John Henry Newman: A Biography

by Ian Ker

Book Overview

The first comprehensive biography of the great religious leader John Henry Newman (1801-90), this compelling and well-written volume draws on a number of published and unpublished sources to examine his extraordinarily varied life and career. Ker stresses the complexity of Newman's character and the range of his achievement as major prose writer, dominant religious leader who anticipated the Second Vatican Council and the modern ecumenical movement,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192827057
• ISBN13: 9780192827050
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"