# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lesslie-newbigin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:16:11.310Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lesslie-newbigin"
name: "Lesslie Newbigin"
slug: "lesslie-newbigin"
description: "James Edward Lesslie Newbigin was a British theologian, missiologist, missionary and author. Though originally ordained within the Church of Scotland, Newbigin spent much of his career serving as a Presbyterian missionary in India and became affiliated with the Church of South India and the United Reformed Church, becoming one of the Church of South India's first bishops. A prolific author who wrote on a wide range of theological topics, Newbigin is best known for his contributions to missiology and ecclesiology. He is also known for his involvement in both the dialogue regarding ecumenism and the Gospel and Our Culture movement. Many scholars also believe his work laid the foundations for the contemporary missional church movement, and it is said his stature and range is comparable to the \"Fathers of the Church\"."
tagline: "Christian missionary (1909–1998)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
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birthDate: "1909-12-08"
deathDate: "1998-01-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             15.45592705167173
  historical:           7.722106666666666
  currentAttention:     14.64
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump