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Idea of a University

Idea of a University more books like this

by John Henry Newman

Newman's ideas on the university were contrary to the increasingly prevailing spirit of the utilitarianism in his time. He expressed many of the ideas detailed in this book during the period leading up to the establishment of Dublin University, where he served as the first president.

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Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Apologia Pro Vita Sua more books like this

by John Henry Newman

Cardinal Newman's famous history of his intellectual development and eventual conversion to Roman Catholicism. Newman wrote this book in response to critics, in particular Charles Kingsley, who vehemently attacked him for his conversion in 1845. The book is a resounding defense of the Roman Catholic church and helped bring about an acceptance of ...

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The Idea of the University: A Reexamination

The Idea of the University: A Reexamination more books like this

by Jaroslav Jan Pelikan

The crisis in university education has been the subject of vigorous debate. In this book, the author reflects on the character and aims of the university, assessing its guiding principles, its practical functions, and its role in society. Jaroslav Pelikan provides a perspective on the university today by re-examining it in light of Cardinal John ...

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Cardinal Newman in His Age: His Place in English Theology and Literature

Cardinal Newman in His Age: His Place in English Theology and Literature more books like this

by Harold L Weatherby

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The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume IX: Littlemore and the Parting of Friends May 1842-October 1843

The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume IX: Littlemore and the Parting of Friends May 1842-October 1843 more books like this

by John Henry Newman, Francis J McGrath (Editor), Gerard Tracey (Editor)

John Henry Newman (1801-90) was brought up in the Church of England in the Evangelical tradition. An Oxford graduate and Fellow of Oriel College, he was appointed Vicar of St Mary's Oxford in 1828; from 1839 onwards he began to have doubts about the claims of the Anglican Church and in 1845 he was received into the Roman Catholic Church. He was ...

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John Henry Newman

John Henry Newman more books like this

by Brian Martin

Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was one of the most eminent and controversial figures of the 19th Century. His conversion of the Church of Rome sparked one of the most bitter and divisive controversies of the Victorian age. His religious thought helped to lay the foundations for the second Vatican Council.Brian Martin's sympathetic study is a critical ...

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Romanticism & Anglican Newman

Romanticism & Anglican Newman more books like this

by David Goslee

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From Bossuet to Newman

From Bossuet to Newman more books like this

by Owen Chadwick

The coming of modern historical research had religious consequences, especially in the more traditional churches to which history was very important and which themselves helped to create the historical sense. In this classic work, long unobtainable but now revised with a new introduction, Owen Chadwick traces the development of the notion that ...

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John Henry Newman: The Challenge to Evangelical Religion

John Henry Newman: The Challenge to Evangelical Religion more books like this

by Frank M. Turner

One of the most controversial religious figures of the 19th century, John Henry Newman (1801-1890) began his career as a priest in the Church of England but converted to the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. He became a cardinal in 1879. Between 1833 and 1845 Newman, now best known for his autobiographical "Apologia Pro Vita Sua" and "The Idea of a ...

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Cardinal Newman

Cardinal Newman more books like this

by James Lewis May

In writing this book, the author read and reread most of Newman's works, and years ago perused a considerable number of books about Newman; but, though a general impression of these latter still remained in his mind, Mr. May decided to defer renewing his acquaintance with them till, unaided, he made what he could of his subject and recorded his ...

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Newman more books like this

by Avery Dulles, Cardinal

John Henry Newman may be considered the most outstandingly original and creative English religious thinker of the 19th century. This account of Newman shows him to be a prophet for our times as much as he was for his own. Though unsuccessful in most of his undertakings in the RC Church during his lifetime, his genius has come to be more and more ...

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The Great Dissent: John Henry Newman and the Liberal Heresy more books like this

by Robert Pattison

This is a striking and lively reading of John Henry Newman in light, not of his role as autobiographer and prose stylist, but of his beliefs. As Pattison writes, Newman was 'an uncontaminated antagonist of everything modern', and his philosophy developed as an attempt to salvage Truth from the liberal scepticisms that had become so prevalent in ...

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John Henry Newman : universal revelation more books like this

by Francis McGrath

This study of Newman's religious development from his childhood to his conversion to Roman Catholicism explores his growth in holiness and truth. It also examines Newman's changing views on conversion, highlights his impact on the Oxford Movement and charts his voyage of self-discovery.

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Newman on Being a Christian more books like this

by Ian T Ker

This study of Cardinal John Henry Newman, often called "father of the Second Vatican Council" covers such topics as faith, revelation, redemption, the Church, sacraments and life after death. The author aims to provide a practical approach to the theology of Cardinal Newman. Ian Ker is the author of "John Henry Newman: A Biography" and "The ...

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Oxford Apostles: A Character Study of the Oxford Movement more books like this

by G C Faber

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The Esoteric Comedies of Carlyle, Newman, and Yeats more books like this

by Steven Helmling, Steven Helming

Examining the function of irony and humour in Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus", Newman's "Apologia", and Yeat's "A Vision", this work attempts to identify in these three unusual texts a comic sensibility that has its roots in Augustan satire.

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Literature and Religion in Mid-Victorian England: From Dickens to Eliot more books like this

by Carolyn Oulton, Carolyn W L Oulton, Carolyn W de La L'Oulton

This text places Dickens and Wilkie Collins against such important figures as John Henry Newman and George Eliot in seeking to recover their response to the religious controversies of mid-19th-century England. While much criticism has tended to overlook or dismiss their religious pronouncements, this book foregrounds the religious aspect of their ...

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Kindly Light: The Spiritual Vision of John Henry Newman more books like this

by J. Murray Elwood

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Newman's Journey more books like this

by Meriol Trevor

John Henry Newman is one of the outstanding Christian figures of the 19th century. Never afraid to court controversy he lead the High-Anglican Oxford Movement until 1845, before becoming founder of the English branch of the Oratory, a catholic congregation.

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Discourse and Context: An Interdisciplinary Study of John Henry Newman more books like this

by Gerard Magill

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) had a remarkable influence upon his age. The variety of discourse in his works reflects the many contexts in which he engaged in dialogue, ranging from secular and religious controversies to the speculative realm of philosophical thought. Despite an insular temperament and retiring personality, Newman in fact inspired ...

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After Anti-Catholicism?: John Henry Newman and Protestant Britain, 1845-c. 1890 more books like this

by Erik Sidenvall

By analyzing the popular British image of John Henry Newman from the time of his secession in 1845 until his death in 1890 this book argues that pluralism of opinion, and not a just toleration, was the outcome of the 'modernization' of society. Is it possible to capture, in brief, the fundamental changes that affected the role of religion within ...

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John Henry Newman more books like this

by Donald A Withey

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Newman and Gadamer: Toward a Hermeneutics of Religious Knowledge more books like this

by Thomas K Carr

Thomas K. Carr examines the religious epistemology of John Henry Newman alongside the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer. The two writers are found to cover a surprising amount of common ground: They make similar claims, and they fall into similar errors. A critical examination of four of Newman's leading ideas - first principles, ...

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The Victorian sage : studies in argument more books like this

by John Holloway

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Straight from the Heart: Thoughts of John Henry Newman more books like this

by Kevin Dean (Editor), Gail Dean (Editor), John Henry Newman

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