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John henry newman biography ian ker: John Henry Newman: A Biography (Oxford

By his own admission, he had to be careful about his temper lest he "blow people out of the water. This is a hefty book pages of textbut it's without doubt the foremost work on England's newest saint. Ian Ker appropriately writes a biography of Newman's life that is not simply a chronicle of events but a chronicle of the thought and writing of Newman.

So much of Newman's life was caught up in controversy and much of his written work arose out of this, whether the Tracts for the Times including controversial Tract 90 which led to his conversion to Catholicism, or his Idea of a University, which arose out of the struggle to establish a Catholic University in Ireland, or the Apologia Pro Vita Sua, which arose out of accusations of dis-ingenuousness in his conversion to Catholicism, or The Grammar of Assent, on the justification of belief in an increasingly skeptical era.

Ker traces out these controversies and the contours of Newman's thought, along with his relations, good and ill, with many leading characters in Anglicanism and Catholicism in his day. As a consequence, this is a long and dense, but worthwhile book for anyone interested in the life and thought of Newman. Liam Guilar. Author 13 books 55 followers.

A fine narrative of Newman and his writing and thought, My only reservation is that sometimes a little context would have helped. Perhaps this lack is only noticed because most of the biographies I read are of early modern subjects where context tends to overwhelm the biographical details, but as someone who isn't an expert in Anglican theology or establishment quarrels at the start of the 19th century, there were times when i knew what Newman thought about something, without knowing what he was thinking or writing about.

I read Newman's Apologia first, which did make it easier to follow. Fittingly for a biography of a man who wrote such fine prose, Ker's writing is clear and precise and enjoyable to read.

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Great book! Kind of an intellectual biography. Deep coverage of the works. However, I would recommend "Apologia pro vita sua" for a beginner in Newman studies. Alejandro Sada. I bought this book thirty years ago and only got through pages before events took over and it was shelved.

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Coming back to it now in my retirement I have been overwhelmed by the contents. I have lived with Newman through these pages for the past ten weeks and I feel as if his mind and heart have seeped into my own. It is a remarkable book on a remarkable life. Read it! Established as the most recent exhaustive biography of Newman. Focuses more, in my opinion, on Newman's intellectual and literary path than his human growth, character, relations.

But still a must-read for all who really wish to know more about him. To supplement this book, the volumes by Edward Short are excellent. A thorough, well researched and written biography by an expert on Newman.