“A Man May Hear a Thousand Lectures, and Read a Thousand Volumes, and be at the end of the Process Very Much Where he was, as Regards Knowledge.… It Must not be Passively Received, but Actually and Actively Entered into, Embraced, Mastered.”

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NEWMAN STUDIES JOURNAL 3 EDITORIAL PREFACE “A MAN MAY HEAR A THOUSAND LECTURES, AND READ A THOUSAND VOLUMES, AND BE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS VERY MUCH WHERE HE WAS, AS REGARDS KNOWLEDGE. . . . IT MUST NOT BE PASSIVELY RECEIVED, BUT ACTUALLY AND ACTIVELY ENTERED INTO, EMBRACED, MASTERED.” JOHN HENRY NEWMAN The photograph on the cover of this issue shows the new building of the National Institute for Newman Studies (NINS). As indicated in the NINS Update at the end of this issue, the realization of this project is due to the extraordinary dedication and incredible generosity of many people over the past years. The new NINS building is truly a dream come true. Simultaneously, this new building represents a promise and portent of the future development of Newman Studies in the United States. Hopefully NINS will become a shrine to Newman—not in the notional sense of an impressive but inert memorial to a great thinker of the past—but in the real sense of a dynamic center where generations, present and future, can appreciate and appropriate Newman’s thought for their own intellectual and spiritual development. As the new NINS building marks the beginning of a new era in Newman Studies, it seems appropriate to recall what Newman said almost a century and a half ago at the Catholic University in Dublin; in an address in November 1858, to the Evening Classes about “Discipline of the Mind,” Newman pointed out that knowledge “must not be passively received, but actually and actively entered into, embraced, mastered.”1 Hopefully, the new NINS facilities will furnish both scholars and students—who are the scholars of the future—with the opportunity not only to acquire knowledge about Newman and his writings, but also to enter into, to embrace, and eventually to master the relevance of his message for today. If those who avail themselves of the intellectual resources available at NINS attain such knowledge, not only will its facilities be put to good use, but Newman will certainly be memorialized in a really significant way. CONTENTS This issue contains a variety of essays related to Newman as littérateur, as educator, as theologian, and as spiritual guide. The initial article by Keith Andrew 1 Newman, The Idea of a University, 489; available at: http://www.newmanreader.org/works/idea/ article9.html. NEWMAN STUDIES JOURNAL 4 Massey highlights the “Vergilian Allusions” in Newman’s most famous poem,“Lead, Kindly Light.” Then, Kevin Mongrain reflects on the implications of Newman’s Theology in relation to “Contemplative Receptivity in the Liberal Arts.” Next David Fleischacker examines Newman’s “Vision of the Catholic Medical School,” and John Wayne Love compares the spiritually oriented advice that various nineteenth century preachers—including Newman—gave to medical students and practitioners. John Rogers Friday then considers “The Role of Theology in Newman’s University and its Relevance to ContemporaryTheologians,”while John Ford explores one of Newman’s Dublin lectures on the Relationship between Theology and Science. Finally, T. L. Holtzen analyzes “Newman’s Via Media Theology of Justification.” In addition to Gary Selin’s reflections on Newman’s Anglican sermon on “The Danger of Accomplishments”and Walter E. Conn’s re-appraisal of Newman’s ongoing campaign “versus Subjectivism: Liberalism Evangelicalism and Rationalism,” there are reviews of four recent books on Newman—a sign in itself that Newman continues to attract academic attention. Along with a Newman Chronology for the benefit of readers, the bibliographical section mentions some resources that are available to Newman scholars,lists books that have been received for review,and provides a short summary of a recent Newman article that is internet-available. The “space-fillers”— which utilize otherwise unused space at the end of articles and sections—come from poems published by Newman in Verses onVarious Occasions. Last but assuredly not least, there is a report on the recent activities of the National Institute for Newman Studies. APPRECIATION Finally, the editor wishes to express his sincerest appreciation to all who have contributed to this issue:authors and reviewers,editorial colleagues,consultants,and staff. Without their assistance, this issue would not have appeared. John T. Ford, CSC The Catholic University of America ...