CA-11- Bl. John Newman – The University Sermons – Christian Apologetics with Dr. R. R. Reno

Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts Christian Apologetics with Dr. R. R. Reno, PhD

Episode 11 – Blessed John Henry Newman – The University Sermons

In this episode, Dr. Reno examines Blessed John Henry Newman. We discuss the substance and influence of the “University Sermons” and in particular sermon #4 “The Usurpations of Reason”

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“Christian Apologetics with Dr. R. R. Reno” explores numerous facets of faith and reason in the life of the Church and the world. Grounded on the work of giants, such as St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, Blessed John Newman, Blessed John Paul II, G. K. Chesterton, Blaise Pascal and Stephen Barr, Dr. Reno helps us to open our minds to make the journey to our hearts.

R. R. Reno is the editor at First Things: A Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life, and Professor of Theology, currently on leave from Creighton University. His theological work has been published in many academic journals. Essays and opinion pieces on religion, public life, contemporary culture, and current events have appeared in Commentary and the Washington Post. In Fighting the Noonday Devil Reno suggests that putting ourselves at the disposal of what is real is what trains us for true piety. His other recent books include Genesis: Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and Sanctified Vision: An Introduction to Early Christian Interpretation of the Bible.

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