Lesslie Newbigin, one of the key Christian figures at the end of the 20th century, died in London on 30th January 1998 at the age of 88.

He will be remembered for many things. As a missionary who lived simply among the people he served. As one of the first bishops of the Church of South India. For his work in search of Christian unity in the World Council of Churches.

But perhaps most of all he will be remembered for the last phase of his life, when he returned to England and saw the urgent need for the Church to take the gospel to pagan Western culture.

His books from this period, including Foolishness to the Greeks and The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, made then and continue to make now a deep impression on Christian mission.

In this special feature, we pay tribute to Lesslie Newbigin with two personal reflections from Andrew Walker and Iwan Russell-Jones, and with an interview first published in 1988. Also in the links below is the funeral address by Dan Beeby, and a page of Newbigin links and resources.