/lit/ - Literature

Is John Henry Newman actually worth reading?

Why is Newman so cool, bros?

Anbody ever read John Henry Newman's poetry? I've read a few of his short poems, they're really good. I want to get around to reading "The Dream of Gerontius" sooner or later.

>>19200022
There's not a single saint who isn't extremely cool and based in his or her own way.

Speaking of, it's Saint John Henry Newman's feast day. He's a personal favorite of mine.

>"I have read him a great deal... [in 'Oxen'] where all the other authors are
parodied, Newman alone is rendered pure, in the grave beauty of his style. Besides, I needed that fulcrum to hold up the rest... The Church will surely decide to make a saint of him, if only for the numerous conversions that have followed in the wake of his own. At least a Blessed, if they don't succeed in finding a miracle."

Huh, Joyce predicted Newman's sainthood.

>>18597154
English Catholics actually tend to wind up pretty cool.

The fact that they now ordain women invalidates everything that every Anglican has ever said about anything.

Basically every Catholic Englishman is based. Both cradle and convert.

>>16709719
>>16709726
The Church has never changed its doctrines and never will. Quod semper, quod ubique, quod ab omnibus. Truth is clarified and brought to its full flower over the centuries (we would not say that an oak tree is different in essence from its acorn, though they may appear so to an observer), but the Gospel has never been altered.

>>16464514
>blocks your path
But seriously, Catholic culture is not dead. It's the largest christian "denomination" in the world (over 1 billion catholics).

Have you read John Henry Newman, /lit/? I've been reading him recently and I really like what I've read so far.

Who else has been reading Newman since his canonization? I've been reading his sermons delivered before Oxford. They're from back when he was still an Anglican, but they're still so wonderful and insightful, and of course, the prose is great. Joyce was right to praise Newman's prose.

>>14427294
You misunderstand. The good interpretation of Aquinos' cosmological arguments is that; EVEN IF you accept causality, god is present. If you don't his presence is obvious – obviously.

Do you ever read Newman, /lit/?

Reminder that Nietzsche's true rival is Newman.

What was Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman?

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>Not bad, stressing over learning Latin well enough to pass the language exam needed for my Master's degree. I just found out I'm going to have another poem published, though, which is nice.

>Fifteen Sermons Preached Before The University of Oxford Between A.D. 1826 And 1843, by John Henry Newman

Now that Newman is a saint I feel compelled to go back and read more of his stuff. These sermons were written back when he was still an Anglican, but they contain a lot of great thought in them, so they're definitely worth checking out.

Today is John Henry Newman's feast day. Has /lit/ ever read anything by him? He was a fairly prolific writer, and also a poet as well. Joyce considered his prose to be the finest in the English language.

>>13427993
>innovations

This is also covered by the Church's great writers. Read John Henry Newman on the development of doctrine. Newman's going to be a saint soon, by the way, so his work should receive particular attention.

What was his problem?

Do you all like John Henry Cardinal Newman? He's going to be formally declared a saint this year.

Awww yeah bitches

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-approves-canonization-of-john-henry-newman-34200

Everyone should read Newman, the man is a genius. I hope he's declared a Doctor of the Church, too.

Who is the greatest English Catholic writer? John Henry Newman? G.K. Chesterton? Evelyn Waugh? Graham Greene?

Where do I start with this guy? I saw his name pop up a few times in a few prose threads and I'm intrigued.