Discourses on the Scope and Nature of University Education: Addressed to the Catholics of Dublin

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Discourses on the Scope and Nature of University Education: Addressed to the Catholics of Dublin
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Henry Newman
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Education
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:482
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenrePhilosophy of religion
ISBN/Barcode 9781108022057
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 4 November 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Throughout his career as a theologian, deacon, priest and cardinal, John Henry Newman (1801-1890) remained a committed believer in the value of education. A graduate of Trinity College, Oxford, his own academic experiences shaped his friendships, politics and faith. His Discourses (1852), delivered initially as a series of lectures when he was rector of the newly-established Catholic University of Ireland, inspired a generation of young and talented Catholic scholars. Providing an intelligent but accessible analysis of the relationship between theology and other academic disciplines, the lectures were celebrated in the popular press for dispensing instruction to those who 'had no traditions to guide them in forming a correct estimate of what a university ought to be'. Newman argued that a university should foster the 'diffusion and extension of knowledge' rather than religious or moral training, and that it should prepare students for life in the world.