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Rupert, Jane, 1943-

John Henry Newman on the Nature of the Mind : Reason in Religion, Science, and the Humanities. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2011. - 1 online resource (ix, 123 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The closing of the mind: empirical philosophy and science -- Expansion of mind: reason in religious belief in contrast to science -- Mind in the meditative and contemplative life: the magisterial imagination and the affections -- The cultivation of the mind in liberal education: Greek sources and historical practice -- Mind and soul: intellect and sanctity at the Catholic University of Ireland.

Jane Rupert shows how Catholic philosopher, theologian, and priest John Henry Newman sheds light on contemporary liberal education and the humanities by distinguishing between the different ways reason functions in science, religion, and in literature. Rupert discusses the range of Newman's thought on several fronts, including intellectual history, theories of knowing, the controversy between science and religion, the defense of the liberal arts and the aims of Catholic education.


English.

ISBN: 9780739140499 0739140493 9786613635983 6613635987

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890.
Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--Education.
Église catholique--Éducation.
Catholic Church

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Faith and reason--Christianity.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Education
Faith and reason--Christianity

LC Class. No.: BT50 / .R87 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 261.5