Stephen Neill
Stephen Charles Neill (31 December 1900 – 20 July 1984) was a British
Anglican bishop, missionary and scholar. He was proficient in a number of languages, including
Ancient Greek,
Latin and
Tamil. He went to
Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a fellow there before going as a missionary in
Tamil Nadu in
British India. He became bishop of
Tirunelveli in 1939. He believed in unification of all churches in South India and
communion beyond denominations. He wrote several books on
theology and church history. He wrote various works including his unfinished ''History of Christianity'' as well as ''Out of bondage; Christ and the Indian villager'' published in 1930.
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