Receptions of Newman / edited by Frederick D. Aquino and Benjamin J. King.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aquino, Frederick D., 1963- editor.

King, Benjamin John, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890--Criticism and interpretation.

Newman, John Henry.

Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890--Influence.

Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890.

Catholic Church.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

viii, 264 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.

Summary:

Over the past two centuries, few Christians have been more influential than John Henry Newman. His leadership of the Oxford Movement shaped the worldwide Anglican Communion and many Roman Catholics hold him as the brains behind reforms of the Second Vatican Council. His life-story has been an inspiration for generations and many commemorated him as a saint even before he officially became the Blessed John Henry Newman in 2010. His writings on theology, philosophy, education, and history continue to be essential texts. Nonetheless, such a prominent thinker and powerful personality also had detractors. In this volume, scholars from across the disciplines of theology, philosophy, education, and history examine the different ways in which Newman has been interpreted. Some of the essays attempt to rescue Newman from his opponents then and now. Others seek to save him from his rescuers, clearing away misinterpretations so that Newman's works may be encountered afresh. The 11 essays in Receptions of Newman show why Newman's ideas about religion were so important in the past and continue to inform the present.

Contents:

Part I. Essay on Development :

1. The Protestant reception of the Essay on development, 1845-1925 / Benjamin J. King

2. The Roman Catholic reception of the Essay on development / Kenneth L. Parker and C. Michael Shea

Part II. Grammar of Assent :

3. Philosophical receptions of the Grammar of assent, 1960-2012 / Frederick D. Aquino

4. Roman Catholic theological receptions of the Grammar of assent / Mark McInroy

Part III. The Idea of a University :

5. Newman's circle of knowledge and curriculum wholeness in The idea of a university / John Sullivan

6. Historical (mis) understandings of The idea of a university / Colin Barr

Part IV. Regions and Traditions :

7. Newman's Tractarian receptions / Peter Nockles

8. The reception of Newman in France at the time of the modernist crisis / Keith Beaumont

9. The Orthodox theological reception of Newman / Daniel J. Lattier

Part V. Theological Engagements with Newman's Interpreters :

10. Reception of Newman on divine revelation / William J. Abraham

11. Reception of Newman the saint : an analysis and critique / Cyril O'Regan.

Notes:

Includes bibliography (pages 233-252) and index.

ISBN:

9780199687589

0199687587

OCLC:

907178118