Tom Smail (1928-2012)

Tom Smail has died.

He was a student of Karl Barth. Smail was an important reformed theologian who engaged with the charismatic movement.

Director, Fountain Trust (1975-1979)

Vice-Principal, St. John's College, Nottingham (1979-1985)

Senior Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London

Publications

__ Reflected Glory: The Spirit in Christ and Christians (Hodder & Stoughton, 1975)
__ The Forgotten Father (Hodder & Stoughton, 1980)
__ 'The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit' in John Thompson (ed.), Beyond Christendom: Essays on the Centenary of the Birth of Karl Barth, May 10, 1886 (Pickwick, 1986)
__ The Giving Gift: The Holy Spirit in Person (Hodder & Stoughton, 1988)
__ 'The Holy Trinity and the Resurrection of Jesus' in Andrew Walker (ed.), Different Gospels: Christian Orthodoxy and Modern Theologies (SPCK, 1994)
__ with Andrew Walker, and Nigel Wright, “‘Revelation Knowledge’ and Knowledge of Revelation: The Faith Movement and the Question of Heresy,” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 5 (1994)
__ Charismatic Renewal: The Search for a Theology, with Andrew Walker and Nigel Wright (SPCK, 1994)
__ Once and for All: A Confession of the Cross (DLT, 1998)
__ 'In the Image of the Triune God', International Journal of Systematic Theology 5.1 (March 2003)
__ Like Father, like Son: The Trinity Imagined in our Humanity (Patrenoster, 2006)
__ Praying With Paul (BRF, 2007)

For some reflections on Smail's theology see Mark Cartledge, 'Theological Renewal (1975-1983): Listening to an Editor’s Agenda for Church and Academy', Pneuma 30 (2008)

 

 

Comments

[Jason Goroncy]

Thanks for this post Andy. Tom will be much missed, and I join a large chorus of those who have benefited greatly from his ministry.

[Julie Aylward]

He will indeed be missed, a gracious man. I loved it when he occasionally turned up at post grad sessions and you knew you were in for a treat as he graciously challenged the speaker of the day. When I discovered he as a student of Barth the phrase, 'Barth says...' took on a whole new significance!

[Glen]

Sad loss.

[Mary Smail]

If anyone would like to read his final sermon. written from his sick bed please contact me. mary.smail@tesco.net the sermon is short and brilliant.