NEWMAN STUDIES JOURNAL
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Vol. 3, Issue 2, Fall 2006 EDITORIAL PREFACE “‘Who
Are The Laity?’ I Answered That The Church Would Look Foolish
Without Them—” John Henry Newman ARTICLES Religious Formation of the Laity at the Catholic University of Ireland Jane Rupert This article, which was originally presented at the annual conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association at Villanova University in July 2005, examines the “religious formation” of students at the Catholic University of Ireland as presented by Newman in his university sermons and discourses. Newman wanted the students to develop not only intellectually, but also religiously and morally. He saw tutors as critical to this process of formation. Jane Rupert, who is an independent scholar living in Toronto, Canada, is presently completing a book on Newman and the nature of literary rationality.
Newman
on the Voice of the Laity: Lessons for Today’s Church
Edward Jeremy Miller This essay, which was originally the opening presentation for the 2005 conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association on “Newman and the Laity” at Villanova University, discusses four areas where Newman’s ideas about the voice of the laity have lessons for American Catholic life today: his non-clericalized view of the Church, the lack of appreciation for the laity, his vision of an educated laity, and the need for consulting the laity about doctrinal matters. Edward Jeremy Miller, who taught at Emory University in Atlanta for nearly a dozen years, is now a professor of theology at Gwynedd-Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, PA. A Theology of the Laity: A Doctrine in Development William J. Kelly, S.J. Although many scholars base their reflections about Newman’s theology of the laity on his Roman Catholic writings, his thoughts on this topic during his Anglican years seem equally important for the development of his views on the role of the laity in the Church. This article, which is an exploratory essay written as a prelude to a more extensive study, examines four principles of Newman’s Anglican thought on the laity: Taxonomy of the Laity [1801–1824], “Guardians of Tradition” [1822–1833], the “Law of the Mind”[1828–1833], and the Principle of Development [1843–1845]. Fr. Kelly, retired associate professor of Theology at Marquette University, originally presented this paper at the National Newman Conference at Villanova University in July 2005. Conversion
Through Liturgy: Newman’s Liturgy Sermon Series Of 1830 Robert Christie The liturgy is the unique intersection of the worshipping community’s spiritual and theological life. John Henry Newman’s 1830 series of liturgy sermons—most of which were not published until 1991—not only supports this description but is also particularly relevant to the Church of the twenty-first century, which struggles with the issue of the community’s liturgical participation as part of its spiritual and theological life. Robert C. Christie is Senior Professor of Philosophy and Religion in the Department of General Education at DeVry University, North Brunswick, New Jersey. This article was originally presented at the Annual Conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association, Villanova University, July 22, 2005. “Realizing”
the Classical Authors: Newman’s Epic Journey in the Mediterranean What is the significance of Newman’s Mediterranean Journey of 1832–1833? This essay provides a triple-framed response: historically, Newman’s journey was a postlude to his removal as a tutor of Oriel College and a prelude to the Oxford Movement; existentially, his journey was a “realization” of geographical learnings and philosophical ideas that had previously been “notional”; analogically, his journey had fascinating parallels with the Oxonian classical “types” of Homer’s Odysseus and Virgil’s Aeneas M. Katherine Tillman is Professor Emerita in the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Newman’s
Mediterranean “Verses”: Poetry at the Service of Doctrinal Teaching
and Religious Rewnal
After examining Newman’s youthful ideas about poetry, this article shows how some of the poems Newman wrote during his Mediterranean voyage (1832–1833) provide an interesting window into his feelings and beliefs at the beginning of the Oxford Movement. In so doing, the article attempts to kindle interest in Newman’s largely undervalued talent as a poet. Juan R. Velez-Giraldo, who is a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei residing in Los Angeles, wishes to express his gratitude for the advice and corrections of Professor Barbara H. Wyman, Instructor of English and Latin at McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Newman as
Theological Tourist John Ford,
C.S.C. In spite of the difficulties of traveling in the nineteenth century, Newman traveled frequently—usually in order to fulfill pastoral duties or family responsibilities. The one occasion when he took an extended vacation was a voyage to the Mediterranean in 1832–1833. Part of this trip included a five-week stay in Rome, which provided material not only for letters home, but also for a series of theological reflections that were published in The British Magazine in 1834 and 1836. Newman’s
Memory of his Sicilian Sojourn This reflection on two chapters of Xavier Tilliette’s La Mémoire et l’Invisible points out that Newman’s Sicilian sojourn was not only a historical turning point in his life, but the memory of his “illness in Sicily” had a life–long influence. Martin Charcosset, a seminarian of the Archdiocese of Lyon, France, and a student at Theological College, The Catholic University of America, during the academic year 2005–2006, was a Newman Scholar at the National Institute for Newman Studies in December 2005. BOOK
REVIEWS: New Editions of Newman’s Writings J.
Raymond Lord reviewing: Stanley Jaki, Ed.,
An
Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine [1845] BOOK
REVIEWS John F. Hulsman reviewing: Philip Rule, Coleridge and Newman C.J.T.
Talar reviewing: Louis-Pierre
Sardella, Mgr Eudoxe Irénée Mignot (1842-1918): Un évêque français au temps
du modernisme Halbert
Weidner reviewing: Johannes Sobotta, Gerhard Schündelen (1808-1876). Überssetzer
von Werken John Henry Newmans in Deutschland. Ein Beitrag zur Newman-Rezeption Charles
Hefling reviewing: Timothy Maxwell Gouldstone, The Rise and Decline of Anglican
Idealism David
Fleischacker reviewing: Paul
Shrimpton, A Catholic Eton? Newman’s
Oratory School PASTORAL
RESOURCE
Scripture Index
to Newman’s Sermons Paul
Harrison While Newman’s Parochial and Plain Sermons contain a treasure trove of his thoughts on various passages of Scripture, to our knowledge, no index exists of the principal texts of these sermons. There are indices of all the scriptural allusions in his sermons but not of the sermon texts that provided the theme for these sermons. This index fills that gap, listing all the principal scripture texts in canonical order. Paul V. Harrison, pastor of Cross Timbers Free Will Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, is Adjunct Professor at Free Will Baptist Bible College and editor of Integrity: A Journal of Christian Thought. BIBLIOGRAPHY NEWMAN CHRONOLOGY
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