar student career in Cambridge to his meteoric rise through the clerical ranks in South India, Bishop Neill's life was also riddled with discord.
Based on interviews and archival research in India and England, Bishop Stephen Neill: From Edinburgh to South India answers many of the questions surrounding this distinguished Christian statesman's conflicted life up to the abrupt and puzzling termination of his bishopric.
This biographical work takes the reader deep into the life and times of one of the doyens of Christian missions. Intersecting with many remarkable personalities during the first half of his life - William Temple, Amy Carmichael, Malcolm Muggeridge, V. S. Azariah, A. D. Nock, Foss Westcott, and Verrier Elwin - Neill's legacy remains. Through his life, readers will enter into the interwoven contexts of India and England during the final decades of the British Raj. Students of Christian missions and world Christianity will find this book indispensable to their libraries. [Verlagsinformation]
Inhalt
Approval page. ii
Abstract. iii
Preface. iv
Table of Contents. viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION TO THE THESIS. 1
Overview. 1
Introduction. 2
Thesis Statement. 4
Overview of Neill's Life and Career. 8
Prior Research on Stephen Neill. 14
Contribution to Scholarship. 17
Methodology: Historical Biography. 18
The Sources. 27
Conclusion. 42
CHAPTER TWO: CONFLICT ON THE HORIZON. 44
Introduction. 44
Neill's Familial Context. 45
Childhood. 51
Boarding School. 59
Trinity College, Cambridge. 78
Conclusion: A Conflicted Youth. 94
CHAPTER THREE: A CONFLICTED MISSION AND DIOCESE. 99
Introduction. 99
Issues of Historiography. 100
Tinnevelly Missions from Beginnings to 1800. 103
The Nadars of Tinnevelly. 115
Tinnevelly Missions from 1800 to 1896. 121
Conclusion: A Conflicted Mission. 133
CHAPTER FOUR: CONFLICT WITH AMY CARMICHAEL. 136
Introduction. 136
The Context of Tinnevelly at Neill's Arrival in 1924. 137
A Rupture with Amy Carmichael at Dohnavur. 140
An Itinerant Evangelist. 168
On Furlough at Cambridge. 174
Conclusion. 177
CHAPTER FIVE: CONFLICTED EDUCATOR. 180
Introduction. 180
Educator at Alwaye. 181
Another Itinerancy Campaign. 189
Educator at Nazareth. 191
A Context of War. 204
Neill and the Formation of the Church of South India. 207
Neill, the CMS, and the SPG. 217
Inklings of a Bishopric. 219
Conclusion. 224
CHAPTER SIX: A CONFLICTED BISHOPRIC. 228
Introduction. 228
Brief History of the Tinnevelly Bishopric: 1896-1939. 229
Neill's Rise to Bishopric. 239
Conflicted Times: A Brief Furlough in England. 247
Neill's Years in the Bishopric. 250
Visitation of the Diocese. 252
Confirmations. 254
Marriage and Divorce. 255
Education. 261
War. 263
Neill's Writings. 266
Vacation in 1943. 270
The Ambivalence of Neill's Bishopric. 273
Conclusion. 283
CHAPTER SEVEN: CONFLICT IN THE OPEN. 286
Introduction. 286
The Context of Indian Nationalism Prior to and During Neill's Bishopric. 288
Reconstructing the Incident According to Contemporary Sources. 299
Issues with Neill's Health. 299
New Developments. 304
Letter from a Young Clergyman. 310
Metropolitan Westcott Makes His Decision. 314
Neill Interferes with Election of New Bishop. 322
The Incident According to Interviews Conducted in 2003. 326
Interview with Rev. S. T. Paul Gnaniah. 326
Interview with Rt. Rev. Jason Dharmaraj. 329
Confidential Interview at Cambridge. 334
The Incident According to Neill. 335
Assessment. 342
Book Reviews of God's Apprentice. 343
Private Correspondence Regarding Holloway's Letter. 346
Analyses from Other Researchers. 349
Conclusion: Assessment by the Present Writer. 352
CONCLUSION. 355
BIBLIOGRAPHY. 361
APPENDIX A: Neill's Dean Close Activities and Accomplishments. 380
APPENDIX B: Neill's Cambridge Prizes and Awards. 385
APPENDIX C: Neill's Annual CMS Reports, 1929-1939. 386
APPENDIX D: Ethics Approval from Research Ethics Board. 421
Autor
DYRON B. DAUGHRITY (*1973) earned his Ph.D. in the history of religious movements and institutions from the University of Calgary, Canada. He has served as Harris Manchester Fellow at Oxford University and as Visiting Professor at Union Biblical Seminary in Pune, India. He is currently Assistant Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Faculty profile.
Quellen: Peter Lang Verlag; Pepperdine University; Amazon; Library of Congress.
Schlagwörter: Christentum; Indien; Mission; Stephen Neill
