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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 recalled that Protestants had often voiced another complaint: the absence of any mention of Scripture.

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Visser 't Hooft moved to the World's Student Christian Federation, and ten years later became General Secretary of the Provisional Committee that became the World Council of Churches at Amsterdam in 1948.

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

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

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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

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