The great dissent : John Henry Newman and the liberal heresy

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The great dissent : John Henry Newman and the liberal heresy

Title remainder

John Henry Newman and the liberal heresy

Statement of responsibility

Robert Pattison

Creator

• Pattison, Robert

Subject

• Christianity and culture -- History -- 19th century
• Civilization, Modern -- 19th century
• Dissenters, Religious -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
• England -- Church history -- 19th century
• England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
• Hampden, Renn Dickson, 1793-1868
• Liberalism (Religion) -- History of doctrines -- 19th century
• Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890
• Arius, -approximately 336

Language

eng

Summary

This volume argues that Newman's religious philosophy developed as an attempt to salvage truth from the liberal scepticism prevalent in his day. It contends that Newman's strength lies in his theory of belief and his wish for liberal scholarship to reassess the role of belief in human affairs

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• Online access with subscription: University Press scholarship online (Oxford scholarship online)

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

230.2092

Index

index present

LC call number

BR1615

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Target audience

specialized