{"product_id":"my-campaign-in-ireland-volume-i-9780852444092","title":"My Campaign in Ireland Volume I","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume of John Henry Newman's Catholic University papers, collected and arranged by his private secretary William Neville, was printed for private circulation in 1896, six years after Newman's death. Since then, it has only been reproduced in facsimile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Campaign in Ireland, Part I\u003c\/em\u003e brings together all the most important documents penned by Newman in his efforts to establish a Catholic university in Ireland. As founding rector, Newman was fully involved in every aspect of the university from 1854, when it opened, until 1858, when he resigned. The discourses he composed in 1852, to prepare for the university's foundation, form the first half of \u003cem\u003eThe Idea of a University\u003c\/em\u003e, Newman's great classic work on education; but the foundational documents in \u003cem\u003eMy Campaign in Ireland, Part I\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrate how he was able to turn theory into practice in adverse circumstances. Filling out Newman's vision of education, they show how he should also be esteemed for his practical contribution to education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile these university papers are a treasure for anyone alive to Newman's educational genius, they contain an additional item that gives the collection a special significance: Discourse V which Newman omitted from the \u003cem\u003eIdea\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first critical edition of \u003cem\u003eMy Campaign in Ireland, Part I\u003c\/em\u003e. The editor, Newman scholar Paul Shrimpton, provides an introduction and comprehensive footnotes. These elucidate the significance of the volume's various documents by providing a historical context for Newman's educational endeavours in Dublin. In addition, English translations have been supplied for documents that were originally in Latin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewman, John Henry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Cardinal John Henry Newman is recognized as one of the foremost intellectual figures of the nineteenth century. A prolific writer, with over forty major works published, he is well known as a theologian, philosopher, educational theorist and poet.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShrimpton, Paul:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dr Paul Shrimpton read Mathematics at Balliol College, Oxford, and gained his doctorate in history of education at the Institute of Education, University of London. He teaches at Magdalen College School, Oxford.","brand":"Gracewing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50448719020306,"sku":"9780852444092","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b41f5da-20e6-45e6-b9b0-5069f68ad401.jpg?v=1729736868","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-campaign-in-ireland-volume-i-9780852444092","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}