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This small volume introduces readers to John Henry Newman’s wiring, theology, and thought.
Blessed Newman, the 19th-century’s most important English-speaking Catholic theologian, spent the first half of his life as an Anglican and the second half as a Roman Catholic. He was a priest, popular preacher, writer, and eminent theologian in both Churches.
Before Newman, Catholic theology tended to ignore history, preferring instead to draw deductions from first principles. After Newman, the lived experience of believers was recognized as a key part of theological reflection. Newman eventually wrote 40 books and 21,000 letters that survive. He has been called the “absent Father of Vatican II” because he was a strong influence in the shaping of the Council’s documents through his writings on conscience, religious liberty, Scripture, the vocation of lay people, the relation of Church and State, and other topics. Although he was not always completely understood or appreciated, he steadfastly preached the Good News by word and example.
This small volume, part of the Ex libris series, offers an affordable and accessible introduction to Newman’s theology. While other publications focus on Newman’s biography or present high-level scholarly discussions of his thought, this book hones in on some of the most important quotations from Newman’s writings and organizes them to facilitate regular devotional reflection. A set of discussion questions in the back of the book also makes it a handy title for use in small faith formation groups.
Sections include faith, holiness, the Incarnate Word, Our Lady, a good death, trust in divine providence, continuing in the school of John Henry Newman, and a helpful bibliography.
Compiled by Ryan Marr, director of the National Institute for Newman Studies and associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal, this book will awaken an interest in this influential thinker and possible future saint.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 55 mins
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Publish dateOct 1, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Praise for John Henry Newman
2Dedication
3Introduction
4FAITH
51 Faith, a Gift of God
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62 The Church, the Oracle of God
73 Assent
84 Looking to God, Our Source of Comfort
95 Faith in Action
10HOLINESS
116 Grace
127 A Religion of Practice, Not Sentiment
138 Prompt Obedience
149 The Warfare Between the Church and the World
1510 The Value of One Single Soul
1611 Sin, the Mortal Enemy of the All-Holy
1712 Conversion
1813 Prayer
1914 Regularity in Prayer
2015 Fix Your Hearts on Higher Things
21THE INCARNATE WORD
2216 The Ancient of Days
2317 Fully Human, Fully Divine
2418 A Willing Victim
2519 Because He First Loved Us
2620 The Voluntary Suffering of Our Lord
27OUR LADY
2821 Mary, Our Pattern of Faith
2922 A Daughter of Eve Unfallen
3023 The Immaculate Conception
3124 Clothed with the Sun, Crowned with the Stars
3225 Exalted for the Sake of Her Son
3326 Guardian of Orthodoxy
3427 On the Fitness of the Glories of Mary
3528 Intercessor for the Church Militant
3629 Our Lady of Sorrows
37A GOOD DEATH
3830 Christ’s Presence with Us at Death
3931 Illuminating Grace
4032 One Glance of Thee Sufficeth
4133 The Thought of God, the Stay of the Soul
42HOLDING FAST TO THE TRUTH
4334 On the Development of Doctrine
4435 Resistance to the Spirit of Liberalism
4536 An Intelligent and Well-Instructed Laity
4637 The Infidelity of the Future
4738 The Passion and the Pride of Man
4839 Conscience
4940 Conscience, the Aboriginal Vicar of Christ
5041 Counterfeit Conscience