John Henry Newman 1801 – 1890
John Henry Newman was an English theologian, religious philosopher, and one of the great prose stylists of Victorian English. A leader of the Oxford Movement within the Church of England, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845 and was eventually made a cardinal. His Apologia Pro Vita Sua, written in defense of his intellectual integrity against accusations by Charles Kingsley, became a classic of religious autobiography. An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent developed his doctrine of the illative sense, the faculty by which we judge in concrete matters where strict proof is unavailable.
Key facts
- Nationality
- English
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Christian
Selected quotes
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Attributed to John Henry Newman:
“To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.”
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Attributed to John Henry Newman:
“Conscience is the aboriginal vicar of Christ.”
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Attributed to John Henry Newman:
“Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.”
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Attributed to John Henry Newman:
“An idea is an ambiguous thing; you cannot reach it without long preparation.”
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Attributed to John Henry Newman:
“Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom; lead Thou me on.”