John Henry Newman and the Crisis of Modernity

This book brings John Henry Newman into conversation with important themes relating to modernity: the role of doubt, modern views of reason, Newman's university ideal, secularity, and religious diversity.

List of contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Brian W. Hughes and Danielle Nussberger

Part I

Theological-historical Investigations and Newman's Influence on Contemporary Thinkers

1 Consulting the Faithful: the Origins and Afterlife of Newman's Idea

Benjamin King

2 Newman and the Architecture of Knowledge in the Modern University

Tim Muldoon

3 Newman on Doubt as a Natural Cognitive Process

Ono Ekeh

4 Sainthood Revisited in Newman and Balthasar

Danielle Nussberger

Part II

Contemporary Applications of Newman's Thought

5 Christianity after the "Eclipse of Grace": John Henry Newman and Charles Taylor's A Secular Age

Dan Rober

6 Newman and American Catholicism: The Search for a Hemispheric Ecclesiology

Paul Monson

7 Dealing with the Fragmentation of Knowledge: The Complex Grounds for Faith in Newman, Adorno, and Latour

Colby Dickinson

8 Universal Revelation and Religious Diversity: On Supersessionism, Religious Diversity, and John Henry Newman

Tracey Tiemeier

9 Progress Traps and Christian Eschatology: Newman, Christian Spirituality, and Acedia

Christopher Cimorelli

10 Newman, Pope Francis, and the Paradoxical Nature of Christian Joy

Brian W. Hughes

About the Contributors

About the author

Brian W. Hughes is professor of theology in the Theology and Pastoral Ministry Program at the University of Saint Mary.

Danielle Nussberger is associate professor of systematic theology and director of undergraduate studies at Marquette University.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Hughes, Brian W. Nussberger Hughes
• Assisted by: Brian W. Hughes (Editor), Danielle Nussberger (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781978702103
• ISBN: 978-1-978702-10-3
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, General & world history, History of Religion, General and world history, Philosophy of religion, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church