Harvie M. Conn Explained

Harvie M. Conn
Birth Date:7 April 1933
Birth Place:Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation:Professor

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'.

Notes and References

  1. Gornik. Mark R.. October 2011. The Legacy of Harvie M. Conn. International Bulletin of Missionary Research. 35. 4. 212–217. 10.1177/239693931103500409. 148116282. 11 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Thomas. Geoff. Harvie M. Conn, 1933-1999. Banner of Truth Trust. 11 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723104228/http://www.banneroftruth.org/pages/news/1999/10/harvie_conn.php. 23 July 2008.
  3. Web site: Harvie M. Conn. InterVarsity Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20160614145412/http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=883. 2016-06-14. 11 January 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Harvie M. Conn, LittD (1933-1990) | Our Daily Bread University.
  5. Book: The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World. Conn. Harvie M.. 2002. P & R Publishing. 9780875524016. en.
  6. Book: Hart, D. G.. D. G. Hart. Engaging with Keller: Thinking Through the Theology of an Influential Evangelical. Looking for Communion in all the Wrong Places: Tim Keller and Presbyterian Ecclesiology. 2013. 217.