Newman converts to catholicism

Historical Context Note

Marion Spies (Bergische Universität-GHS Wuppertal)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

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Catholic
Church of England (Anglicans)

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Date of occurrence 1845-10

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United Kingdom (Location)

In 1845 John Henry Newman (1801-90), the leader of the (Anglican) Oxford Movement and most brilliant theologian of his time, converted to Roman Catholicism. Various priests and laymen followed his example in succeeding years, and for the rest of the century Anglican dignitaries were scared of possible further conversions, which were derogatorily called .perversions.. Thus, bishops tended to have an eye on younger clergymen's activities at their parishes, at universities and on the literary market. In literature, the scare of conversion lead to the publication of dozens of polemical anti-conversion novels, such as William Sewell's Hawkstone: A Tale of and for England in 184- (1845).

Newman's conversion altered the public …

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Citation: Spies, Marion. "Newman converts to catholicism". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 24 January 2002 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=773, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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