John Henry Newman
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Newman was an Oxford academic and Church of England clergyman who became a leader of the Oxford Movement, which sought to restore Catholic beliefs and rituals to the Church of England.
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8 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Born: 21 Feb 1801, City of London (opens wiqqi.app)
- Died: 11 Aug 1890, of pneumonia, Birmingham Oratory (opens wiqqi.app)
- Education: Great Ealing School; Trinity College, Oxford; elected fellow of Oriel College on 12 Apr 1822 (opens wiqqi.app)
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Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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20 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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A university exists to teach universal knowledge, not to make discoveries or train morals (opens korrents.com)
“If its object were scientific and philosophical discovery, I do not see why a University should have students; if religious training, I do not see how it can be the seat of literature and science.”
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A university cannot properly fulfil its object without the Church's help (opens korrents.com)
“But, practically speaking, it cannot fulfil its object duly, such as I have described it, without the Church's assistance; or, to use the theological term, the Church is necessary for its integrity.”
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Religious doctrine is knowledge, and university teaching without theology is unphilosophical (opens korrents.com)
“Religious doctrine is knowledge, in as full a sense as Newton's doctrine is knowledge. University Teaching without Theology is simply unphilosophical.”
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A university exists to teach universal knowledge, not to make discoveries or train morals (opens korrents.com)