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Article: Murray T. Titus: missionary and Islamic scholar.
- Article from:
- International Bulletin of Missionary Research
- Article date:
- July 1, 1995
- Author:
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Murray Thurston Titus belonged to that breed of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century missionaries who started work on the mission field as evangelists and teachers. When confronted by Islam, Hinduism, and other religions, they tended to become scholars. They saw their scholarship as an intellectual tool to be used in the service of the Gospel. Henry Martyn, Temple Gairdner, J. N. Farquhar, and Samuel Zwemer are names that come readily to mind. Others, less well known, are Edward Sell, L. Bevan Jones, J. W. Sweetman, Dwight L. Donaldson, J. N. Hollister, and Murray Titus, whose life and work is considered here.
His Life
Born in Batavia, Ohio, on November 5, ...