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Holiness in a Secular Age: The Writings of Cardinal Newman
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Books > Biographies > Lives of the Saints
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| Author/Artist: |
JUAN R VELEZ |
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9781594172816 |
| Publisher: |
Scepter Publishers |
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PAPERBACK |
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AU$39.95 |
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Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801–1890), the pre-eminent English intellectual and convert to Catholicism, was brought up in an Anglican home where his grandmother and an aunt first nurtured his love for the Bible. At the age of 15, he had a first conversion to Evangelical Christianity. For a few years he was influenced in his piety and biblical reading by evangelical authors, and later in the sacramental and ecclesial life by Anglican theologians. Then in 1845, through the study of the Church Fathers, he came to a profound understanding of authentic development of doctrine, in particular the exercise of the Pope’s office; it was then that he became Roman Catholic.
He lived during a period similar to ours: one of economic and technological progress that was accompanied by an embrace of materialism and a subsequent loss of faith and moral breakdown. Newman’s writings challenge us, living in a world similar to his. His writings on the subject of holiness, the practice of the Christian virtues, the objective nature of truth and its relationship to the moral conscience, university education, and the role of the laity in society and the Church are very much needed today.
Individuals, parish groups, and students at Newman Centers will benefit and learn from Blessed Newman’s life example, insights, and teachings found in this book.
Fr Juan Velez obtained a licentiate in theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and a doctorate in theology at the University of Navarre. In 1998 he was ordained a priest for the Prelature of Opus Dei. |
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