Author: John Coulson and A.M. Allchin (editors)
Title: The Rediscovery of Newman: An Oxford Symposium
Description: London, Sheed & Ward/SPCK, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth with dustjacket. xxi, 250p. Dustjacket in good condition with only minor soiling and shelf wear. Book itself is tight, clean, and in very good condition. This edited volume is the fruit of a symposium that produced at least 12 distinct papers, all included here. The papers are all authored by European scholars. The book begins with the contemporary relevance of Newman, then six papers are devoted to Newman's sources. This is followed by four essays on the development of Newman's influence in Europe. The last part is a paper on Newman's thought in relation to the Second Vatican Council, which had closed just two years prior to the publication of this volume. Various readers will appreciate the mid-twentieth European perspective on Newman's enduring relevance. .

Keywords: Oxford movement, tractarians, Vatican II, 20th century, modern


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