Harvie Maitland Conn (April 7, 1933 – August 28, 1999) was professor of missions at

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, Philadelphia.

Biography

Conn was born in Regina,

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and studied at

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and

. He was a missionary in South Korea prior to his appointment at WTS and also served as editor of ''Urban Mission''. Conn was an ordained minister in the

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Legacy

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was published in his honor: ''The Urban Face of Mission: Ministering the Gospel in a Diverse and Changing World'', which included contributions from scholars such as William Dyrness and

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argues that Tim Keller's views about "word and deed ministries" are influenced by Conn's "theory and practice of urban missions and ministry." Tim Keller also cites Conn as saying that Jonah 2:9 is the central verse in the whole Bible: 'Salvation is of the LORD'.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Conn, Harvie 1933 births 1999 deaths Missiologists Protestant missionaries in South Korea People from Regina, Saskatchewan Calvin University alumni Westminster Theological Seminary alumni Westminster Theological Seminary faculty Orthodox Presbyterian Church ministers Academic journal editors Canadian Protestant missionaries Canadian expatriates in South Korea 20th-century American clergy