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Newman on the Voice of the Laity: Lessons for Today’s Church
- Newman Studies Journal
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Volume 3, Number 2, Fall 2006
- pp. 16-31
- 10.1353/nsj.2006.0017
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract:
This essay, which was originally the opening presentation for the 2005 conference of the Venerable John Henry Newman Association on “Newman and the Laity” at Villanova University, discusses four areas where Newman’s ideas about the voice of the laity have lessons for American Catholic life today: his non-clericalized view of the Church, the lack of appreciation for the laity, his vision of an educated laity, and the need for consulting the laity about doctrinal matters.