Select Bibliography
Select Bibliography
NEWMAN'S WRITINGS
Most of the works that Newman published during his lifetime were republished in a “uniform edition” by Longmans, Green and Company and are available at www.newmanreader.org, which also provides biographical resources and pictures of Newman. All of the citations of Newman's writings in this book are from www.newmanreader.org. Many of Newman's writings have been scanned into the electronic Newman Research Library and may be conveniently searched at: www.newmanreader.org/newmanresearch/. Specific terms or phrases from Newman's writings can also be found by accessing www.Google.com and entering: «phrase» site: newmanreader.org. For recent literature on Newman, the website of the International Centre of Newman Friends provides a multi-lingual bibliography on Newman from 1990 to the present: www.newmanfriendsinternational.org. The Letters and Diaries of John Henry Newman, edited by Charles Stephen Dessain et al., 32 vols. (Oxford and London, 1961–2008) is available by subscription at www.nlx.com/collections/88.
BIOGRAPHIES OF NEWMAN
There are numerous biographies of Newman; two of the most helpful introductions to Newman's life are Keith Beaumont, Blessed John Henry Newman: Theologian and Spiritual Guide for Our Times (London: CTS; Fort Collins, Colo.: Ignatius, 2010) and Brian Martin, John Henry Newman: His Life and Work (London: Chatto & Windus, 1982; New York: Continuum, 2000); in addition, Blessed John Henry Newman: A Richly Illustrated Portrait by Kathleen Dietz and Mary-Birgit Dechant (Leominster, Herefordshire, U.K.: Gracewing, 2010) provides numerous illustrations of Newman's life.
The definitive biography of Newman has been written by Ian Ker, John Henry Newman: A Biography (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988). Other lengthy biographies include: Meriol Trevor's two-volume work: Newman: The Pillar of the Cloud (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1962) and Newman: Life in Winter (Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1963); these two volumes are available in an abridgement: Newman's Journey (Glasgow: William Collins Sons & Company, 1974). Other valuable biographies include Maisie Ward, Young Mr. Newman (New York: Sheed & Ward, 1948) and Wilfrid Ward, The Life of John Henry Cardinal Newman: Based on His Private Journals and Correspondence, 2 vols. (London: Longmans, Green, 1912); Ward's biography and his The Genius of Newman (1914) are available at www.newmanreader.org, which also provides Richard Hutton's Cardinal Newman (1891) and Wilfrid Meynell's Cardinal Newman (1907).
INTRODUCTIONS TO NEWMAN'S THOUGHT:
Two very useful introductions to Newman's thought are Charles Frederick Harrold, John Henry Newman: An Exposition and Critical Study of His Mind, Thought and Art (New York: Longmans, Green, 1945) and Thomas J. Norris, Newman and His Theological Method (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1977).
NEWMAN'S SPIRITUALITY
Newman's spirituality has been the topic of a number of books, including Vincent Ferrer Blehl, The White Stone: The Spiritual Theology of John Henry Newman (Petersham, Mass.: St. Bede's Publications, 1993) and Pilgrim Journey: John Henry Newman 1801–1845 (London: Burns & Oates; New York: Paulist Press, 2001); Louis Bouyer, Cardinal Newman: His Life and Spirituality (New York: P. J. Kenedy, 1958); C. S. Dessain, Newman's Spiritual Themes (Dublin: Veritas, 1977); Hilda Graef, God and Myself: The Spirituality of John Henry Newman (London: Peter Davies, 1967); Jean Honoré, The Spiritual Journey of Newman (New York: Alba House, 1992).