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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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Visser 't Hooft delivered his valedictory as he prepared to turn over the duties and prerogatives of his office to the Rev. Eugene Carson Blake, 60, the strong-willed U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

Visser 't Hooft, one of the organization's founding fathers, held the post until 1966, when he was succeeded by noted U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

A memorandum prepared by General Secretary Visser 't Hooft and Bishop Lesslie Newbigin of the Church of South India reminded them that the mysterious East was accustomed to a different brand of holy man.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

An English translation of this and most of the other documents quoted in this chapter, in Visser 't Hooft, op. cit., passim. page 123 283 Visser 't Hooft, op. cit., pp. 23-24.

From The Grey Book by Snoek, Johan Martinus

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