Newman and the Nineteenth Century Church (CH2163C)

Content

This unit will examine the life of John Henry Newman and his context in the Anglican Church. It will explore his role in developing the theology and spirituality of the Oxford Movement and the influence of the Movement on the Anglican Communion and beyond. Newman’s later life in the Catholic Church will also be examined, including his contribution to education both University and secondary, his view on the role of the laity in the Church and his attitude to contemporary issues, such as evolution and Papal Infallibility. An evaluation will be made of his impact on Catholic thought and practice.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

36 points of Church History/Spirituality or equivalent

Pedagogy

Lecturers and seminars

Indicative Bibliography

• Aquino, F.D. & B.J. King, (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of John Henry Newman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018.
• Blehl, Vincent Ferrer. Pilgrim Journey: John Henry Newman 1801-1845. New York: Paulist, 2001.
• Brown, Stewart, and Peter Nockles, eds. The Oxford Movement: Europe and the Wider World 1830-1930. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
• Brown, Stewart J., Peter Nockles, and James Pereiro, eds. The Oxford Handbook of the Oxford Movement. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.
• Chapman, Raymond, ed. Firmly I Believe: An Oxford Movement Reader. Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2006.
• Cooper, Austin. John Henry Newman: A Developing Spirituality. Homebush, NSW: St Paul Publications, 2012.
• Ker, Ian, and Terrence Merrigan, eds. The Cambridge Companion to John Henry Newman. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
• Lefebre, Philippe, ed. John Henry Newman, Doctor of the Church. Oxford: Family Publications, 2007.
• Nockles, Peter. The Oxford Movement in Context: Anglican High Churchmanship 1760-1857. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
• Strange, Roderick. John Henry Newman: a mind alive. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2008.

Assessment