Cardinal Newman for Today

by Norris, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9781565483651
• ISBN10: 1565483650
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: New City Pr

Summary

Cardinal Newman for Today presents the tree of John Henry Newman's life. It locates the roots of that tree in his encounter with the wisdom of antiquity, the discovery of divine revelation and the encounter with the Fathers of the Church. As for the shoots, it identifies them in the living tradition of the Church, the faith-life of believer sand the reality of doctrine. The fruits, finally, are visible in the Gospel of joy lived out in obedience to God and conscience. Someone has described Newman as saying in effect, "If you have a religion like Christianity, think of it and have it worthily."

Author Biography

Thomas Norris is a priest of the Diocese of Ossory (Ireland) and professor in systematic theology at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. A member of the International Theological Commission, he has authored ten books, among them The Trinity: Life of God, Hope for Humanity; A Fractured Relationship: Faith and the Crisis of Culture; and numerous articles.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	p. 7
Introduction: Who is Cardinal Newman?	p. 9
A Growing Fascination	p. 22
The Roots: Revelation
The Initial and Essential Idea of Christianity: Revelation	p. 26
'The Fathers Made me a Catholic'	p. 48
Discerning the Power of Revelation in the Present	p. 62
The Shoots: Theology
The Vigour and Vitality of Sacred Tradition	p. 76
The Flowering of Newman's Theology of Tradition in the Second Vatican Council	p. 96
In the Lists with the Doctrinal Liberals: The Strategy and the Struggle	p. 119
The Fruits: Christian Life
Fidelity to Conscience: The Way to the Truth	p. 138
The Gospel of Joy	p. 153
A Builder of Unity	p. 167
Conclusion
The Meaning and the Message	p. 186
Notes	p. 204
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