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Dr. Terry Nichols Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather,
Brother, Colleague, and Friend 1941-‐2014
“He helped so many people who are otherwise invisible and seemingly
insignificant in the eyes of the world. All Terry ever did was give, without asking
for anything in return.”
—Anonymous colleague
Young Scholar
“Terry was a man of honor, dignity and compassion and a great representative of moral and
high values, a friend, a teacher that will be missed.”
—Ahmad Yassine
Beloved Husband
“I will never forget the kindness and compassion that you [Mabel] and Terry showed to me
when I lived in Saint Paul. Terry was a deeply honorable, generous, sincere, and reflective
person—it is difficult to believe that he is gone.”
—Anonymous colleague
Family
Muslim-Christian Dialogue
“Terry was my friend, my mentor, and a man of great character. His love of God and for his
neighbor exemplified what a true follower of Jesus Christ should be.”
—Odeh A. Muhawesh
“He always insisted that I call him Terry and I always insisted on calling him Mr. Nichols.”
—Khaled Sharafuddin
“When he heard that I was from Iran and followed the Baha’i Faith, he was very interested in
talking with me about my belief. We started a dialogue about unity, peace, and the oneness of
religions.”
—Cheri Shakiban
“It’s striking to me as a Catholic theologian that we teach about God from the Hebrew and
Christian scriptures but ignore the perception of God in Islam. . . . [T]hese Muslim theologians
with whom we are in conversation are trying to do the same thing in their world that we
Christian theologians are trying to do in our world: to teach people about God, what God
expects of us, and how we come back to fellowship with God. We are fellow workers in
different vineyards. So, as Christian theologians, I think I have a lot to learn from our Muslim
colleagues; they are exploring the same territory we are, from within a different tradition.”
—Terence Nichols,
from “The Hope of Muslim Christian Dialogue,”
March 4, 2014 (Terry’s last public lecture)
Author
“Of course, heaven is a mystery. There is much about it we cannot know but will discover only
when we arrive. But it is not true that we know nothing about heaven or about the afterlife.
We know we will be with God and the saints in a communion of love. That is and has always
been the hope of Christians and of the church, and it is that great hope that allows us to live in
the present with joy.”
—Terence Nichols
from Death and Afterlife: A Theological Introduction
“Even the poorest, most abandoned person can experience the transforming power of God’s
grace. This is the good news of the gospel—not just that we will be happy with God in the
afterlife, but that we can be happy with God right now, however desperate our situation.”
—Terence Nichols,
from The Sacred Cosmos:
Christian Faith and the Challenge of Naturalism
“[T]he purpose of the Church is to bring about the union of human beings with God and with
one another through Christ. . . . Thus the social structure of the Church ought to be such as to
bring about a unity between God and human beings and also to foster a real unity among
persons.”
—Terence Nichols,
from That All May Be One: Hierarchy and Participation in the Church
Full-Service Chair
“He was a universal fixer. If there is anything that could be fixed in the kingdom of God, he
must be fixing it at the moment. If it turns out that there is nothing to fix in heaven, he might
be disappointed.”
—Anonymous colleague
“Terry was perhaps the most intense, brilliant, and
compassionate person I ever met.”
—Darrell Fasching,
Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida
Teacher
“Dr. Nichols was a fantastic teacher, a wonderful spiritual mentor, and a truly terrific friend to
me. I am sure that I will never forget all of the things he taught me, and for as long as I live I
will be turning back to his words to guide me in through trouble.”
—William Strand
“Dr. Nichols was an extraordinary man with extraordinary courage and a passion for
knowledge. He was consumed with curiosity about the world around him, and he simply had
to share it.”
—Madeline Szempruch, UST student
Dr. Terry Nichols