(Ebook) Receptions of Newman by Frederick D. Aquino, Benjamin J. King ISBN 9780199687589, 0199687587

(Ebook) Receptions of Newman by Frederick D. Aquino, Benjamin J. King ISBN 9780199687589, 0199687587

Few Christians over the past two centuries are more famous than John Henry Newman. His writings on theology, philosophy, education, and history have been continually read and reread. His leadership of the Oxford Movement shaped the worldwide Anglican Communion and many Roman Catholics hold him as the brains behind reforms at 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. Such an influential thinker and powerful personality also has had his detractors. The chapters here covering the disciplines of theology, philosophy, education, and history examine the different ways in which Newman has been interpreted. Some of the chapters 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. All the chapters show why Newman’s ideas about religion were so important in the past and continue to inform the present.