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One of the leading Christian theologians of the nineteenth century,
John Henry Newman (1801 90) was already a famous and controversial
figure, as the leader of the Oxford Movement, by the time he
published these lectures in 1838. He was still a Church of England
vicar, but in 1845 he would join the Roman Catholic Church and
eventually become a cardinal. The thirteen lectures here,
addressing the doctrine of salvation through faith, cover issues of
obedience, righteousness, Christ's resurrection, faith as the sole
source of justification, the role of rites and works, and that of
preaching. Offering a complementary rather than dichotomous
interpretation of the competing theological positions, this work
reveals the progress of Newman's thinking and reflects his journey
towards leaving the Church of England.
John Henry Newman (1801 1890) was a theologian and vicar at the
university church in Oxford who became a leading thinker in the
Oxford Movement, which sought to return Anglicanism to its Catholic
roots. Newman converted to Catholicism in 1845 and became a
cardinal in 1879. He published widely during his lifetime; his work
included novels, poetry and the famous hymn 'Lead, Kindly Light',
but he is most esteemed for his sermons and works of religious
thought. This volume, first published in 1870, is an ambitious
examination of the logical processes that underpin religious faith.
Newman discusses how it is possible to believe what cannot be
proven empirically, and postulates that the mind has the facility
to bridge the logic gap to allow for humans to believe in things
that they do not fully comprehend. A lucid and masterful work which
remains relevant to contemporary discussions of faith.
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) remains one of the best-known and
influential English churchmen of the nineteenth century. Ordained
as a priest in the Anglican Church in 1825, he converted to Roman
Catholicism, being ordained as a priest and later appointed
cardinal. His works include Grammar of Assent (1870) and Apologia
Pro Vita Sua (1865-1866) as well as this Essay (1845), written in
the midst of his own religious transformation. He discusses his
theory of the development of Christian dogma: 'from the nature of
the human mind, time is necessary for the full comprehension and
perfection of great ideas ... the longer time and deeper thought
for their full elucidation'. By showing how fidelity to timeless
truths coexisted in Christianity together with deeper and more
developed understanding over time, Newman provides a helpful
personal and theological apology for the teaching and practice of
Catholicism against its detractors.
Throughout his career as a theologian, deacon, priest and cardinal,
John Henry Newman (1801 1890) remained a committed believer in the
value of education. A graduate of Trinity College, Oxford, his own
academic experiences shaped his friendships, politics and faith.
His Discourses (1852), delivered initially as a series of lectures
when he was rector of the newly-established Catholic University of
Ireland, inspired a generation of young and talented Catholic
scholars. Providing an intelligent but accessible analysis of the
relationship between theology and other academic disciplines, the
lectures were celebrated in the popular press for dispensing
instruction to those who 'had no traditions to guide them in
forming a correct estimate of what a university ought to be'.
Newman argued that a university should foster the 'diffusion and
extension of knowledge' rather than religious or moral training,
and that it should prepare students for life in the world.
John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was an English priest and theologian,
whose highly publicised and controversial conversion to Catholicism
helped to dispel prejudice towards Catholics in Victorian society.
After graduating from Trinity College, Oxford, Newman was ordained
as an Anglican deacon in 1824. He gradually became more
conservative in his beliefs, becoming a member of the Oxford
Movement before converting to Catholicism and being received into
the Roman Catholic Church in 1845; he was made a cardinal in 1879.
This volume, first published in 1864, contains Newman's classic
religious autobiography. Writing in response to a perceived attack
on Catholicism by historian and novelist Charles Kingsley, Newman
describes his changing religious beliefs between 1833 and 1845 and
discusses his spiritual motivations for converting. Newman's
emotional sensitivity and clear style ensured the popularity of
this volume, which was extremely influential in establishing him as
the leading exponent of Catholicism in Victorian England.
This selection from the most productive Christian pen of the 19th
century is also an introduction to one of its most compelling and
troubled minds. John Henry Newman (1801-1891) was a dominant figure
in both the Anglican and the Roman Catholic churches. His writings
and his human presence in Oxford and elsewhere had an abiding
impact on both communions and contribute still to the spirit of
ecumenicism. This bok concentrates on Newman's life and work up to
9 October 1845, the mid-point of his life and the moment be became
a Roman Catholic. He was a prolific and subtle writer, a great
prose artist whose sermons, tracts and polemics, together with a
talent for organization and an ability to inspire others to faith
and action, launched the Oxford Movement and the controversies that
still follow from it. The 12 years between 1833 and 1845 are among
the most important for English Christianity, and they were shaped
for the most part by the pen and energy of Newman, a rather shy,
quiet Oxford don, whose enduring legacy was to restore to the
Church of England its Catholic heritage. Newman was complex and
sometimes contradictory as a man, and even in his most formal
writings the man is present, responding to social and political
pressures of church and state. A great communicator, with a need
for self-disclosure, he is nonetheless revealed "and" concealed in
his writings.
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