The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman

by Aquino, Frederick D.; King, Benjamin J.

• ISBN13: 9780198718284
• ISBN10: 0198718284
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2018-12-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) has always inspired devotion. Newman has made disciples as leader of the Catholic revival in the Church of England, an inspiration to fellow converts to Roman Catholicism, a nationally admired preacher and prose-writer, and an internationally recognized saint of the Catholic Church. Nevertheless, he has also provoked criticism. The church authorities, both Anglican and Catholic, were often troubled by his words and deeds, and scholars have disputed his arguments and his honesty.

Written by a range of international experts, The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman shows how Newman remains important to the fields of education, history, literature, philosophy, and theology. Divided into four parts, part one grounds Newman's works in the places, cultures, and networks of relationships in which he lived. Part two looks at the thinkers who shaped his own thought, while the third part engages critically and appreciatively with themes in his writings. Part four examines how those themes have shaped conversations in the churches and the academy. This Handbook will serve as an important resource to critical and appreciative exploration of the person, writings, controversies, and legacy of Newman.

Author Biography

Frederick Aquino is Professor of Theology and Philosophy at the Graduate School of Theology, Abilene Christian University, working as a philosophical and systematic theologian. He specializes in religious epistemology, the epistemology of theology, John Henry Newman, and Maximus the confessor. His publications include Receptions of Newman (with Benjamin J. King; 2015) and The Oxford Handbook of the Epistemology of Theology (with William J. Abraham; 2017).

Benjamin J. King is the Associate Professor of Church History at The School of Theology, University of the South, Tennessee. He specializes in nineteenth-century history and theology. He is the author of Newman and the Alexandrian Fathers: Shaping Doctrine in Nineteenth-Century England (2009).

Table of Contents

List of contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction, Frederick D. Aquino and Benjamin J. King
Part I. Context for his Writings
1. The Oxford Movement, Peter B. Nockles
2. The Oratory, Keith Beaumont
3. Ireland, Colin Barr
4. Brothers, Ann Margaret Schellenberg Richardson
5. Print Culture, Joshua King
Part II. Influences on Newman
6. The Church Fathers, Benjamin J. King
7. Joseph Butler, Jane Garnett
8. The British Naturalist Tradition, Frederick D. Aquino
9. Evangelical Writers, Gareth Atkins
10. Richard Whately, Geertjan Zuijdwegt
Part III. Themes of his Writings
a) Theological
11. The Anglican Parish Sermons, Eamon Duffy
12. Justification: The Doctrine, The Lectures, and Tract 90, Charles Hefling
13. Sensus Fidelium, Benjamin J. King
14. Doctrinal Development, C. Michael Shea
15. Revelation, William J. Abraham
16. Ecclesiology: The Polycentric Church, C. Michael Shea
17. Infallibility, Ryan J. Marr
18. Ecumenism, Mariology, and the Papacy, Mark D. Chapman
b) Philosophical and Literary
19. Epistemology, Frederick D. Aquino
20. Political and Social Thought, Colin Barr and Simon Skinner
21. Philosophy of Education, M. Katherine Tillman
22. Conscience, Terrence Merrigan and Geertjan Zuijdwegt
23. The Apologia, Jan Marten Ivo Klaver
24. The Literary Stylist, Mary C. Frank
Part IV. Ongoing Significance
25. Catholic Theological Receptions, Mark McInroy
26. Anglican Theological Receptions, Geoffrey Rowell
27. The University, John Sullivan
28. Historiography, Kenneth Parker
29. Literary Legacy, Stephen Prickett