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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199254583 ISBN 13: 9780199254583

Publisher: OUP/Birmingham Oratory, 2006

Synopsis

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 made a Cardinal in 1879. His influence on both the restoration of Roman Catholicism in England and the advance of Catholic ideas in the Church of England was profound.

This volume covers a crucially important and significant period in Newman's life. The Church of England bishops' continuing condemnation of Tract 90 - plus Pusey's two-year suspension for preaching a university sermon on the Real Presence - are major factors in Newman resigning as Vicar of St Mary's, Oxford. His doubts about the Church of England are deeper and stronger than ever, and he is moving closer to Rome. William Lockhart's sudden defection to Rome in August 1843 precipitates his resignation. He preaches his final Anglican sermon, 'The Parting of Friends', and retires into lay communion at Littlemore. The first edition of University Sermons, including the celebrated sermon on theological development, virtually sells out within a fortnight.

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About the Author

Dr. Francis J. McGrath B.A. (University of Queensland); M.Ed. (Boston College); D.Phil. (Oxon); holder of the Centenary Medal of Australia is an Australian Marist Brother (FMS). Gerard Tracey (1954-2003), former Librarian and Archivist at the Birmingham Oratory, took over the care of the Newman papers following the death of Fr. Dessain in 1976. In addition to editing volumes 6, 7, and 8 of the Letters and Diaries he was a member of the Historical Commission for Newman's Cause for Beatification. He had started work on volume 9 before his unexpected death on 20 January 2003.

Review

Brilliantly edited...Francis McGrath has certainly turned this pivotal volume of Newman's letters to good. It is a magnificient read. No one interested in Newman should pass it up. * The Weekly Standard - US * So much has been written about Newman, and so many, from conservatives to liberals, have claimed his mantle, that the importance of hearing his own voice in these letters cannot be underestimated. * Church Times * ...peerless, irreplaceable, the essential source. * Pluscarden Benedictines * ...fine contribution to a magnificently conceived and executed enterprise. * Geoffrey Rowell, Journal of Theological Studies *

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP/Birmingham Oratory
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0199254583
• ISBN 13: 9780199254583
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 924
• Editor: McGrath Francis J., Tracey Gerard