Table Of ContentTheL ettearnsdD iaries
of
JohnH enryN ewman
TheL ettearnsdD iaries
of
JohnH enry Newman
Editefdo rt heB irminghOarma tory
withn oteasn da ni ntroduction
by
ThomasG ornalSl.,J .
VolumVe
LiberaliinsO mx ford
Januar1y8 3t5o D ecembe1r8 36
CLARENDOPNR ESS·OXFORD
1981
OxforUdn iversPirteys Wsa,l toSnt reeOtx,f orodx2 6DP
OXFORD LONDON GLASGOW
NEW YORK TORONTO MELBOURNE WELLINGTON
KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE JAKARTA HONG KONG TOKYO
DELHI BOMBAY CALCUTTA MADRAS KARACHI
NAIROBI DAR ES SALAAM CAPE TOWN
Publisihnet dh eU niteSdt ates
byO xforUdn iversPirteysN se,w York
© TheB irminghOarma to1r9y8I
All righrtess ervNeod p.a rto ft hipsu blicamtaiyob ne r eproduced
storienda retriesvyaslt eomr,t ransmititnae ndy,f ormo rb ya ny
meanse,l ectromneicch,a nicpahlo,t ocopyriencgo,r doirno gt herwise
withotuhte p riopre rmissoifoO nxf ordU niversPirteys s
BritiLsihb rarCya taloguiinnP gu blicatDiaotna
NewmanJ,o hnH enry
Thel ettaernsdd iarioefJs o hnH enryN ewman.
Vol5.: L iberaliinsO mx fordJ,a nua1r8y3 5
toD ecembe1r8 36
1.N ewmanJ,o hnH enry
2.R omanC atohliCch urc-hC lerg-y
Correspondence
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Preface
WITHOUT theg radubauli ldiunpga tt heB irminghOarma toorfya verfyu ll
colclteioonfC ardilnN aewman'cso rrespond(eannac cec ouonftw hicwhi ll
bef ounidn t heI ntroducttoVi oolnu mXeI )t,h ep resewnotr kc oulndo th ave
beenu ndertakIetnsa. i mi st op roviadnee xhausteidviet ioofnN ewman's
lettewrist;eh x planantoortyew sh,i cahr eo ftesnu mmarioefso rq uotations
fromt heo thesri doef t hec orrespondSeonmceeo .ft heslee ttteorN se wman,
whent heya ppeatro h avep articuilmapro rtanocret ,o b en ecessaforry
followai ncgo ntrovearrseiy n,s ertientd h et extE.v eroyn eo ft hel etters
writtbeynN ewmani si ncludtehde rien,c hrolnoogicsaelq uencSeh.o uld
thereev entuableal nyy o fh ilse ttewrhso,s eex isteinskc neo wnt ot hee ditor,
buto fw hichhe h asf ailteood b taaic no pyt,h iwsi lble n oteidn i tpsl acOen.
theo thehra ndn,o a ttemhpatsb eenm adet oi ncluadl ei sotfl ettwerrist ten
byN ewmana ndn owl osnto,r t heb riepfr echieso ccasionmaaldleoy f h is
reployn,t heb acokf a c orrespondleenttt'aeslr t,h outghhe saer eu tilifsoerd
thea nnotation.
Ino rdetrh a'tt htee xotf e achl ettmeary b ea sa ccuraatspe o ssibtlhee,
origianuatlo grawphhe,ni ts tielxli sotrsa ,t l eaas pth otogracpohpiyoc f i t,
hasb eenu sedb yt hee ditaosrh iss ourc(eT.h ev erfye wc aseisnw hichhe
hasb eenc ontewnitt ha na uthenticcaotpeywd i lble n oteads t heoyc cur.)
Alwaytsh et exotf t hea utograipsrh e produocre,wd h ent hea utograhpahs
disappeatrheaodtf,t hec optyh aatp peamross rte liaWbhleen.o nlNye wman's
drafetx istthsa,it sp rintTehde.s ourucsee idn e accha siest ob efo undi nt he
lisoftl ettbeyrc so rrespondents.
Sucha lterataisoa nrsem adei nt ranscritbhieln egt tearism ,w ithout
sacriofifca ec curaactye ,n ablitnhge mt ob er eawdi teha seN.e wmanw rites
simplayn dh asn oneo ft hosied iosyncrwahsiiceshso metimneese dt ob e
reprodufocre dt hes akoef t hee videnocfoe n ek inodr a nothwehri cthh ey
provei.d
Thefo llowianrget h eo nlayl teratmiaodneis nt ranscription:
ADDRESSA ND DATEa rea lwaypsr intoendt hes amel inaen,d a tt heh ead
oft hel etteevre,nw henN ewmanp uttsh ema tt hee ndW.h enh eo mitosr
giveasn i ncompldeatteet ,h eo missiiossn u ppliiensd q uarber ackeatnsd,
justifiinae n do tuen letshser easfoorn i ti so bviouTsh.ea ddressteows h,i ch
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ettewresr es enta,r ei ncludiendt hel isotfl ettbeyrcs o rrespondTehnet s.
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informatdieorni vferdo mp ostmariksms a ttfoerra nnotation.
THE CONCLUSIOoNf t hel ettiesmr a det or uno n,i rrespeocftN ievwem an's
separlaitnee asn,da lplo stscrairpept lsa caetdt hee nd.
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NEWMANS CORRECTIONASN D ADDITIONaS rei nsertiendt heiirn tended
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PREFACE
placHei.si nterlienxepalra natairoepn rsi ntientd h et exitna nglber acke(t)s,
aftetrh ew ordo rp hrasteh eye xplaiHni.se rasuraerseg iveinn f ootnotes
whent heayp peatrob eo fs ufficieinntt erteosw ta rrainttS. q uarber ackaetrse
reservfeoedrd itoardidailt iAolnlNs e.w man'bsr ackaertpesr intaesrd o unded
one(st hkei nmdo stu suawli thhi m).
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NEWMAN S PARAGRAPHS AND PUNCTUATION arep reserveexdc,e tphta sti ngle
quotatimoanrk sa rep rinttehdr oughoauntd,d oubloen esf orq uotations
withitnh em(.N ewmang eneraulsleydt hel attienrb othc asesF.u)r thear ,
parenthoersq iuso tattihoanh te b egawni tht hep ropemra rkb utf ailteod
compleotrec ,o mpletbeudtd idn otb egiins,s uppliAeldlo. t hepru nctuation
markss upplibeyd t hee ditoarr ee nclosiends quarber ackeNtesw.m an's
dashewsh,i cfhr equendtodl uyt eyi thfeorar f ulslt opas, e micoolroa nc omma
(especiwahlelnhy e i st ireodrw ritihnugr riedalryer) e,p resenbtyea d ' -'
witha spacbee forea nda fteHri.s s pellainndgu seo fc apitaarlesl efutn
changebdu,t' raisleedt't aerrels o weriende vercya se.
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NEWMAN S ABBREVIATIONSa rer etainientd h ec asoef p ropenra mesa,n d
int hea ddreasnsdc onclusoifeo anc lhe ttseirn,ct eh esaer es ometimuesse ful
indicatoifoh nissa ttitautdt eh et imeI.n a lolt hecra seasb,b reviatairoen s
printoeudti nf ulwlh,e rNee wmane mplotyhse m.
When he usetsh ei nitioaflp sr openra mest,h ef ulnla mei sn ormally
inseritnes dq uarber ackeatfst etrh ei nitiaatlt sh,efi rsotc curreinnce ea ch
lettaenrd,m oreo fteinfi ts eemasd visaibnlo er detro a voicdo nfusiNoon .
additiooftn h ef ulnla mei sm adei nt hec asoef N ewman'cso rrespondent,
whethheirs i nitioaclcsua rtt heb eginnoifnt gh el ettoerir n t hec oursoefi t.
When Newmanu seso nlya Christniaamn e,t hes urnamies s ometimes
addeidn s quarbera ckfoert tsh er eadecro'nsv enience.
Whent ranscriipsmt aidoenf roma P RINTED SOURCE,t ypographailctaelr a
tioncsl eardluyet oe ditoorrp rintaerred isregarded.
SometimNeesw manm adeH OLOGRAPH copioefsh isl ettoerro sfp ortions
oft hemw,h ent hewye rer eturnteohd i ml onagf tetrh ehya db eenw ritten.
Ino rdetrh atth er eademra yb ea blteo s eeh owm uchh ec opieadn dw hat
changheesi ntrodutcheecd o,p iepda ssagaersep laciednq uartberra cker 1t,s
anda lald ditioofna sn yi mportainnccel udiendt het exitn d oublseq uare
brackeotrsw,,h erteh iissi mpracticiantb hleae n,n otation.
Newman'lse ttaerreps r intienCd H RONOLOGICAL ORDER, witthh en ameo f
hisc orresponadtet nhteh ead( excetphta tth osoef e achd aya rea rranged
alphabeticaanldwl,hy e)n,m oret hano nei sw rittteont hes amep ersoonn
thes amed ayn,u mbereId,n ,. Int heh eadintghsen ameo ft hec orrespondent
isg iveinni tmso stc onvenifeonrtms ,o metimweist Chh ristniaamne isn f ull,
sometimoenslw yi tihn itials.
THE LISTO F LETTERSB Y CORRESPONDENTS,a tt hee ndo fe acvho lumseh,o ws
whethetrh es ourcues edw asa na utogradprha,f ptr,i ntseodu rcoerc opy,
andi nt hel ascta sew,h ethae rh ologrampahd eb yN ewmanl atearn;dg ives
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thep reesntl ocatiooftn h es ourcaes,w elals o fa nya dditiohnoallo graph
copise ord raftRse.f erentcoes st andawrodr khsa veg enerableleyno mitted
asb eintgo on umerouasn da lreawdeyl kln ownt;h em ostr elevoafntt h em
arree fertroei dnt hen otes.
THEL ETTERWSR ITTETNO NEWMAN,w heni nseritnet dh et exatr, ep rinted
int yep smalrlt ehatnh auts efdo rN ewman'osw nl ettearnsdh, e adebdy t he
nameo ft hec orresponTdheenstle.e ttaerrens o ta lwayarsr angiencd h rono
locgaiolr de,br utm ayb ep laceedi thjeurs bte foroerj usatf tetrh el ettoefr
Newmant ow hicthh eayr er elatAe ldi.s otft hemi sg iveantt hee ndo fe ach
volumien w hicthh eoyc cuTrh.e saen dt heq uotatifornosml etteirnts h e
annotatsi aornea lwayusn,l eosst herwsitseaedt ,p rintferdo ma utograapth s
theB irmgihnamO ratorayn,da ret ranscriinbt ehdes amew aya sN ewman's
letrtse.
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NEWMANS DIARIECSO VERT HEY EARS1 824t o1 879( witah g apf romJ uly
1826t oM arch1 828T)h.e ya rew rittienna serioefsm ottlceodp yb ooks,
l2 x 18 centimetprreisn,tf eodar y eaera cha,n de ntitTlheePd r ivaDtiea r:y
arrangperdi,n taendd,r ulefdo,rr eceivoinna gc couonfte verdya y'esm ploy
men.t .'w itthh ee xceptoifot nh ef oupre rioJdusl 1y8 47-Ma1y8 50J,a nuary
.
1854-Janu1a8r6y1J ,a nua1r8y6 1-Mar1c8h7 1M,a rch1 871-0cto1b8e7r9 ,
eacohf w hicihsc ontaiinnea ds omewhtahti ckceorp byo ok.
Thesed iariaersep rintceodm pleftoere achd ayi nw hicNhe wmanh as
madea ne ntryI.th asb eent hougbhte stto i ncluNdeew man'rse corodf
persotnosw homh ew rotoer f romw homh er eceivleedt teArtst .h ee ndo f
eacdhi arbyo oka rvea rionuost elsi,s otfas d dressoefsp ,e oplteob ep rayefdo r,
accounettsc,T. h esea,l saor,e o mitteedx,c epfto ro ccasiodnaatlen do teosf
eventwsh,i cahr ei nsertientd h eiprr opeprl acOef. t her esotf t hen otes,
somea ret heologaincdaw li lble r eservfoerd a volumoef N ewman'tsh eo
logipcaaple rasn,do thewrisl ple rhahpasv reo omf ounfdo trh emi na nyfu ller
editioofAn u tobiograWprhiitcianlg s.
Newmanc ompilweidt hhi so wnh andso,n q uartsoh eestesw nt ogether,
a boookf C hronoloNgoitceadslr, a wlna rgeflryo mt hed iariAensyn. e wm atter
int hesNeo teissp rintienid t alwiictsth h ea pproprdiiaatreey n triyfa, n y(.I t
shoulbden otetdh atth ed iareyn tritehse mselwveersse o metimwersi ttuepn
considerlaabtlteyhr a tnh eev entthse rye cord.)
Eachv olumiesp recedbeyda briesfu mmaroyf t hep erioodfN ewman's
lifteh aittc o verSsu.m maryd,i arainedsa nnotatgiiovaner oughbliyo graphical
formto t hew holaen, dw ililti, sh opede,n abtlheoe r dinarreya dteort reiatat s
ac ontinunoaursr ative.
THEB IOGRAPHIOEFS P ERSONaSr ec ollecitnet dh ei ndeoxf p ropenra mes
att hee ndo fe acvho lumie,no rdetros implitfhyea nnotatoifto nh el etters.
Occasionwahlelnya ,p ersoinsm entionoendl oyn ceo rt wicaen,d a noties
requirienad n yc aseb,i ographdiectaalih lasv eb eeng iveinn t hen oteasn,d
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PREFACE
a refereinnct eh ei ndex(.T hee ditwoirl ble g rateffourli nformataisto on
personnosti dentified.)
Thesneo ticheasv ebe enc ompilferdo ms uchv ariosuosu rc-esb ookosf
referenlceet,t eartts h eO ratoriyn,f ormatsiuopnp libeyd t hef amilioers
religicooumsm unitioefts h ep ersoncso ncernaendd,b y librariaannds
archiv-istthsa tth eg ivionfga uthoriwtoiuelsbd e a vercyo mplicaatnedd
lengtphryo cesLsi.k eo therfsa cewdi tht hes amep robletmh,ee dithoars
deciduesdu altlooy m itth emR.e ferenacreegs i vehno,w evetro,T heD iction
aryo fN ationBailo grapohryT ,h eD ictionoafrA ym ericBaino grapahnyd,
failtihnegm t,o B oaseM'osd erEnn gliBsiho grapohrGy i llowB'isb liographical
Dictionoaftr hyeE ngliCsaht holWihcesn.a ltlh ev olumeosfl etthearvsbe e en
issueadfi ,n ailn devxo lumwei lblec ompilfoerdt hew holweo rk.
Lettefrosu ntdo ol atfeo ri nclusaitot nh eirri ghdta tecso ntintuoce o me
inT.h eswei lblep lacaetdt hee ndo ft hel asvto lumoefA ngliclaent ters.
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Contents
Preface v
AbbrveiatiionnV so lumVe Xl
IntorductoNroyt e Xlll
Summaryo fe venctosv erbeydt hivso lume xv
TheL ettearnsdD iarioefJs o hnH enrNye wman
AppendiTxr.a cftosrt heT ime1s8 35-6
LisotfL ettebrysC orrespondents
IndeoxfP ersoannsd P laces
