had nothing to do with the formation of the Bible Union, except in so far as my address seems to have been the immediate occasion for it." There is certainly no evidence that Thomas personally initiated the Bible Union in China, but his speeches in China during summer missionaries retreat had the effect of significantly intensifying the conservatives' negative sentiment toward modernism in the field and prompting them to take public action. Legacy More recently, Griffith Thomas has been quoted in the current science-versus-religion debate by the theologian Alister McGrath in his argument with the scientist Richard Dawkins over the issue of whether or not religious faith is based on evidence. According to McGrath, Griffith Thomas expressed a typical and characteristic Christian understanding of faith when he wrote: ...[Faith] affects the whole of man's nature. It commences with the conviction of the mind based on adequate evidence; it continues in the confidence of the heart or emotions based on [the above] conviction and it is crowned in the consent of the will, by means of which the conviction and confidence are expressed in conduct. Griffith Thomas' view of "evidence" and "proof" in relation to the Bible, can be found in How We Got Our Bible and Why We Believe It Is God's Word. Works Must Christians sin? (nd) "Mending their nets" (nd) Grace: Thoughts for the Christian Year (nd) Priest or Prophet?: a question for the day (nd) Is Self-Examination a Christian Duty? (nd) What Did Our Lord Mean? Notes on the Holy Communion (nd) The Acts of the Apostles: outline studies in primitive Christianity (1880) The Apostle John: Studies in His Life and Writings (1881) "The power of Christ" (1894) Christianity Is Christ (1900) “A Sacrament of Our Redemption”: An Enquiry into the Meaning of the Lord’s Supper in the New Testament and the Church of England (1900) Evolution and the Supernatural (1900) The Catholic Faith. A manual of instruction for members of the Church of England. (1904) "Ich dien" = "I serve": a call for the New Year (1904?) The Apostle Peter: His Life and Writings (1904) The Catholic Faith. A manual of instruction for members of the Church of England (1904) Royal and Loyal: thoughts on the two-fold aspect of the Christian life (1905) Shall I go to Confession? (1906) Genesis: A Devotional Commentary (1907) The Training of Candidates for Holy Orders (1908) The Power of Peace