Newman: The Heart of Holiness

I have not been unsympathetic to Newman since I first discovered him in my late teens. But, for a long time now (possibly all the 32 years I have served as a priest in the CofE) I have been resistant, knowing quite a lot about him, but appreciating him, as it were, at a distance. Your book has changed all that, and enabled me to open the door wide; and for that I’m immensely grateful. Like a two-edged sword slipping in between soul and spirit, it spoke to me not just because you’ve written it so fluently, but because I’ve seen the whole man for the first time, the whole heart of the man, and felt what anchored him, and how deep over the years that anchor sank. – Bishop Jonathan Goodall
Roderick Strange has gift for writing about complex matters in a graceful and accessible way. * Archbishop of Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane *

‘His text flows effortlessly and its message is conveyed with clarity, very much in the way that Newman recommended
for preachers.’

The Right Reverend Monsignor Roderick Strange was born in 1945 and ordained priest in 1969 following preparation at the Venerable English College, Rome. From 1970 he was working on Cardinal Newman’s understanding of Christ at Oriel College, Oxford, and completed his doctorate in 1974. It was published as Newman and the Gospel of Christ (Oxford, 1981). Since then he has written and lectured on Newman extensively and has worked as an adviser to the BBC, most notably during the papal visit to the UK in 2010 when Newman was beatified. He continues to write regularly for The Times and to lecture and direct retreats around the world. Since 2015, he has held the post of Professor of Theology at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, the only faith-based university within the London area.

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