For decades, scholars have assumed that the genius of John Henry Newman remained underappreciated among his Roman Catholic contemporaries. In order to find the true impact of his work, one must therefore look to the century following his death. Newman's Early Roman Catholic Legacy, 1845-1854 unpicks this claim. Examining a host of overlooked evidence from England and the European continent, C. Michael Shea considers letters, records of conversations, and
obscure and unpublished theological exchanges to show how Newman's 1845 Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine influenced a host of Catholic teachers, writers, and Church authorities in
nineteenth-century Rome and beyond. Shea explores how these individuals employed Newman's theory of development to argue for the definability of the new dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary during the years preceding the doctrine's definition in 1854. This study traces how the theory of development became a factor in determining the very language that the Roman Catholic Church would use in referring to doctrinal change over time. In this way, Newman's Early Roman Catholic Legacy,
1845-1854 uncovers a key dimension of Newman's significance in modern religious history.
For decades, scholars have assumed that the genius of John Henry Newman remained underappreciated among his Roman Catholic contemporaries. In order to find the true impact of his work, one must therefore look to the century following his death. Newman's Early Roman Catholic Legacy, 1845-1854 unpicks this claim. Examining a host of overlooked evidence from England and the European continent, C. Michael Shea considers letters, records of conversations, and
obscure and unpublished theological exchanges to show how Newman's 1845 Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine influenced a host of Catholic teachers, writers, and Church authorities in
nineteenth-century Rome and beyond. Shea explores how these individuals employed Newman's theory of development to argue for the definability of the new dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary during the years preceding the doctrine's definition in 1854. This study traces how the theory of development became a factor in determining the very language that the Roman Catholic Church would use in referring to doctrinal change over time. In this way, Newman's Early Roman Catholic Legacy,
1845-1854 uncovers a key dimension of Newman's significance in modern religious history.
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I: International Contexts
1: Prisms of Expectation: Newman's Conversion, Doctrinal
Development, and Rome
2: Early reactions to the Essay on Development outside of Rome
Part II: Early Maneuverings
3: Promise and Peril: Newman in Rome Part One
4: Promise and Peril in Rome Part Two: A Foray into the Theological
Scene in Rome
5: Promise and Peril in Rome Part Three: Newman's Contacts and
Activities in Rome
Part III: Development's Vindication
6: Perrone's Reception of the Essay on Development: The
'Newman-Perrone Paper'
7: After the Newman-Perrone Exchange
Conclusion: Newman's Theory and the Balance of Nineteenth-Century
Roman Catholic Thought
Bibliography
C. Michael Shea completed his doctorate in Historical Theology at Saint Louis University in 2013, and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Seton Hall University.
well written, thoroughly researched, and beautifully produced ...
It offers a fascinating insight into the intellectual life of the
Church at a crucial period in its modern history. Catholics who
love history will not be disappointed.
*John M. Vella, Crisis Publications and Sophia Institute Press*
This is an exemplary piece of historical theology, highly
recommended for those interested in Newman studies and
nineteenth-century Catholic theology in general.
*William L. Portier, Newman Studies Journal*
This excellent study is a 'must read' for any serious Newman
scholar as well as for scholars of 19th century Catholic theology
and of the development of doctrine.
*Reinhard Hütter, Reading Religion*
"Michael Shea has done a great service in bringing to light the key
personality of his work: Giovanni Perrone SJ, who was professor of
Dogmatic Theology at the Roman College (now the Gregorian
University) from 1832 to 1876"
*James Tolhurst, Faith*
This book is best suited for the graduate classroom and beyond,
though the advanced undergraduate with adequate knowledge of
Newman's theory of doctrinal development and its reception history
would find this work useful. Shea's work is notably a reappraisal
of a long-held narrative of the reception of Newman's Essay on
Development, which is one of the most influential theology works of
the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Shea's work, most
importantly, demonstrates that Newman's theory of doctrinal
development gained traction much earlier than the Second Vatican
Council. Because of this, Newman scholars and historical
theologians interested in nineteenth-century European reception
history should be acquainted with Shea's thesis.
*Horizons: The Journal of the College Theology Society*
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