John Henry Newman and the Imagination

by Bernard Dive

Book Overview

For John Henry Newman, religion is animated by an imaginative 'master vision' which 'supplies the mind with spiritual life and peace'. All his life, Newman reflected on this 'master vision'. His reflections on the moral imagination developed out of his understanding of practical wisdom, as characterized by Aristotle - the wisdom that 'the good man' has in living a good life. For Newman, the vision at the core of religion completes and perfects...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567692647
• ISBN13: 9780567692641
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"