John Stott
Anglican rector of All Souls, Langham Place, and a guiding figure of worldwide evangelicalism.
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The Lausanne Covenant, created in 1974, had Stott as one of its main writers.[1] Time magazine's 2005 list of the globe's 100 most influential individuals included Stott.[1]
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Life and work
Stott came into the world on 27 April 1921 in London; his parents were Sir Arnold Stott and Emily Stott.[2] At Rugby School in 1938, a sermon by Eric Nash led to Stott's conversion to evangelical Christianity.[3][2] Ordained a deacon in 1945, Stott served as a curate at All Souls Church before becoming its rector, a position he held from 1950 until 1975.[4] To unify various evangelical groups, Stott established the Church of England Evangelical Council in 1960.[5][6]
At age 86, in April 2007, Stott declared his retirement from public ministry.[7]
What the cited sources add
The same source noted that before his conversion Stott seemed headed for the diplomatic corps.[3] Stott met Billy Graham while sharing open-air preaching at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park in 1946.[3] The obituary described Stott as "An architect of 20th-century evangelicalism."[8] A Christian Today article states that the CEEC's main aim is to 'bring evangelicals in the Church of England together for the sake of the gospel.'.[5]
Birdwatching was Stott's preferred pastime, and he authored a book on the subject titled The Birds Our Teachers.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Graham, "John Stott", 18 April 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dudley-Smith 1999, p. 44; Stafford, "John Stott Has Died", Christianity Today, 27 July 2011; Dudley-Smith 1999, p. 44; Dudley-Smith 1999, p. 44; Eddison 1992, p. 82 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Stafford, "John Stott Has Died", Christianity Today, 27 July 2011. facts only, no text reused. christianitytoday.com
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Livingstone 2013; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Baker, "Where is the Church of England Evangelical Council when we need it?", Christian Today, 31 July 2017. facts only, no text reused. christiantoday.com
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Baker, "Where is the Church of England Evangelical Council when we need it?", Christian Today, 31 July 2017; Cameron, "Stott, John Robert Walmsley (1921–2011), Church of England clergyman and theologian"; Steer 2009, p. 48; Cameron, "Stott, John Robert Walmsley (1921–2011), Church of England clergyman and theologian" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stott 2010, p. 28 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stafford, "John Stott Has Died", Christianity Today, 27 July 2011 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "John Stott" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stott 2006, p. 7 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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