Apologia Pro Vita Sua
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Apologia Pro Vita Sua is John Henry Newman's classic 19th-century spiritual autobiography and theological defense explaining his religious development and conversion to Roman Catholicism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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spiritual autobiography ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| 19thCenturyWork | true ⓘ |
| author | John Henry Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
authority in the Church
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development of doctrine ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ role of conscience ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defendsConversionOf | John Henry Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendsConversionTo | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesEarlierAffiliationWith | Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesEarlierRole |
Anglican priest
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Oxford don ⓘ leader in the Oxford Movement ⓘ |
| explainsReligiousDevelopmentOf | John Henry Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | extended religious memoir ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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autobiography ⓘ religious apologetics ⓘ |
| hasLaterEditions | revised editions with additional material by Newman ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Catholic apologetics in the English-speaking world
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modern spiritual autobiographies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Tractarian theology
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patristic studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
first-person narrative
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polemical defense ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
NERFINISHED
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Grammar of Assent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | 19th-century English religious controversies ⓘ |
| significance |
important document of the Oxford Movement
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key text in understanding Newman's conversion ⓘ major classic of Victorian religious literature ⓘ |
| structure | series of historical chapters on Newman's life ⓘ |
| subject |
Anglicanism
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Christian doctrine ⓘ Oxford Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ conscience ⓘ religious conversion ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
critics of Newman's conversion
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educated Victorian public ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Newman's life up to his conversion in 1845 ⓘ |
| writtenInResponseTo |
Charles Kingsley
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attack on Newman's honesty by Charles Kingsley ⓘ |
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