John Stott
Rector of All Souls Langham Place, global evangelical statesman, and architect of the Lausanne Covenant
John Robert Walmsley Stott was an English Anglican cleric and international evangelical leader who served for decades at All Souls Church, Langham Place, in London. Dubbed by *Time* magazine in 2005 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, Stott was the principal architect of the *Lausanne Covenant* (1974), author of over 50 books including *Basic Christianity* (1958) and *The Cross of Christ* (1986), and founder of the Langham Partnership supporting Majority World scholars.
Historical Context & Significance
Stott modeled 'double listening'—listening deeply to the Word of God and listening attentively to the modern world—bridging classical orthodoxy with compassionate social engagement.
Genealogical Lineage & Splits
This movement or council is an early root foundation with no preceding parent split in the dataset.
Theological & Hermeneutical Coordinates
Primary Scripture Proof-Texts
Key biblical passages central to this tradition's exegesis and historical debates.
Connected Theological Perspectives & Debates
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit is fully God, co-eternal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son, sent economically into the world by both the Father and the Son.
Unanimous agreement across all Christian communions on the 27 books of the New Testament as divinely inspired canonical scripture.
Universal confession that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and was raised for our justification according to the Scriptures.
Universal confession that the Holy Spirit indwells every true Christian and empowers the church to bear witness to Jesus Christ.