John Henry Newman
Subtitle: his life and work
By: Brian Martin
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781441146410
Subjects: Catholic; John Henry Newman; Cardinals; Christianity; RELIGION; Theologians; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Religious; Biography
Description: Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was one of the most eminent and controversial figures of the 19th Century. His conversion of the Church of Rome sparked one of the most bitter and divisive controversies of the Victorian age. His religious thought helped to lay the foundations for the second Vatican Council. Brian Martin's sympathetic study is a critical biography of Newman that surveys his life from his brilliant Oxford career to his eventual elevation to the Cardinalate. His relations with other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain are examined, and his major works are discussed in the c.
Notes: This edition originally published 1990 by Geoffrey Chapman, a Cassell imprint.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Genesis, 1801-16; title: Oxford : Trinity and Oriel, 1816-28; title: The Vicar of Oxford, 1828-33; title: From Oxford to Rome, 1833-45; title: Priest and oratorian, 1845-54; title: The Irish University and rejection, 1854-62; title: Recognition and esteem, 1862-90; title: Literature and religion.