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John Henry Newman

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From: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Date: 20070301
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[known as Cardinal Newman ] (born Feb. 21, 1801, London, Eng.—died Aug. 11, 1890, Birmingham, Warwick) English churchman and man of letters. He attended the University of Oxford, where in 1833 he became the leader of the Oxford Movement , which stressed the Catholic elements in the English religious tradition and sought to reform the Church of England. He was received into the Roman Catholic church in 1845, but he came under suspicion among the more rigorous clergy because of his quasi-liberal spirit. A challenge from Charles Kingsley prompted him to write an eloquent exposition of his ...

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