| 'An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits'.: The Idea of the Church in Newman's Tamworth Reading Room Contributor(s): Delio, David P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0852448821 ISBN-13: 9780852448823 Publisher: Gracewing OUR PRICE: $26.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 380 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: In 'An Aristocracy of Exalted Spirits', the first book-length study of John Henry Newman's Tamworth Reading Room, David P: Delio offers a new framework for understanding this highly original work of satire, politics, and theology. In February 1841 John Henry Newman responded in The Times of London to an address given by the leading Conservative politician, Sir Robert Peel, who was to become prime minister of the United Kingdom for a second time later that year. Newman assumed the penname Catholicus and composed seven letters woven together by theological and philosophical themes. These themes coalesced into Newman's 'idea' of the Church which contested an errant view, argued by Peel and others, that science and education divorced from the Church provided an alternate means to human fulfillment. This original study traces the intertwined histories of Peel and Newman and the background and consequences of the letters, while showing how Newman's ecclesiology was at the heart of his project. The drama surrounding the Tamworth Reading Room helps to complete a picture of the Church and of a Christian trying to negotiate an emerging democratic, scientific, and industrial nineteenth century. This story is still with us today over fifty years from the Second Vatican Council, forty from Lausanne, through the Lambeth Conferences and other ecclesial movements. A return to the Tamworth Reading Room, an oft forgotten work, may help the Church negotiate the perils and promise of the third millennium. |
Contributor Bio(s): Delio, David P.: - David Peter Delio, Ph.D. serves as the S. E. Canizaro Associate Professor of Theology and as Chair of the Theology Department at the University of Holy Cross (UHC), New Orleans. Prior to joining UHC, Delio, a New England native, matriculated to Trinity University in San Antonio, TX and earned a BA in Composite Social Studies and a Master of Arts in Teaching. He worked as a middle school teacher in both California and Texas before returning to Massachusetts to study at the Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge. Following his M.T.S and an Advanced Certificate in Theology, Delio began his doctoral studies at the Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, DC. He completed his doctoral work on John Henry Newman under the direction of Rev. John T. Ford, CSC and taught as a Theology Lecturer at Georgetown University and Teaching Fellow at CUA. Since joining Our Lady of Holy Cross College in 2011, now UHC, Dr. Delio revised the BA in Theology curriculum and also added a philosophy minor and a concentration in elementary religious education. He also lead in designing and implementing an online/hybrid BA and a Master of Arts in Catholic Theology (MACT), which are inspired by Newman's vision for an educated laity and are thus resources for working Christians. Finally, Dr. Delio works with several UHC committees and is the faculty advisor for the UHC Theology Club. In 2016, Dr. Delio completed a book length study on Blessed Cardinal Newman titled, 'An aristocracy of exalted spirits': The Idea of the Church in Newman's Tamworth Reading Room, by Gracewing Publishers. Delio has two peer-reviewed publications which investigate Newman's Oxford University Sermons, two book reviews in the Newman Studies Journal, a review forthcoming in Nineteenth Century Prose, and a couple articles in the works. He has also presented papers on Newman's understanding of faith and reason, ecclesiology, education and the role of imagination in his thought. Delio has given a paper on the use of 'rights' language in the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Dr. Delio hopes that the UHC Theology Department will develop, through research, publications, and service, a Theology of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Indeed, he and his colleagues are active in the New Orleans community giving workshops and lectures to local parishes, attending and presenting at various conferences, and doing a variety of projects with UHC Theology majors. Dr. Delio is proud to serve as a Newman Association of America Board Member, President of the New Orleans Filipino Lions Club, a Trinity Christian Community Board Member, an advisory board member for Catholic Community Radio (and as a cohost on the radio!), and the New Orleans Archdiocesan advisory board member for Lay Ecclesial Ministry. |