Discourses Addressed to Mixed Congregations

John Henry Cardinal Newman
Introduction and edited by James Tolhurst

The Works of Cardinal Newman: Birmingham Oratory Millennium Edition

Discourses Addressed to Mixed Congregations_examines Catholicism from the inside and deals with the popular prejudices which John Henry Newman’s contemporaries entertained of it. Newman uses the same touch he displayed in the pulpit of St. Mary’s to explain the truths of the faith which he had embraced. His humour and irony enable him to reach those “who do not narrow their belief to their experience.” This edition reveals the context of the _Discourses and contains a wealth of references.

JAMES TOLHURST, a former priest of the Southwark archdiocese, is the Series Editor of the Millennium Edition. He lives in Chislehurst, Kent.

Reviews

“. . . these sermons are an indispensable aid to anyone interested in Newman’s theology and its development, Catholic or not, and Tolhurst is to be lauded for lavishing such critical care on them. Newman’s prose, as ever, is a delight . . . for nourishment, both literary and spiritual, the appearance of this volume is a very welcome act of restoration indeed.” — Pro Ecclesia