"apologia Pro Vita Sua" and Six Sermons Contributor(s): Turner, Frank M. (Editor), Newman, John Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300115075 ISBN-13: 9780300115079 Publisher: Yale University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: March 2008 * Out of Print * Annotation: This newly edited version of John Henry Newman's "Apologia Pro Vita Sua" sheds new light on Newman's celebrated account of his passage from the Church of England to the Roman Catholic Church and repositions his narrative within the context of transformative religious journeys of other Victorian intellectuals. Frank M. Turner is the first historian of Victorian thought, religion, and culture to edit Newman's classic autobiographical narrative. Drawing on extensive research in contemporary printed materials and archives, Turner's powerfully revisionist Introduction reevaluates and challenges the historical adequacy of previous interpretations of Newman's life and of the "Apologia" itself. He further presents Newman's volume as a response to ultramontane assertions of papal authority in the l860s. In addition to numerous explanatory textual annotations, the volume includes an Appendix featuring six important Anglican sermons that providesignificant insights into Newman's thought during the years recounted in the "Apologia," |
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BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | History |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.42" H x 3.58" W x 11.64" L (1.93 lbs) 513 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: This newly edited version of John Henry Newman's Apologia Pro Vita Sua sheds new light on Newman's celebrated account of his passage from the Church of England to the Roman Catholic Church and repositions his narrative within the context of transformative religious journeys of other Victorian intellectuals. Frank M. Turner is the first historian of Victorian thought, religion, and culture to edit Newman's classic autobiographical narrative. Drawing on extensive research in contemporary printed materials and archives, Turner's powerfully revisionist Introduction reevaluates and challenges the historical adequacy of previous interpretations of Newman's life and of the Apologia itself. He further presents Newman's volume as a response to ultramontane assertions of papal authority in the l860s. In addition to numerous explanatory textual annotations, the volume includes an Appendix featuring six important Anglican sermons that providesignificant insights into Newman's thought during the years recounted in the Apologia. |
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