John Henry Newman and Contemporary Philosophy (Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy)

While John Henry Newman’s writings have long received the attention of historians, theologians, and literary critics, they have largely been neglected by philosophers. However, Newman’s importance as a philosopher is just now beginning to be acknowledged.

This volume brings together leading philosophers and Newman scholars to explore the contours of his philosophical thought and to show its relevance to contemporary philosophy. The chapters explore, develop, and evaluate Newman’s thought, considering recent work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, moral philosophy, and philosophy of education.

John Henry Newman and Contemporary Philosophy will be of interest to scholars and advanced students interested in nineteenth-century philosophy, philosophy of religion, epistemology, moral philosophy, philosophy of education, and nineteenth-century religious thought.

Frederick D. Aquino is Professor of Systematic Theology at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University (USA). His research interests are religious epistemology, John Henry Newman, Maximus the Confessor, and the philosophy of religion. His publications include Communities of Informed Judgment (CUS, 2004), An Integrative Habit of Mind (NIU, 2012), Receptions of Newman (co-edited with Benjamin J. King, Oxford, 2015), The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman (co-edited with Benjamin J. King, Oxford, 2017), The Oxford Handbook of the Epistemology of Theology (with William J. Abraham, Oxford, 2018), and Perceiving Things Divine: Towards a Constructive Account of Spiritual Perception (co-edited with Paul Gavrilyuk, Oxford, 2022).

Joe Milburn is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Navarra (Spain). His research interests include epistemology, philosophy of religion, and nineteenth-century philosophy. He is the co-editor, with Duncan Pritchard and Casey Doyle, of New Issues in Epistemological Disjunctivism (Routledge, 2019). His publications have also appeared in Metaphilosophy, Philosophies, Newman Studies Journal, Religious Studies, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, and Topoi.