John Stott, 90, was major shaper of evangelicalism

John Stott, a renowned and prolific author credited with shaping 20th-century evangelical Christianity, died July 27 in England at age 90. While not a household name like evangelist Billy Graham, Stott was considered nearly as influential.

He wrote more than 50 books, crafted the Lau sanne Covenant—a definitive statement that unified evangelicals worldwide—and supported numerous Christian scholars through his organization.

If evangelicals elected popes, they would have chosen Stott, the scholar Michael Cromartie once quipped.