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Willem Adolph Visser 't Hooft

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Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966

Born 1900
Died 1985

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  • Cover of: Rembrandt and the Gospel.

    First published in 1957 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1937 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1959 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The kingship of Christ: an interpretation of recent European theology.

    First published in 1948 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The renewal of the church.

    First published in 1956 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1953 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1928 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Christianity, race and South African people: report to the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches on a visit to the South African Churches in April and May 1952

    First published in 1952 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1937 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The ecumenical movement and the racial problem

    First published in 1954 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1933 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1933 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Our ecumenical task in the light of history

    First published in 1955 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: No other name: the choice between syncretism and Christian universalism.

    First published in 1963 — 2 editions
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We need a photo of Willem Adolph Visser 't Hooft

Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966

Born 1900
Died 1985

Subjects

Ecumenical movement, Church, Christian union, Christianity, Church history, History, Religious aspects, World Council of Churches, Race relations, Catholicity, Christianity and other religions, Church and state, Anglo-Catholicism, Bible, Catholic Church, Church and the world, Orthodox Eastern Church, Religion, Royal office, Sects, World War, 1939-1945, Œcuménisme, Christian sociology, Church renewal, Congresses

Places

Europe, Netherlands, South Africa, United States, Balkan Peninsula

People

Jesus Christ, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Willem Adolph Visser 't Hooft (1900-), Rembrandt Hermanszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Willem Adolph Visser 't Hooft (1900-1985)

Time

20th century, German occupation, 1940-1945, 1948-1961

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  • W. A. Visser't Hooft

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 11, 2008 Edited by ImportBot Found a matching University of Toronto MARC record
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import