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John Henry Newman
1801–1890
An influential churchman, writer, and thinker of 19th-century England, he became one of the central figures in the Oxford Movement before later entering the Roman Catholic Church. His sermons, essays, and spiritual writings have kept speaking to readers long after his lifetime.
15 Audiobooks
An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent
by John Henry Newman
Loss and gain : The story of a convert
by John Henry Newman
Apologia pro vita sua : being a history of his religious opinions
by John Henry Newman
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
by John Henry Newman
Apologia pro vita sua
by John Henry Newman
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8)
by John Henry Newman
Callista : a Tale of the Third Century
by John Henry Newman
Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity
by John Henry Newman
Selections from the Prose Writings of John Henry Cardinal Newman For the Use of Schools
by John Henry Newman
The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin
by John Henry Newman
Dissertatiunculae Quaedam Critico-Theologicae
by John Henry Newman
Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8)
by John Henry Newman
Hymni ecclesiae
by John Henry Newman
The Dream of Gerontius
by John Henry Newman
Perte et gain : histoire d'un converti
by John Henry Newman
About the author
Born in London in 1801, John Henry Newman studied at Oxford and was ordained in the Church of England. He became widely known through the Oxford Movement, a major effort to renew the church by recovering its older Christian roots. Alongside his religious work, he built a lasting reputation as a gifted prose writer, preacher, and poet.
After years of study and inner struggle, he was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. He later joined the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, founded the Catholic University of Ireland, and was made a cardinal in 1879. Among his best-known works are Apologia Pro Vita Sua, The Idea of a University, and the poem The Dream of Gerontius.
Newman died in 1890 in Birmingham. He is remembered not only for his place in English religious history, but also for the clarity, honesty, and reflective depth of his writing, which continues to attract readers interested in faith, conscience, education, and the life of the mind.