John Henry Newman: A Life Sacrificed

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This unparalleled introduction to St. John Henry Newman—mind, heart,
soul, and personality—brings the great cardinal to life before our eyes,
and with him the charged air of nineteenth-century England. Drawing
from his letters, writings, and journal entries with precision and
poetic flair, the book is one of Ida Friederike Görres’ masterworks.

While
famous for his brilliance, Cardinal Newman did not hide in an ivory
tower. His life was one of risk, sacrifice, and immense charity. His
sharp turn to Catholicism rocked the University of Oxford, costing him
his friendships, his livelihood, and his identity. Through failures and
disappointments, over and over again, Newman let himself be recreated by
God. 

This work, in Görres’ words, is a portrait of “the
boy, puzzled, who was startled and overwhelmed by God; the active,
creative young prophet of his church in crisis; the hermit, who he was
and wanted to be all his life; and the fighter, who he was with and
against his will: the saint of the Church and the saint of humility, the
one perfected in sacrifice”.

With an in-depth introduction by
Ratzinger Prize winner Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz, an extensive
commentary by translator Jennifer S. Bryson, and a detailed index, the
book introduces readers not only to St. John Henry Newman, but to
Görres, one of the greatest hagiographers of the twentieth century,
whose spiritual writings have only recently been discovered by the
English-speaking world.

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