I was teaching a class-- "Research in the History of Missions." I noticed something strange. One of the missionaries I asked a student to research, and all to respond to, was St. Thomas. That is, the first St. Thomas--- "Doubting Thomas." I was so surprised at how uncomfortable my students were with researching Thomas. The …
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Honoring “The Other Guy.” Part 2
Thomas’ primary claim to fame is as a DOUBTER. But I would like to suggest that a better description of Thomas is as a FAITHFUL DOUBTER or perhaps FAITHFUL SCEPTIC. I have suggested before that “faithful and doubting” might be better than “faithful.” Faithful and doubting means a faithfulness that has been tempered in the …