John Henry Newman - Softcover

Avery Dulles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826435645 ISBN 13: 9780826435644

Publisher: Continuum, 2009

Synopsis

John Henry Newman may be considered the most outstandingly original and creative English religious thinker of the nineteenth century. Avery Dulles is himself one of the most important living Roman Catholic theologians. Therefore the combination of this author and this subject is in itself a matter for celebration. Newman has countless admirers, and since the publication of Geoffrey Faber's Oxford Apostles many debunkers this as an account of Newman that is truly balanced and shows him to be as much a prophet for our times as he was for his own. Though unsuccessful in most of his undertakings in the Catholic Church during his lifetime, his genius has increasingly come to be recognized after his death, and his influence can hardly be exaggerated. While writing this study of Cardinal Newman, Avery Dulles was himself created a Cardinal.

About this title

About the Author:

Cardinal Avery Dulles SJ is Professor at Fordham University , New York. He has published a number of highly influential books, including Models of the Church (Image, 1991) and The Craft of Theology (Crossroad, 1995).

Review:

"...a revival of much of the traditional understanding of John Henry Newman....a clear concise, and insightful survey of Newman's ideas."—The Weekly Standard, 5/5/03

"Exceptional"—Today's Books/Public News Service, June 30, 2003

"[A] fine and illuminating work on John Henry Newman." -Gregorianum, 2003

"With his customary lucidity and concision, Avery Cardinal Dulles S.J...has written a most useful introduction to the life and thought of John Henry Newman...This thematic study meets the need for a compact presentation of major themes that are scattered throughout Newman's voluminous writings." -Catholic Books Review, 2004

About this edition

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0826435645
• ISBN 13: 9780826435644
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192