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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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occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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John Henry Newman
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Since its publication almost 150 years ago, The Idea of a
University has had an extraordinary influence on the shaping and
goals of higher education. The issues that John Henry Newman
raised-the place of religion and moral values in the university
setting, the competing claims of liberal and professional
education, the character of the academic community, the cultural
role of literature, the relation of religion and science-have
provoked discussion from Newman's time to our own. This edition of
The Idea of a University includes the full text of "University
Teaching" and four selections from "University Subjects," together
with five essays by leading scholars that explore the background
and the present day relevance of Newman's themes. In the essays
Martha Garland discusses the character and organization of the
early nineteenth-century English universities upon which Newman
based much of his vision; Frank M. Turner traces the impact of
Newman's influence during the vast expansion of higher education
since World War II; George Marsden investigates how the decreasing
emphasis on religion has affected higher education; Sara Castro
Klaren examines the implications of Newman's views on education and
literature for current debates between proponents of a curriculum
based on western civilization and one based on multiculturalism;
and George Landow considers what the advent of electronic
communication will mean to university teaching, research, and
community. To aid accessibility, the edition also includes an
analytical table of contents, a chronology and biographical sketch
of Newman's life, questions for discussion, expanded notes, and a
glossary of names, all of which will help make this the standard
teaching text for Newman's work.
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