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by: Cardinal John Henry Newman
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781602068155
ISBN: 1602068151
Label: Cosimo Classics
Manufacturer: Cosimo Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 292
Publication Date: October 15, 2007
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
Sales Rank: 783012
Studio: Cosimo Classics
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A classic of Christian apologetics, this 1865 spiritual biography of the vicar who stunned the Church of England when he abandoned it for Roman Catholicism plumbs the depths of the faith that Catholicism inspires. Structured as a response to one of his greatest public critics, it remains a beloved work to this day. First published in the mid 19th century, this is a replica of the 1908 edition, and features the author's thoughts on his religions opinions throughout his life as well as sermons and other addresses and correspondence with other clergy and religious philosophers. British theologian JOHN HENRY CARDINAL NEWMAN (1801-1890)-a leading figure in both the Church of England and, after his conversion, the Roman Catholic Church-was known as 'The Father of the Second Vatican Council.' His Parochial and Plain Sermons (1834-42) is considered the best collection of sermons in the English language. He is also the author of A Grammar of Assent (1870).
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Rating:  - You are that man!
Every conversion story seems to adhere to common themes. One of those is entailed in the story of David confronted by the prophet Nathaniel in Nathaniel's accusation, "You are that man!" John Newman's experience was not far removed. He set out to study the development of Christian doctrine with the intent of disproving heretical elements in his denomination and, in the process, found himself to be a heretic as well. His own position was indefensible in light of church history. With each ... Read More
Rating: - Read slowly
Cardinal Newman's journey from Anglicanism to the Roman Catholic Church cannot be told better than in his own words. Yet, in his own words, one must read slowly to get the style firmly in mind. Once done, the light of his words shines poetically and clearly. He is a man of great ability and devotion and worthy of hearing no matter how one feels about Anglicanism or Catholicism. A very economical value, too, as books go for the value of his words.
Rating: - Cardinal Newman's classic defense of himself and his faith
This is an excellent defense of why one prominent Anglican intellectual and clergyman became a Catholic. Cardinal Newman gives a detailed account of his life through excerpting letters and other writings of his journey from the High-church Anglican Tractarian movement at Oxford, to a withdrawal from public life at a quiet parsonage, to final reception into the Catholic Church. Cardinal Newman gives his whole thought process and method of discovery that the fullness of the faith was only in the ... Read More
Rating: - Beautifully Written
It is interesting to note that John Henry Cardinal Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua is as well regarded for its literary value
as for its theological depth. Perhaps the greatest modern figure in Roman Catholic/Anglican relations, this is Cardinal Newman's personal account of his conversion to Catholicism.
A moving, beautifully written work.
Rating:  - Apologize For Nothing; Explain Everything
"Apologia Pro Vita Sua" is John Henry Cardinal Newman's explanation of his religious views and actions from 1833 to the time of his writing in 1864. In order to understand this work, it must be understood that "Apologia" is translated more precisely as an explanation, rather than as an apology. Newman apologizes for nothing. He explains everything.
John Henry Cardinal Newman was a major British religious figure of the Nineteenth Century. A prominent Anglican priest, leader of the ... Read More
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