Verses on Various Occasions is a collection of poems written by John Henry Newman between 1818 and 1865. This period of Newman's ecclesiastical career saw his ordination as an Anglican priest in 1825, his involvement in the High Church Oxford Movement in the 1830s, his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1845, and his founding of the Birmingham Oratory, a Catholic religious community, in 1849.
The poems in this collection span a range of Christian subjects, including piety, biblical prophets, Church Fathers, and Newman's evolving views ... Lire la suite
Le Cardinal John Henry Newman est né à Londres en 1801. Prêtre anglican, il s''est converti au catholicisme en 1845, après des recherches sur les Pères de l'Église. Il voit l'Église catholique comme la confession la plus fidèle aux racines du christianisme. Newman décrit sa conversion au dans Apologia Pro Vita Sua. Léon XIII, le crée cardinal en 1879.
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Date Parution
15/07/2023
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9791041807574
Nb. de Pages
276
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Culturea
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360 g
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Grand format
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21,0 cm x 14,8 cm x 1,5 cm
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Verses on Various Occasions is a collection of poems written by John Henry Newman between 1818 and 1865. This period of Newman's ecclesiastical career saw his ordination as an Anglican priest in 1825, his involvement in the High Church Oxford Movement in the 1830s, his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1845, and his founding of the Birmingham Oratory, a Catholic religious community, in 1849.
The poems in this collection span a range of Christian subjects, including piety, biblical prophets, Church Fathers, and Newman's evolving views on the Catholic Church. Some noteworthy inclusions are The Pillar of the Cloud, which has been set to music as the hymn Lead, Kindly Light, and The Dream of Gerontius, which relates a man's journey into the afterlife, inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy.
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