- Paperback: 486 pages
- Publisher: Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd; New edition edition (14 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0232524785
- ISBN-13: 978-0232524789
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 662,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Recent news reports suggest that John Henry Newman will shortly become a beatus, the first step on the road to being recognised as a saint. It is therefore timely that all with an interest in him should read this book which gives an account of his career.
Beginning in a middle class commercial family he is converted to Evangelicalism, but at Oxford he becomes an Anglo-Catholic until his study of Church History and the very traditionally Protestant attitude of the Anglican Bishops, of High Church persuasion, leads to him joining the Catholic Church.
There his reception as a very independent intellectual is somewhat mixed and his opposition to ultramontanism leads to suspicion by some of his new co-religionists which is only dispelled in his old age when Leo XIII makes him a cardinal.
His writings were extensive, including his spiritual and intellectual autobiography the "Apologia Pro Vita Sua", his poetic "Dream of Gerontius",his "Idea of a University", his "Essay in the Development of Doctrine", his "Grammar of Assent". and sermons, letters, and publications of all kinds.
Dr Gilley provides us with an eloquent and solid biography which sets Newman's thought against the theological, ecclesiastical, and political background of his times. He examines Newman as an exponent of Evangelical Protestantism, redefined Anglicanism, and of Catholicism, as well as being a lifelong foe of liberalism. He brings alive Oxford in the 1830's and 40's, and illuminates the transition from church to church . There is much on conflicts within the Catholic Church and a eloquent and moving account of Newman's last years.
A former member of the Durham University Theological Department, who as an Anglican signed a letter protesting against the consecration of Dr Jenkins as Bishop of Durham, Dr Gilley, who wrote this book as a member of the Anglican Church has since joined that of Newman. It is a very scholarly work, with admirable references to sources, theologically well informed, beautifully written ,and is quite absorbing to read.
Beginning in a middle class commercial family he is converted to Evangelicalism, but at Oxford he becomes an Anglo-Catholic until his study of Church History and the very traditionally Protestant attitude of the Anglican Bishops, of High Church persuasion, leads to him joining the Catholic Church.
There his reception as a very independent intellectual is somewhat mixed and his opposition to ultramontanism leads to suspicion by some of his new co-religionists which is only dispelled in his old age when Leo XIII makes him a cardinal.
His writings were extensive, including his spiritual and intellectual autobiography the "Apologia Pro Vita Sua", his poetic "Dream of Gerontius",his "Idea of a University", his "Essay in the Development of Doctrine", his "Grammar of Assent". and sermons, letters, and publications of all kinds.
Dr Gilley provides us with an eloquent and solid biography which sets Newman's thought against the theological, ecclesiastical, and political background of his times. He examines Newman as an exponent of Evangelical Protestantism, redefined Anglicanism, and of Catholicism, as well as being a lifelong foe of liberalism. He brings alive Oxford in the 1830's and 40's, and illuminates the transition from church to church . There is much on conflicts within the Catholic Church and a eloquent and moving account of Newman's last years.
A former member of the Durham University Theological Department, who as an Anglican signed a letter protesting against the consecration of Dr Jenkins as Bishop of Durham, Dr Gilley, who wrote this book as a member of the Anglican Church has since joined that of Newman. It is a very scholarly work, with admirable references to sources, theologically well informed, beautifully written ,and is quite absorbing to read.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A biography of Newman which never flags
6 Sep 2002
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Theologians tell me that this is the ONLY biography of 19th Century English churchman John Henry Newman to read.
The book is long, but uniformly accurate and well prioritized.
For myself, the best part takes Newman from his birth in 1801 through his first religious conversion--to the Evangelistic pattern of the Church of England--in 1816. I have read at least two dozen accounts of "Young man Newman" and Gilley's trumps them all.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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18 Aug 2003
Format:Paperback
Thorough, eloquent, witty, just. Gentle reader, pounce.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
What a slog !
17 Dec 2009
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This book is too long, includes too many details, fails to give the reader a feel for the overall picture. While there is substantial important information, there is way too much stuff about Newman's personal disputes with various Anglicans and Catholics. The title clearly misstates the nature of the book. If you want to learn about Newman's importance, read Dulles' short book instead.
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