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St. John Henry Newman on the Complexity of Human Knowledge | Prof. Joshua Hochschild

Nov 19, 2019
Prof. Joshua Hochschild dives into St. John Henry Newman's critique of liberalism and knowledge, exploring its impact on human understanding of truth. They discuss liberalism's providential purpose in politics, the complexity of human knowledge and faith, and the impact of liberalism and Vatican II on the church's evolution.
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  • Newman faced accusations of liberalism for advocating reason and change in Christian doctrine.
  • Newman critiqued liberalism by emphasizing intellectual virtues and rejecting unproven first principles.

Deep dives

Newman's Label as Liberal or Not

There was a dispute regarding whether Newman was a liberal or not, with traditionalist Catholics suspicious of his liberal positions while some progressives felt Benedict didn't sufficiently acknowledge Newman's liberalism.

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