Fr Thomas Stephens’ genius and dexterity in the composition of his great opus, Krista Purana has been widely recognized and profoundly studied. Besides this knowledge and skills, Thomas Stephens exhibits practical wisdom in the choices of his interlocutors, dialogical form for his Catechism, Greco-Latin grammar as a model for Konkani grammar, shift to Marathi from Konkani, choice of Smrti...
