An Integrative Habit of Mind: John Henry Newman on the Path to Wisdom

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments some of this material has been delivered at oxford university, The catholic university of Leuven, The World universities Forum (davos, switzerland), The American catholic Philosophical Association, Baylor university, The university of dallas, and Mcneese state university. Moreover, some parts of the book are derived from previously published work.Portionsofchapter1drawfromanddevelopmaterialinmyarticles, “Thick and Thin: Personal and communal dimensions of communicating Faith,” in Communicating Faith, ed. John sullivan (Washington, dc: catholic university of America Press, 2010), 199–213, and “Broadening Horizons: constructing an epistemology of religious Belief,” Louvain Studies 30.3 (2005): 198–213. chapter 2 is a significant revision and expansion of “externalism and internalism: A newman Matter of Proper Fit,” Heythrop Journal 51 (2010): 1023–1034. i thank the publishers , especially the Trustees for roman catholic Purposes registered and Blackwell Publishing, for permission to use these materials. colleagues, students, and friends have read or discussed parts of this book. over the course of writing and revising this book, i have benefited from the discussions, comments, suggestions, and critical observations of Michelle Aquino, edward enright, John Ford, Michael Paul Gallagher, John Groppe, Ben king, carson Leverett, david Mahfood, Terrence Merrigan, Paul Morris, derek neve, John sullivan, and Adrian Woods. Professors William Abraham of southern Methodist university and Mark Mcintosh of durham university have offered critical and helpful feedback on the entire manuscript. x Acknowledgments i thank my graduate assistants david Mahfood and carson Leverett for their assistance in finalizing the text. Both offered invaluable editorial insights. i am also grateful to Amy Farranto, Pippa Letsky, and susan Bean for their help in preparing the manuscript for publication. They have been wonderful and first-rate editors. The book has been improved because of their remarks. Last, i thank my family—my wife, Michelle; my son, david; and my daughter, elizabeth—for their patience, support, and love, without which i could not have completed this book and for whom this book is dedicated. They have taught me, in concrete ways, about the importance and challenge of forming an integrative habit of mind. An Integrative Habit of Mind This page intentionally left blank ...