tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post2404729676834082393..comments2023-10-30T07:45:43.656-04:00Comments on Thoughts and Ideas: Discourse 1. IntroductoryA Wiser Man Than Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10835776.post-5905720309094343502017-07-23T22:11:58.258-04:002017-07-23T22:11:58.258-04:00Good summary. On the one hand, Newman's preoc...Good summary. On the one hand, Newman's preoccupation with theology, while understandable, would seem to have little to do with the university today. Even in Newman's own time, the torch was being passed from religious institutions to secular arms. Still, if the university is to seek its aim, it must have a measure of independence, so Newman's thoughts remain prescient. <br /><br />I found your last quote most interesting. Newman was the first prominent English convert in a very long time. But he was far from the last. From the Oxford Movement--named after the institution where Newman made his famous conversion--up through the middle of the 20th Century, it seemed possible that England would return to the ancient Faith it once shared with Ireland. That this did not happen doesn't mean it could not have. History is only inevitable in hindsight. A Wiser Man Than Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405864709965908573noreply@blogger.com