Fifteen Sermons Preached before the University of Oxford Between A.D. 1826 and 1843 (Notre Dame Series in Great Books)

These remarkable sermons by John Henry Newman (1801-1890) were first published at Oxford in 1843, two years before he was received into the Roman Catholic Church. Published here in its entirety is the third edition of 1872 for which Newman added an additional sermon, bracketed notes, and, importantly, a comprehensive, condensed Preface. In her introduction, noted Newman scholar Mary Katherine Tillman considers the volume as an integral whole, showing how all of the sermons systematically relate to the central theme of the faith-reason relationship. The Definitive Third Edition Of 1872: An Introduction / Mary Katherine Tillman -- 1. The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined By The Gospel -- 2. The Influence Of Natural And Revealed Religion Respectively -- 3. Evangelical Sanctity The Perfection Of Natural Virtue -- 4. The Usurpations Of Reason -- 5. Personal Influence, The Means Of Propagating The Truth -- 6. On Justice, As A Principle Of Divine Governance -- 7. Contest Between Faith And Sight -- 8. Human Responsibility, As Independent Of Circumstances -- 9. Wilfulness, The Sin Of Saul -- 10. Faith And Reason, Contrasted As Habits Of Mind -- 11. The Nature Of Faith In Relation To Reason -- 12. Love The Safeguard Of Faith Against Superstition -- 13. Implicit And Explicit Reason -- 14. Wisdom, As Contrasted With Faith And With Bigotry -- 15. The Theory Of Developments In Religious Doctrine. By John Henry Newman ; Introduction By Mary Katherine Tillman. Includes Bibliographical References. CONTENTS Introduction: THE DEFINITIVE THIRD EDITION OF 1872 Fifteen Sermons Preached Before The University of Oxford between A.D. 1826 and 1843 PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION Sermon I Sermon II Sermon III Sermon IV Sermon V Sermon VI Sermon VII Sermon VIII Sermon IX Sermon X Sermon XI Sermon XII Sermon XIII Sermon XIV Sermon XV