John Roxborogh
Encyclopedia
John Roxborogh is a Christian
biographer and mission historian
living in New Zealand
. In April 2008 he retired as Senior Lecturer in Reformed Studies at the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, previously the Presbyterian School of Ministry, Knox College
, Dunedin
where he was also responsible for lay and recognised ministry training. He is the author of a major biography of Thomas Chalmers
.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
biographer and mission historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
living in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. In April 2008 he retired as Senior Lecturer in Reformed Studies at the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership, previously the Presbyterian School of Ministry, Knox College
Knox College, Otago
Knox College is a privately run residential college affiliated to the University of Otago in New Zealand, providing accommodation for primarily first and second year students, with a smaller number of postgraduates. The college is set in an landscaped site in Opoho on the opposite side of the...
, Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
where he was also responsible for lay and recognised ministry training. He is the author of a major biography of Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers
Thomas Chalmers , Scottish mathematician, political economist, divine and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland, was born at Anstruther in Fife.-Overview:...
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- Thomas Chalmers Enthusiast for Mission: The Christian Good of Scotland and the Rise of the Missionary Movement, John Roxborogh, Rutherford House / Paternoster Press, 1999, ISBN 0-946068-49-6.