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Penguin Classics (1995), Edition: Revised ed., 608 pages
Description
An influential Church of England vicar, John Henry Newman stunned the Anglican community in 1843 when he joined the Roman Catholic Church. Protestant clergyman Charles Kingsley launched the most scathing attacks against Newman and this was Newman's brilliant response. A spiritual autobiography, "Apologia Pro Vita Sua "explores the very depths and nature of Christianity.
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LibraryThing member shawd63
Important read for anyone who is Anglican but finds themselves drawn to Rome. I'm not really qualified to give a good review of this book, but will say this: know your church history and Anglican documents well before you read--for instance it's important to know the 39 Articles, or at least have
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access to them, so you understand what Newman was wrestling with before he wrote Tract 90 and later went to Rome. Show Less
LibraryThing member palaverofbirds
Boy, did I not really get much out of this book. I was a bit curious, having also been one who sort of unexpectedly went Catholic one day, to some persons' surprise. To me the book is just rather locked in its timely position in 19th century English church life, and more universal aspects of faith
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and religion were passed aside. Fine, okay, no one says an autobiography has to be generational, but I expected more by this book's repuation. Show Less
LibraryThing member palaverofbirds
Boy, did I not really get much out of this book. I was a bit curious, having also been one who sort of unexpectedly went Catholic one day, to some persons' surprise. To me the book is just rather locked in its timely position in 19th century English church life, and more universal aspects of faith
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and religion were passed aside. Fine, okay, no one says an autobiography has to be generational, but I expected more by this book's repuation. Show Less
LibraryThing member palaverofbirds
Boy, did I not really get much out of this book. I was a bit curious, having also been one who sort of unexpectedly went Catholic one day, to some persons' surprise. To me the book is just rather locked in its timely position in 19th century English church life, and more universal aspects of faith
Show More
and religion were passed aside. Fine, okay, no one says an autobiography has to be generational, but I expected more by this book's repuation. Show Less
LibraryThing member palaverofbirds
Boy, did I not really get much out of this book. I was a bit curious, having also been one who sort of unexpectedly went Catholic one day, to some persons' surprise. To me the book is just rather locked in its timely position in 19th century English church life, and more universal aspects of faith
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and religion were passed aside. Fine, okay, no one says an autobiography has to be generational, but I expected more by this book's repuation. Show Less
LibraryThing member stillatim
I suspect I would have been better served reading about Newman than reading him, though his prose is quite lovely (by eighteenth century standards, at least, which are rather low). This is an excellent edition, though.
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Prix Langlois (1940)
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Original publication date
1864
1994 [this edition only]
ISBN
9780140433746
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