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Visser 't Hooft

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[vis-ert hohft] / ˈvɪs ərt ˌhoʊft /

noun

  1. Willem Adolf 1900–85, Dutch Protestant clergyman and writer: leader in ecumenical movement.


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Aloof and often sensitive to criticism, Visser 't Hooft has been primarily a scholar-diplomat, learned enough to hold his own on any divinity-school faculty.

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Privately, however, many council officials agree with the concerned forecast made by retired General Secretary Willem Visser 't Hooft that "confusion reigns supreme�politically, theologically, socially."

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Visser 't Hooft concedes that much remains to be done.

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So last week did Dr. Willem Visser 't Hooft sum up the change in ecclesiastical attitudes during the 18 years he has served as general secretary of the World Council of Churches.

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Also see: pp. 177-179. page 134 307 Visser 't Hooft, op. cit., pp. 66-67; Touw, op. cit.,

From The Grey Book by Snoek, Johan Martinus