Newman and His Age [Paperback]

Sheridan Gilley (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 486 pages
• Publisher: Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd (October 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0232524785
• ISBN-13: 978-0232524789
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,922,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A biography of Newman which never flags, September 6, 2002

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T. Patrick Killough "All about Patrick" (Black Mountain, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Newman and His Age (Hardcover)

Theologians tell me that this is the ONLY biography of 19th Century English churchman John Henry Newman to read.

The book is long, but uniformly accurate and well prioritized.

For myself, the best part takes Newman from his birth in 1801 through his first religious conversion--to the Evangelistic pattern of the Church of England--in 1816. I have read at least two dozen accounts of "Young man Newman" and Gilley's trumps them all.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book, August 17, 2003

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This review is from: Newman and His Age (Paperback)

Thorough, eloquent, witty, just. Gentle reader, pounce.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What a slog !, December 17, 2009

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This review is from: Newman and His Age (Paperback)

This book is too long, includes too many details, fails to give the reader a feel for the overall picture. While there is substantial important information, there is way too much stuff about Newman's personal disputes with various Anglicans and Catholics. The title clearly misstates the nature of the book. If you want to learn about Newman's importance, read Dulles' short book instead.