World-renowned evangelist and Biblical scholar John Stott died Wednesday at 3.15 p.m. local time in London (10.15 a.m. EST), according to John Stott Ministries President Benjamin Homan.
Homan has reported that Stott’s death has come following a few weeks of discomfort, and that the death was simply related to complications related to old age.
Stott, who died at 90, retired from public ministry in 2007 when he was 86 years old. He spent his retirement in the College of St. Barnabas, Lingfield, which is a residence for retired Anglican clergy.
The English Anglican leader is revered for his ministry life. The world famous evangelist, the Rev. Billy Graham, described him as "the most respected clergyman in the world today."
Stott, who founded the Langham Partnership International, was confirmed into the Anglican Church in 1936 and has since enjoyed working in a wide range of activities and organizations.
He held the position as chair of the Church of England Evangelical Council from 1967 to 1984, and has also been the president of two hugely influential Christian organizations, the U.K. branches of Scripture Union from 1965 to 1974, and the Evangelical Alliance from 1973 to 1974.
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On humanitarian grounds, we lament the passing.
ReplyDeleteOn theological grounds, we express reservations.
His books were quite suitable for any collegian ages 18-22, including his non-remarkable commentary on Romans.
His was broadly an evangelical including his support for the American disastre called Mr. Billy Graham, an Arminian, a revivalist, a turn-coat on his Reformed heritage, and, later, a universalist.
Further, he did little to support old school Prayer Book men at NEAC 1 and NEAC 11, as documented by Iain Murray. John was responsible for the "burying of the hatchet" with Anglo-Catholics. If an Anglo-Catholic, you've left Anglicanism. John was wrong here.
Further, he did little to support Prayer Book Churchmanship, like Dr. Peter Toon.
Again, on humanitarian grounds, we lament his passing.
Otherwise, John will be over-estimated by an underwhelmingly under-educated press with insignificant discernment.
We understand he will be buried from St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral, London. We may suspect an old 1662 BCP service. That, in itself, would be honourable.
We loved John, but we saw these things for decades.
We lament his death.