Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements
The completion of this work would not have happened without encouragement from several friends and colleagues, namely Dr. Michael McDuffee, Dr. Timothy George, Msgr. Dr. John Cihak, Dr. Jerry Root, and Dr. Lon Allison.
I am indebted to the staff at Buswell Library in Wheaton, particularly Gregory Morrison for helping me obtain several monographs. I am grateful to Gianni Saillen for providing me access to the Villa I Tatti in Florence to enjoy its collection of Vermigliana. Likewise, I am thankful to Dr. Damon McGraw and Dr. Kevin Mongrain of the National Institute for Newman Studies for graciously providing full access to the Newman Knowledge Kiosk.
I am especially grateful to Dr. Frank James III, who offered me valuable input at the outset of my research and who has been available to answer questions along the way. Similarly, I am indebted to Dr. John Patrick Donnelly, SJ, for reading nearly every chapter of this research and offering incisive feedback. I am also thankful to Dr. Thomas Sheridan, SJ, who took time to discuss Newman’s doctrine of justification and offered valuable insight into its significance for Christian life and ministry. And thanks to Kirk Vukonich and Susanne Calhoun for graciously reading and copy editing portions of the thesis.
I cannot adequately express gratitude for my supervisor, Professor Anthony Lane, whose patience, encouragement, and example of academic rigor are gifts for which I will always be grateful.
Finally, I thank my dear wife, Angela, whose unfailing love and support has enabled me to take up and read, and our children, Luke, Philip, Simeon, Aliza, and David Malachi for your enduring love.