{"product_id":"john-henry-newman-a-very-brief-history-9780281078592","title":"John Henry Newman: A Very Brief History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In another world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (1903)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanonized by Pope Francis in October 2019, Saint John Henry Newman (1801-90) was one of the most controversial and influential thinkers of his day. He is now recognized as one of the finest prose stylists of modern times, as well as a popular poet and hymn-writer. His spiritual autobiography, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, is a modern classic, and his many theological writings continue to be widely read and highly regarded by Christians of all traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Eamon Duffy brilliantly demonstrates in this fresh assessment of Newman's life and achievement, other theologians of his time are now largely of historical interest whereas Newman is still very much our contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This splendid book... expertly illuminates every aspect of Newman's life [and] work.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEamon Duffy\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Christian History at the University of Cambridge and a past president of Magdalene College. One of the world's most influential and widely respected historians, his previous books include the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Stripping of the Altars\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale University Press, 1994), \u003ci\u003eThe Voices of Morebath\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale University Press, 2001) \u003ci\u003eFires of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (Yale University Press, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eSaints, Sacrilege and Sedition\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2012).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"SPCK Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51735639228690,"sku":"9780281078592","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41452978-044c-4c5d-bfd2-a4ba5a07425d.jpg?v=1763539764","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/john-henry-newman-a-very-brief-history-9780281078592","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}