INSTRUCTORS: Patrick and Mary Killough 

SYNOPSIS: John Henry Newman (1800-1890) grew slowly into one of England's
most creative yet orthodox Christian thinkers. He was teacher, hymnist, preacher,
spiritual guide and friend, also poet, historian and philosopher. His was a large,
happy family: low-church Anglican and London middle class. At age 15 he had a 
profound conversion under Calvinist influence. Newman became and remained for
75 years an ardent, searching Christian  He co-led the Oxford Movement which
rejuvenated the Church of England. In mid-life he became a  Roman Catholic and in
old age a Cardinal. His works have inspired  persons of many faiths and cultures to
seek God in and through their consciences and within their inherited cultures and
faiths.  

We will begin with Newman's poetry, "LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT" and THE DREAM
OF GERONTIUS (hearing parts of Edward Elgar's oratorio), then discuss
Newman's two novels, LOSS AND GAIN and CALLISTA.  We move from his
sermons and letters into more difficult masterpieces, including APOLOGIA PRO
VITA SUA, THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY and A GRAMMAR OF ASSENT.