Loss and Gain: Ignatius Critical Editions
This novel about a young man's intellectual and spiritual development was the first work John Henry Newman wrote after entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. The story describes the perplexing questions and doubts Charles Reding experiences while attending Oxford. Though intending to avoid the religious controversies that are being heatedly debated at the university, Reding ends up leaving the Church of England and becoming a Catholic. A former Anglican clergyman who was later named a Catholic cardinal, Newman wrote this autobiographical novel to illustrate his own reasons for embracing Catholicism.

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Loss and Gain: Ignatius Critical Editions
This novel about a young man's intellectual and spiritual development was the first work John Henry Newman wrote after entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. The story describes the perplexing questions and doubts Charles Reding experiences while attending Oxford. Though intending to avoid the religious controversies that are being heatedly debated at the university, Reding ends up leaving the Church of England and becoming a Catholic. A former Anglican clergyman who was later named a Catholic cardinal, Newman wrote this autobiographical novel to illustrate his own reasons for embracing Catholicism.

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Loss and Gain: Ignatius Critical Editions

Loss and Gain: Ignatius Critical Editions

Loss and Gain: Ignatius Critical Editions

Loss and Gain: Ignatius Critical Editions

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Overview

This novel about a young man's intellectual and spiritual development was the first work John Henry Newman wrote after entering the Roman Catholic Church in 1845. The story describes the perplexing questions and doubts Charles Reding experiences while attending Oxford. Though intending to avoid the religious controversies that are being heatedly debated at the university, Reding ends up leaving the Church of England and becoming a Catholic. A former Anglican clergyman who was later named a Catholic cardinal, Newman wrote this autobiographical novel to illustrate his own reasons for embracing Catholicism.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781586177058
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Publication date: 06/01/2012
Series: Ignatius Critical Editions Series
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 432
Product dimensions: 5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Henry Newman (1801–1890) was an Anglican priest, theologian, and author most famous for his role in the Oxford Movement and his conversion to Catholicism. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1846 and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 1879. His works include The Idea of a University, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Loss and Gain, and Parochial and Plain Sermons .

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