Newman Studies Journal

Twice a year, NINS publishes the Newman Studies Journal (NSJ), which offers Newman-related articles in diverse fields, including philosophy, theology, spirituality, history, literature, and education.

Sources for NSJ articles include accepted submissions from the participants in the Newman Scholarship Program, select presentations from the Annual National Conference of the Newman Association of America, and unsolicited contributions submitted by Newman scholars throughout the world. Reviews of new works related to Newman are included, along with a Newman chronology and bibliography.

The Journal is a peer-reviewed publication under the supervision of an editorial board composed of noted Newman scholars. The editorial office is located at the Gailliot Center for Newman Studies.

PREVIEW: Vol.7 Issue 1, Spring 2010

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EDITORIAL PREFACE

“Ever since his first ‘conversion grace’ at the age of fifteen, Newman was never to lose his sense of god’s presence, his respect for revealed truth, and his thirst for holiness of life. In his own lifetime, the example of his singular piety and integrity was widely esteemed throughout England by both Catholics and Anglicans alike.”
John Paul II

ARTICLES

Newman on the Tension Between Religion and Science: Creationism, Evolution and Intelligent Design
Edward Jeremy Miller

After sketching four contemporary perspectives about the origin of the created world, this essay tests Newman’s contention that conflicts between true religious doctrines and sound scientific discoveries are only apparent: one truth cannot contradict another.  In resolving tensions between religion and science, Newman’s advice about being patient with apparent incompatibility seems particularly appropriate in the contemporary debate between Creationism, evolutionary theory, and Intelligent Design.

Edward Jeremy Miller, a professor of theology at Gwynedd-Mercy College (Gwynedd Valley, PA), published a prequel to this essay, “How Has Boethius’s Appeal for Ratio Fared?” in The Saint Anselm Journal, 7/1 (Fall 2009).

Probability and Economy in Newman’s Theory Of Knowledge
Dwight A. Lindley III

This article considers Newman’s basic epistemology in terms of two of his most important, and often over-looked, sources: Aristotle and the Church Fathers. In particular, Newman’s reliance upon Aristotle’s ethical and rhetorical thought on the one hand, and upon the patristic concept of oikonomia on the other, guided him in crafting the well-known account of faith and reason in his thirteenth University Sermon.

Dwight A. Lindley III, a doctoral candidate in Literature at the University of Dallas, is  working on a dissertation on Newman’s Aristotelian ethical and rhetorical thought.

Une Source Cachée: Blaise Pascal’s Influence upon John Henry Newman
Brian W. Hughes

This article breaks new ground by showing that Blaise Pascal exerted a greater influence upon John Henry Newman than scholars have previously acknowledged.  Drawing upon recently discovered unpublished information, this article traces connections between Pascal’s intuitive mind and Newman’s view of implicit reasoning and suggests overlaps between these two thinkers on such topics as the way implicit reasoning operates, the role of evidences in faith, and the need for ethics to guide good reasoning.

Brian W. Hughes is Associate Professor of Theology at the University of Saint Mary, Leavenworth, Kansas.

Newman, Perrone, and Möhler on Dogma and History:
A Reappraisal of the “Newman-Perrone Paper on Development”
C. Michael Shea

This article, an analysis of the “Newman-Perrone Paper on Development” (1847), argues that previous studies have inflated the differences between the two thinkers with the result that the significant influence of Newman’s theory of development on Perrone’s theology and, subsequently, on the definition of the Immaculate Conception has been overlooked.

C. Michael Shea, a Presidential Fellow and doctoral student in historical theology at Saint Louis University (Missouri), presented a version of this essay at the annual conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association at The University of Dallas (Texas) in August 2008.

John Henry Newman’s Anglican Views on Judaism
Steven D. Aguzzi

The scant scholarship associated with Newman’s Anglican views about Judaism has focused on his negative rhetoric against Judaism and portrayed him as anti-Semitic.  His Anglican writings, however, applied terms associated with Judaism in a typological sense to the political and religious realities of his day, primarily to support his apologetic agenda and to highlight threats to the Church of England.  Simultaneously, he stressed the positive characteristics of Judaism, illustrated the continuity between Judaism and Christianity, and pointed out that the religious system of Judaism was divinely inspired and contained worthy examples for Christian living.

Steven D. Aguzzi, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church and a doctoral student in systematic theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, would like to thank Fr. Drew Morgan, Daniel Lattier, and Damon McGraw for their helpful discussion during the composition of this article.

Newman’s Theology of the Immanent Trinity in his Parochial And Plain Sermons: 1829-1834
Vinh Bao Luu-Quang

This study of two of Newman’s Anglican sermons—“The Christian Mysteries” (1829) and “The Mystery of the Holy Trinity” (1831)—shows that he considered the doctrine of the Trinity to be the foundation of Christian faith.  Simultaneously, this study highlights the biblical and patristic underpinnings of Newman’s Trinitarian theology, while showing that he was defending Trinitarian orthodoxy from both “classical heresies” and contemporary Liberalism and Rationalism.

Vinh Bao Luu-Quang, a visiting scholar at the National Institute for Newman Studies during the summer of 2009, is a doctoral candidate in systematic theology at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

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