Apologia Pro Vita Sua: Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled 'What, Then, Does Dr Newman Mean?'

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Apologia Pro Vita Sua: Being a Reply to a Pamphlet Entitled 'What, Then, Does Dr Newman Mean?'
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Henry Newman
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Religion
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:566
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePhilosophy of religion
ISBN/Barcode 9781108021470
ClassificationsDewey:282.092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 October 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.