{"id":101,"date":"2015-05-23T01:19:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/05\/introduction-to-cardinal-newman-q-a-in-theology-church-history-and-conversion-edited-by-dave-armstrong.html"},"modified":"2019-04-11T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T19:15:53","slug":"introduction-to-cardinal-newman-q-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/05\/introduction-to-cardinal-newman-q-on.html","title":{"rendered":"Intro.: &#8220;Cardinal Newman: Q &#038; A in Theology, Church History, &#038; Conversion&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2015\/05\/Newman32.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2685 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2015\/05\/Newman32-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"Newman32\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<p>[public domain \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:John_Henry_Newman_Reading_a_Book.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>(5-23-15)<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote in a letter dated 10 February 1869:<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">I am <i>not<\/i> a theologian. A theologian is one who has mastered theology \u2013 who can say how many opinions there are on every point, what authors have taken which, and which is the best \u2013 who can discriminate exactly between proposition and proposition, argument and argument, who can pronounce which are safe, which allowable, which dangerous \u2013 who can trace the history of doctrines in successive centuries, and apply the principles of former times to the conditions of the present. This it is to be a theologian \u2013 this and a hundred things besides \u2013 which I am not, and never shall be.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">He stated \u201cI am not a theologian\u201d many times in his letters. He often qualified any theological instruction he gave, making sure to note that it was not cast in stone, and subject to correction by the Church or credentialed theologians. In the above, strict \u201cacademic\u201d or \u201cscholarly\u201d sense, indeed he was not a theologian. Yet in another broader (and in my opinion, far more important) sense, he certainly <i>was<\/i> one.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p>Whether Newman was a <i>theologian<\/i> or not, he wrote exquisitely on theology. The very fact that he was seeking to write (especially in his personal letters) on a popular, non-technical level, makes his work in this regard so important. In effect, he becomes a catechist, and in part, an apologist, in these informal remarks in his voluminous correspondence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Scholars \u2013 for the most part \u2013 write to and for <i>other scholars<\/i>, whereas the goal of Catholic catechists, apologists, and evangelists is to reach the masses (and Catholics) with the joyous good news of the glorious fullness of the Catholic Christian faith.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Furthermore, in Cardinal Newman\u2019s writing we find (always and everywhere) extraordinary prose almost unequaled in its eloquence: a feast of 19th century English style. Lastly \u2013 of supreme relevance and importance \u2013 we encounter a <i>saintly<\/i> (as of this writing, beatified) man, who will most likely one day be canonized as a saint. I personally firmly believe that he will also be honored as a Doctor of the Church in due course.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">This is the third book of Newman quotations that I have compiled. I do so partly out of obligation for the central role that he played in my own spiritual and theological odyssey, but primarily to widen the availability of his lesser-known writings, and to share his profound thought and insights with as wide an audience as possible.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">My present goal (and what makes this book different from the previous two) is to create almost a \u201csystematic theology\u201d from Cardinal Newman. By use of categories, I have sought to arrange his thoughts in such a way that they can be accessed all the more quickly.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Cardinal Newman (as one can see in the Table of Contents) covered a very wide range of topics in his correspondence. I have sought to collect the \u201ccream\u201d of his theological thoughts therein. As such, this volume might be regarded as Newman\u2019s \u201ccatch-all\u201d book, in which he deals with many theological subjects; very unlike most of his books, which are devoted to a single topic.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">May you enjoy this treasure-trove of wonderful theology, as well as Newman\u2019s ruminations on Church history and the complexities of the conversion process. In conversion, often theology, Church history, personal experience, and apologetics are all merged together. No one exemplified this mixture and the process of conversion more than Blessed Cardinal Newman.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">*<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">Thus, this volume may be of particular usefulness for possible converts, as well as Catholics seeking to revive an uncertain or tentative personal Catholic faith. In these fabulous quotations, in any event, there is much precious treasure for <i>anyone<\/i> who loves theology and God, Who is at the center of it.<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">***<\/div>\n<div class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" align=\"JUSTIFY\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[public domain \/ Wikimedia Commons] *** (5-23-15) *** Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote in a letter dated 10 February 1869: * I am not a theologian. 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Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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