The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman: Volume IX: Littlemore and the Parting of Friends May 1842-October 1843 [Hardcover]

John Henry Newman (1801-90) was brought up in the Church of England in the Evangelical tradition. An Oxford graduate and Fellow of Oriel College, he was appointed Vicar of St Mary's Oxford in 1828; from 1839 onwards he began to have doubts about the claims of the Anglican Church and in 1845 he was received into the Roman Catholic Church. He was made a Cardinal in 1879. His influence on both the restoration of Roman Catholicism in England and the advance of Catholic ideas in the Church of England was profound.This volume covers a crucially important and significant period in Newman's life. The Church of England bishops' continuing condemnation ofTract 90- plus Pusey's two-year suspension for preaching a university sermon on the Real Presence - are major factors in Newman resigning as Vicar of St Mary's, Oxford. His doubts about the Church of England are deeper and stronger than ever, and he is moving closer to Rome. William Lockhart's sudden defection to Rome in August 1843 precipitates his resignation. He preaches his final Anglican sermon, 'The Parting of Friends', and retires into lay communion at Littlemore. The first edition ofUniversity Sermons, including the celebrated sermon on theological development, virtually sells out within a fortnight.PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsIntroductory NoteSummary of Events covered by this VolumeTHE LETTERS AND DIARIES OF JOHN HENRY NEWMANAppendix 1. Articles and Writers in the British Critic, July 1842-October 1843Appendix 2. Bishops' Charges, May-October 1842Appendix 3. 'Episcopal Charges of the past Year', British Critic, January 1843Appendix 4. University Sermon: 'The Theory of Developments in Religious Doctrine', preached 2 February 1843, first editionAppendix 5. Correspondence between Edward Badeley, ecclesiastical lawyer, and Philip Wynter, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, 28 July-14 August 1843Appendix 6. A Letter to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford by the Revd James GarlãZ