A Textual Analysis of Newman's Second Spring
I recently revisited John Henry Newman's famous sermon The Second Spring, wondering whether I would find it as moving as it was when I first read it decades ago. I didbut then began to wonder just why it was still so moving. What accounts for the extraordinary effect that this mid-nineteenth c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Catholic University of America Press
[2017]
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Newman studies journal
Year: 2017, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 45-59 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church RE Homiletics |
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| Summary: | I recently revisited John Henry Newman's famous sermon The Second Spring, wondering whether I would find it as moving as it was when I first read it decades ago. I didbut then began to wonder just why it was still so moving. What accounts for the extraordinary effect that this mid-nineteenth century oration has had for so many people, including of course the hardy English clergy who wept openly as Newman spoke to them about the restoration of the English Catholic hierarchy? In what follows I try to answer this question, first by identifying Newman's basic message and then by analyzing the rhetoric that brings his message to life. |
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| ISSN: | 2153-6945 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Newman studies journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/nsj.2017.0017 |