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To Be Perfect Is to Have Changed Often - The Development of John Henry Newman's Ecclesiological Outlook, 1845-1877 (Hardcover)
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To Be Perfect Is to Have Changed Often - The Development of John Henry Newman's Ecclesiological Outlook, 1845-1877 (Hardcover)
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This study approaches John Henry Newman's writings on the church
from a fresh perspective by examining the development of Newman's
ecclesiological outlook over time. It demonstrates that it can be
misleading to refer to Newman's "Catholic ecclesiology" (singular),
because such an approach gives the impression that Newman
maintained a stable ecclesiological perspective during his Roman
Catholic period. In reality, Newman's outlook on the church
underwent significant developments over the last four decades of
his life. As a result of various events in his life, including the
Rambler affair and his experience of the First Vatican Council,
Newman slowly developed an ecclesiological outlook that
counterbalanced the authority of the pope and bishops with a robust
account of the role of theologians and the lay faithful in the
reception and transmission of church doctrine. Whether consciously
or not, Newman left his ecclesiological writings open for further
development on the part of theologians who would follow after him.
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