Apologia Pro Vita Sua

Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled What, Then, Does Dr Newman Mean?
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-108-02147-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 566 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 789 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Religion

John Henry Newman (1801–1890) was an English priest and theologian, whose highly publicised and controversial conversion to Catholicism helped to dispel prejudice towards Catholics in Victorian society. After graduating from Trinity College, Oxford, Newman was ordained as an Anglican deacon in 1824. He gradually became more conservative in his beliefs, becoming a member of the Oxford Movement before converting to Catholicism and being received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845; he was made a cardinal in 1879. This volume, first published in 1864, contains Newman's classic religious autobiography. Writing in response to a perceived attack on Catholicism by historian and novelist Charles Kingsley, Newman describes his changing religious beliefs between 1833 and 1845 and discusses his spiritual motivations for converting. Newman's emotional sensitivity and clear style ensured the popularity of this volume, which was extremely influential in establishing him as the leading exponent of Catholicism in Victorian England.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newman, John Henry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Religionsphilosophie, Philosophische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mr. Kingsley's method of disputation; 2. True mode of meeting Mr. Kingsley; 3. History of my religious opinions up to 1833; 4. History of my religious opinions from 1833 to 1839; 5. History of my religious opinions from 1839 to 1841; 6. History of my religious opinions from 1841 to 1845; 7. General answer to Mr. Kingsley; Appendix - Answer in detail to Mr. Kingsley's accusations.