PREVIEW: Vol.1 Issue 2, Fall 2004

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EDITORIAL PREFACE

"In a higher world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often."

ARTICLES

Awakened from My Dream: Newman on Illness and Spiritual Growth
Bernadette Waterman Ward
 
Most people do their utmost to avoid any and every type of suffering; yet, as this experience-based article shows, Newman, early in life, came to realize from his own illnesses that physical suffering can bring the sufferer to an awareness of the presence of God and so be an important part of personal spiritual development.

Dr. Bernadette Waterman Ward is associate professor of English and president of the Eta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Dallas (Irving, Texas); this essay was originally presented at the annual conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association at St. Joseph's College, Renssalaer, Indiana, in August 2003.

Newman the Failure
Peter M. J. Stravinskas
 
The Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman seemingly had the “Midas touch” in reverse. Oxford, Littlemore, Dublin were all sites of failures; the “Achilli Affair” was a humiliation; the quarrel with Faber was an embarrassment. Nonetheless, most people today think of Newman as a rousing success story. Why? Newman serves as an object lesson in living the Paschal Mystery, whereby each moment of crisis can be transformed into a moment of grace.

This paper was originally delivered at the National Newman Conference at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana, on August 8, 2003, by Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, who is stationed at Newman House, Omaha, Nebraska.

Newman and the Oratorian Idea of Scholarship
Drew Morgan, C.O.
 
For Newman the Roman Catholic, the Oratorian way of life resonated with his experience as a fellow of Oriel College, Oxford: the Oratory was a place of stability that provided an opportunity for scholarship. This article examines three aspects of the Oratorian idea of scholarship: the spiritual formation of the intellect; the role of the laity in a Catholic university; and the importance of personal influence in evangelization—educational ideals that are as fundamentally important today as they were in Newman's time.

Fr. Drew Morgan, C. O., is a priest of The Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Pittsburgh, PA. He is the Director of the National Institute for Newman Studies and teaches at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA. The present article was originally presented in Dublin, Ireland, at the annual conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association in August 2001.

Cardinal Newman and Benedictine Education
Daniel J. Heisey, O.S.B.
 
This article discusses Cardinal Newman's view of education, with special reference to the lecture “Discipline of Mind” in The Idea of a University and also to the essays on the Benedictines collected in Historical Sketches (volume 2).

Daniel J. Heisey, O. S. B., a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where he is known as Brother Bruno, is the author of A Short History of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1751 to 1936 (1997), as well as many articles and reviews.

Are Newman's “Tests” or “Notes” of Genuine Doctrinal Development Useful Today?
Gerard McCarren

Theologians have long appealed to Newman's Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine as a source for criteria to determine the genuineness of doctrinal developments. After pointing out that Newman changed his terminology from “tests” in the original edition to “notes”in the third edition, this article examines their current criteriological usefulness both in retrospect and in prospect.

Rev. Gerard H. McCarren, who earned his doctorate in theology from The Catholic University of America, is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology and Spiritual Director at Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ.

An Implicit Model of “Conception” in the Theological Papers of John Henry Newman on Faith and Certainty
Stephanie Terril

In attempting to describe the relationship between reason and faith, Newman repeatedly wrestled with questions concerning the human way of knowing. This article explores Newman's reflections on the process of "conception" in his theological papers that were unpublished during his life-time, yet in retrospect can be seen as preparatory steps in his eventual writing of the Grammar of Assent.

Stephanie Terril, the first participant in the Newman Scholarship Program at the National Institute for Newman Studies, received her doctorate from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, in 1995.

The Clash of Evangelical Doctrine with Parish Experience: The Overlooked Catalyst to Newman's “great change of religious opinions” in 1824-25
Robert C. Christie

The following article focuses on ten “case histories” from Newman's first months in pastoral ministry as an Anglican deacon. Cumulatively, these case histories show the inter-action between his pastoral ministry, his life- experiences and his theological development.

Robert C. Christie is Senior Professor of General Education at DeVry University, North Brunswick, New Jersey. This article was originally delivered at the annual conference of The Venerable John Henry Newman Association, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, August 2003.

PASTORAL VIGNETTES

Newman's Capacity for Friendship

BOOK REVIEWS

David Fleischacker on Paul Cullen, John Henry Newman, and the Catholic University of Ireland, 1845-1865 by Colin Barr

Edward Enright, O.S.A. on A Victorian Wanderer: The Life of Thomas Arnold the Younger by Bernard Bergonzi

John T. Ford, C.S.C on Pilgrim Journey: John Henry Newman 1801-1845 by Vincent Ferrer Blehl, S. J.

Kevin Godfrey on John Henry Newman: Heart Speaks to Heart, Selected Spiritual Writings edited by Lawrence S. Cunningham

John T. Ford, C.S.C., on What was the Oxford Movement? by George Herring

Duane Bruce on The Catholic Revival in English Literature 1845-1961 by Ian Ker

NEWMAN CHRONOLOGY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NINS UPDATE

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