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John Henry Newman: Fifteen Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford
. Ed(S): Earnest, James David; Tracey, Gerard
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hardcover. An edition, with introduction and comprehensive notes, of one of Newman's best-known works. The sermons, which explore the relation of faith and reason, are a key document of the Oxford Movement. Editor(s): Earnest, James David; Tracey, Gerard. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HRAX; HRCC7; HRCC91; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 35. Weight in Grams: 778.
Newman himself called the Oxford University Sermons, first published in 1843, `the best, not the most perfect, book I have done'. He added, `I mean there is more to develop in it'. Indeed, the book is a precursor of all his major later works, including especially the Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine and the Grammar of Assent. Dealing with the relationship of faith and reason, the fifteen sermons represent Newman's resolution of the conflict between heart and head that so troubled believers, non-believers, and agnostics of the nineteenth century, Their controversial nature also makes them one of the ... Read more
Newman himself called the Oxford University Sermons, first published in 1843, `the best, not the most perfect, book I have done'. He added, `I mean there is more to develop in it'. Indeed, the book is a precursor of all his major later works, including especially the Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine and the Grammar of Assent. Dealing with the relationship of faith and reason, the fifteen sermons represent Newman's resolution of the conflict between heart and head that so troubled believers, non-believers, and agnostics of the nineteenth century, Their controversial nature also makes them one of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198269625
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V9780198269625
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About . Ed(S): Earnest, James David; Tracey, Gerard
James David Earnest is Professor of English Emeritus, Murray State University, Kentucky. Gerard Tracey, who died in 2003, was formerly Lay Archivist of the Birmingham Oratory. He edited volumes 6, 7, and 8 of The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman.
Reviews for John Henry Newman: Fifteen Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford
This superb critical edition not only sets Newman's University Sermons in the context of his own life and thought, and of the cultural acids that he saw so clearly were eating away at Christian culture; the detailed annotation and careful indexing provide future scholars with the tools to set Newman in context and identify his varying interlocutors. Editors and publisher ... Read more