MM Thomas - Life, Legacy and Theology

THEOLOGY OF MADATHILPARAMPIL MAMMEN THOMAS
ETHICS OF A WORLD COMMUNITY:
CONTRIBUTION OF DR M.M. THOMAS
BASED ON INDIAN REALITY.
International Review of Mission , April, 1996
Ariarajah, Seevaratnam Wesley
Professor of Ecumenical Theology
“The prophet Isaiah speaks of his calling to be a prophet through the dramatic vision "of
the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lofty" in the temple as an event that happened "in
the year that King Uzziah died" (Isa. 6:1). The point is that it was not only the calling but
also the timing that had an enormous significance to the ministry that was to follow.
It is difficult to reflect on the lives and ministries of P.D. Devanandan and his worthy
successor, M.M. Thomas, without being acutely conscious of the historical moment in
which they were called to their ...”
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