The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume VIII: Tract 90 and the Jerusalem Bishopric, January 1841-April 1842 [Hardcover]

John Henry Newman (Author), Gerard Tracey (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0199204039 | ISBN-13: 978-0199204038 | Publication Date: February 17, 2000

John Henry Newman's influence on both the restoration of Roman Catholicism in England and the advance of Catholic ideas in the Church of England was profound. Volume VIII of the Letters and Diaries covers a turbulent period in his life with the publication of his Tract 90, his opposition to the establishment of the joint Anglo-Prussian Bishopric at Jerusalem, against a background of continuing acrimony in University affairs.

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`Besides its inestimable scholarly value, the volume is a powerful account of a courageous thinker and man' The Heythrop Journal, Vol.42, No.3

`Newman was a good letter writer, and reading this volume, which centres so much on religious controversies in the Anglican Church, is never tiring.' The Heythrop Journal, Vol.42, No.3

`exemplary edition ... This volume in the definitive Birmingham Oratory edition of Newman's letters and diaries maintains the staggering standards of it predecessors' Brian Young, The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 52, No.206, 2001

`this is a beautifully edited book.' Owen Chadwick, EHR, Sept. 00, Vol.15, No.463.

`Gerard Tracey's editing, which in addition to concisely informative notes includes an Introduction and six appendices, is exemplary. The student of Newmania - will it ever lose its fascination? - could have no better guide.' B.M.G. Reardon. The Expository Times July 2000.

About the Author

The Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) was an English convert to Roman Catholicism, later made a cardinal. In early life he was a major figure in the Oxford Movement to bring the Church of England back to its Catholic roots. Gerard Tracey is at The Oratory, Birmingham.

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• Hardcover: 672 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 17, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199204039
• ISBN-13: 978-0199204038
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
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4.0 out of 5 stars Primary source material for Newman, June 8, 2000

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This review is from: The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume VIII: Tract 90 and the Jerusalem Bishopric, January 1841-April 1842 (Hardcover)

Although this book is quite pricey, as have been other recent OUP releases, this volume of Newman's Letters and Diaries is critical for seeing JHN at a critical time of his Anglican career. Here, Newman seems almost surprised by the reception of Tract 90 and it is also apparent that the Jerusalem Bishopric affair was one of the critical blows to his loss of faith in the via media. Some biographies may give us a glimpse at what was happening at the time, but here we can read Newman as he was living through it, without the benefit of hindsight.