bishop lesslie newbigin in south india 1958
the dvd
Introduction
In 1958 or thereabouts, Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, then bishop in the Madurai Diocese of the Church of South India, was interviewed for ‘Life’ magazine. He was given a set of slides which they had made and he recorded a commentary to go with the slides. Though more than 50 years old, the slides and the commentary have been made into a DVD through the good offices of the Church of Scotland World Mission Council. The poor sound quality of part of the DVD (particularly at the start) is due to the age of the original tape recording.
The work in Madurai Diocese is described on pages 146-148 of Bishop Newbigin’s autobiography ‘Unfinished Agenda’. Included are some verses of the Tamil lyric ‘Yellam Yesuve’, composed by Y Gnanamani and translated by D T Niles:
In 1958 or thereabouts, Bishop Lesslie Newbigin, then bishop in the Madurai Diocese of the Church of South India, was interviewed for ‘Life’ magazine. He was given a set of slides which they had made and he recorded a commentary to go with the slides. Though more than 50 years old, the slides and the commentary have been made into a DVD through the good offices of the Church of Scotland World Mission Council. The poor sound quality of part of the DVD (particularly at the start) is due to the age of the original tape recording.
The work in Madurai Diocese is described on pages 146-148 of Bishop Newbigin’s autobiography ‘Unfinished Agenda’. Included are some verses of the Tamil lyric ‘Yellam Yesuve’, composed by Y Gnanamani and translated by D T Niles:
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The DVD
The DVD running time is 23 minutes
Copies of the disk (£4.00 plus p&p) are available from Murdoch MacKenzie: email [email protected]. Profits will go towards the education of children at the Church of South India’s Madras Diocese Ewart School.
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Click on the following Link to play the 23-minute DVD:
--- Sights and Sounds of Lesslie Newbigin in South India 1958 ---
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Right click on the video screen to 'Go Full Screen'. Press Escape to exit 'Full Screen Mode'.
Here are some images captured from the video. Click on an image to enlarge it and begin a slide show.
The DVD running time is 23 minutes
Copies of the disk (£4.00 plus p&p) are available from Murdoch MacKenzie: email [email protected]. Profits will go towards the education of children at the Church of South India’s Madras Diocese Ewart School.
-oOo-
Click on the following Link to play the 23-minute DVD:
--- Sights and Sounds of Lesslie Newbigin in South India 1958 ---
-oOo-
Right click on the video screen to 'Go Full Screen'. Press Escape to exit 'Full Screen Mode'.
Here are some images captured from the video. Click on an image to enlarge it and begin a slide show.
