Tom Smail (1928–2012)

It seems that Tom Smail, author of The Giving Gift, has died.

I met Tom a few times, as he used to attend the postgraduate seminar at Spurgeon’s College. He was always insightful in his comments and gracious when offering criticisms – not least when he read part of my own Ph.D thesis in the run-up to submission. This isn’t much of a eulogy, I’ll admit, but I can say without hesitation that The Giving Gift is the greatest shaper of my own attempts to hold a coherent doctrine of the Holy Spirit. I’ll be forever grateful to Tom for his clarity and perception in matters theological. He will be missed.

Update: I've found an obituary here.