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JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
John Henry Newman (1801–90) was a major figure in nineteenth-
centuryreligioushistory.Hewasoneofthemajorprotagonistsofthe
OxfordorTractarianMovementwithintheChurchofEnglandwhose
influencecontinuestobefeltwithinAnglicanism.Ahigh-profilecon-
verttoCatholicism,hewasanimportantcommentatoronVaticanIand
is often called ‘the Father’ of the Second Vatican Council. Newman’s
thinkinghighlightsandanticipatesthecentralthemesofmodernthe-
ology including hermeneutics, the importance of historical-critical
research,therelationshipbetweentheologyandliterature,andthere-
interpretationofthenatureoffaith.Hisworkischaracterizedbytwo
elementsthathavecomeespeciallytotheforeinpostmoderntheology,
namely,theimportanceofthereligiousimaginationandthefiduciary
characterofallknowledge.ThisCompanionfillsaneedforanaccessi-
ble,comprehensiveandsystematicpresentationofthemajorthemesin
Newman’swork.
IanKerisSeniorResearchFellowinTheologyatStBenet’sHall,Oxford.
He has published over twenty books, mostly on Newman, including
JohnHenryNewman:ABiography(1988,1999).
TerrenceMerriganisProfessorofSystematicTheologyattheKatholieke
Universiteit Leuven. His many publications include Newman and
Truth(2008).
cambridge companions to religion
Aseriesofcompanionstomajortopicsandkeyfiguresintheology
andreligiousstudies.Eachvolumecontainsspeciallycommissioned
chaptersbyinternationalscholarswhichprovideanaccessible
andstimulatingintroductiontothesubjectfornewreadersand
non-specialists.
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the cambridge companion to karl barth
editedbyJohnWebster(2000)
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editedbyMarkusBockmuehl(2001)
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editedbySusanFrankParsons(2002)
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the cambridge companion to martin luther
editedbyDonaldK.McKim(2003)
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the cambridge companion to st paul
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the cambridge companion to postmodern theology
editedbyKevinJ.Vanhoozer(2003)
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editedbyDonaldK.McKim(2004)
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editedbyEdwardT.Oakes,SJandDavidMoss(2004)
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editedbyDavidBagchiandDavidSteinmetz(2004)
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editedbyDanaEvanKaplan(2005)
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the cambridge companion to karl rahner
editedbyDeclanMarmionandMaryE.Hines(2005)
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the cambridge companion to friedrich
schleiermacher
editedbyJacquelineMariña(2005)
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the cambridge companion to the qur’an
editedbyJaneDammenMcAuliffe(2006)
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editedbyStephenJ.Stein(2007)
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editedbyTimothyLarsenandDanielJ.Trier(2007)
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editedbyJohnCoffeyandPaulLim(2008)
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the cambridge companion to orthodox christian
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editedbyMaryCunninghamandElizabethTheokritoff(2008)
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editedbyPeterC.Phan
the cambridge companion to the virgin mary
editedbySarahBoss
the cambridge companion to black theology
editedbyDwightHopkinsandEdwardAntonio
the cambridge companion to
JOHN HENRY NEWMAN
edited by
IanKer andTerrence Merrigan
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Contents
Preface pagexi
Listofabbreviationsandreferences xiii
Notesoncontributors xvi
1 Lifeandwritings 1
SHERIDAN GILLEY
2 TheChurchFathers 29
BRIAN E. DALEY
3 Revelation 47
TERRENCE MERRIGAN
4 Faith 73
THOMAS J. NORRIS
5 Justification 98
THOMAS L. SHERIDAN
6 Developmentofdoctrine 118
GERARD H. MCCARREN
7 TheChurchascommunion 137
IAN KER
8 Infallibility 156
FRANCIS A. SULLIVAN
9 AuthorityintheChurch 170
AVERY DULLES
10 Conscience 189
GERARD J. HUGHES
11 Theologyintheuniversity 221
GERARD LOUGHLIN
12 Preaching 241
DENIS ROBINSON
13 Newmaninretrospect 255
DAVID B. BURRELL
Index 275
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Description:John Henry Newman (1801-90) was a major figure in nineteenth-century religious history. He was one of the major protagonists of the Oxford or Tractarian Movement within the Church of England whose influence continues to be felt within Anglicanism. A high-profile convert to Catholicism, he was an imp
