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Dr. Terry Nichols Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Colleague, and Friend 19412014

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Dr. Terry Nichols Beloved  Husband,  Father,  Grandfather,    

Brother,  Colleague,  and  Friend  1941-­‐2014  

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“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  

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Young Scholar

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“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  

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Beloved Husband

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“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  

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Family

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Muslim-Christian Dialogue

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“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  

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“He  always  insisted  that  I  call  him  Terry  and  I  always  insisted  on  calling  him  Mr.  Nichols.”  

   

—Khaled  Sharafuddin  

 

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“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  

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“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)  

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Author

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“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  

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“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  

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“[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  

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Full-Service Chair

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“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  

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“Terry  was  perhaps  the  most  intense,  brilliant,  and    

compassionate  person  I  ever  met.”  

   

—Darrell  Fasching,    

Professor  Emeritus,  University  of  South  Florida  

 

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Teacher

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“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    

 

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“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  

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Dr. Terry Nichols

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