The whole business of the preacher is to remind people that time is short, death certain, and eternity long.

— John Henry Newman (1801–1890), Theologe, Kardinal

Topics: Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Time & Transience

John Henry Newman

John Henry Newman (1801–1890) war ein englischer Theologe, prägende Leitfigur der anglikanischen Oxford-Bewegung und späterer römisch-katholischer Kardinal, der vor allem in Oxford und Birmingham wirkte. Nach seinem von Zeitgenossen teils als Bruch empfundenen Konfessionswechsel im Jahr 1845 profilierte er sich durch einflussreiche Schriften zur organischen Lehrentwicklung, zur Rolle der Laien und zur Primatstellung des persönlichen Gewissens. Für Bibelleser heute bietet sein Denken wesentliche Impulse für das Spannungsfeld zwischen Schriftauslegung, kirchlicher Tradition und eigenverantwortlichem Glaubensurteil.

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