For a quick “course” on St. John Henry Newman and his thought on Catholic
education, try the following. Note that the focus here is Catholic education; an
exploration of Newman’s theological and philosophical work, sermons, etc. would be
much more extensive.
• Read the introduction and foreword to the edition of Idea of a University listed
below.
• Patrick Reilly, Into the Light: Newman’s Idea for a Renewal of Education, at
https://instituteofcatholicculture.org/events/into-the-light
Hour-long webinar which covers the main themes in Idea of a University plus
Newman’s thought on K-12 education.
• Patrick Reilly, “To Restore Integrity: Newman’s Idea of Education” (Sept. 19,
2019) at https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2019/09/19/to-restore-integrity-newmans-idea-of-education/
• Fr. Ian Ker, “Newman on Education” (Dec. 1, 2008) at
https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/newman-on-education/ and “Newman on
Christian Education” (May 28, 2020) at
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2020/05/28/newman-on-christian-educationfr-ian-ker/. Father Ker was the foremost biographer of Newman. A
portion of the first piece is his lecture at a CNS conference in 2001.
• Michael Pakaluk, “Newman’s Three Ideas of a University” (Oct. 19. 2019) at
https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2019/10/29/newmans-three-ideas-of-a-university/
• Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., “Newman’s Idea of a University: Still Relevant to
Catholic Higher Education” (Nov. 12, 2001) at
https://cardinalnewmansociety.org/newmans-idea-university-still-relevant-catholic-higher-education/. Lecture to CNS conference in 2001.