John Henry Newman and the Dispensation of Paganism

McGrath, Francis J.

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“…We are concerned with this subject from a purely historical point of view, but it is worth noting that Newman's views in this area have provoked interest among scholars who are interested in interreligious dialogue from a theological perspective. 51 This model of engagement with classical antiquity appears to have originated from Newman's reading of St Justin Martyr around 1828, although Newman credited St Clement of Alexandria with supplying the name that has become associated with it: the 'Dispensation of Paganism'. 52 Newman first presented this model publicly, in relatively attenuated form, in his second university sermon at Oxford, which he delivered in 1830.…”

Section: Newman's Four Visions Of Antiquitymentioning

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John Henry Newman and the uses of antiquity

Wheeler¹

2018

Br. Cathol. Hist.

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John Henry Newman’s engagement with classical antiquity is one of the less fully researched areas of his work. An examination of Newman’s shifting relationship with the classics sheds valuable light both on his own religious concerns and on broader tensions and trends in Victorian Christian culture. This article initiates three lines of inquiry. First, it examines, one by one, several distinct and competing conceptions of classical pagan antiquity which Newman employed in his writings. Second, it considers Newman’s views on the continuing practical application of classical literature and learning. Third, it looks specifically at the novel Callista, the only book that Newman wrote which is set wholly against the backdrop of the pagan Graeco-Roman world. It may be seen that Newman’s relationship with the classics forms a microcosm of how Victorian Christian society struggled by turns to align itself with and to distance itself from differing visions of classicism and paganism. His works exemplify the diverse ways in which his culture could praise and criticise the classical world.

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Section: Newman's Four Visions Of Antiquitymentioning

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John Henry Newman and the uses of antiquity

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2018

Br. Cathol. Hist.

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John Henry Newman and the Dispensation of Paganism

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