The Idea of a University

The Idea of a University

A new edition of John Henry Newman 's monumental work of educational philosophy, The Idea of a University, Defined and Illustrated , originally published in 1852-1858. A collection of nine discourses followed by ten lectures, The Idea of a University lays out Newman's vision for higher education that retained respect for transcendent religious truth while fostering free thought and inquiry in a rapidly secularizing world. While Newman's ideas originally received some push back from Catholic clerics, it proved widely influential on 19th and 20th century academia. John Henry Newman (1801 – 1890) was an English theologian and important figure in the religious history of 19th century England, first reaching prominence as an evangelical Anglican priest and theologian before converting to Catholicism in 1845 and being elevated to cardinal in 1879. Newman was an important figure in the religious history of England, . Newman was canonised as a saint in the Catholic Church in 2019.