This title includes 365 Short Extracts from the writings of Newman. The excerpts are presented according to the calendar, with a passage for every day of the year. The material is organised in reference to: The Church Calendar; and, Significant dates in the life of Newman himself. The bulk of the material will be taken from Prayers Verses and Devotions, Parochial and Plain Sermons, Discourses to Mixed Congregations, Oxford University Sermons and The Apologia and The Dream of Gerontius. This book is aimed at Christians who want a better kwledge of Newman and want to enrich their devotional lives with his wisdom. Since the beatification of Newman this year, there are more Christians than ever who have become aware of him, who have gained a taste of his ideas but who long to kw more. This book is aimed squarely at this large constituent of people.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
0826439195
ISBN-13
9780826439192
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111589976
Dimensions
Weight
249g
Height
216mm
Width
138mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
NY
Spine
13mm
Edited by
Bernard Dive
Introduction by
Bernard Manzo
Author Biography
Bernard Dive was for a time an editor at John Murray Ltd. He has degrees in English and Theology and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is now a freelance editor and writer and writes frequently for the Tablet and TLS.
