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John Henry Newman and the Consultation of the Faithful
- Newman Studies Journal
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Volume 10, Number 2, Fall 2013
- pp. 18-31
- 10.1353/nsj.2013.0017
- Article
- Additional Information
Abstract:
This essay examines the strengths and weakness of Newman’s argument in “On Consulting the Faithful in Matters of Doctrine” that the lay faithful throughout history are the guarantors of orthodox doctrine by examining Newman’s understanding of the lay faithful, the sensus and consensus fidelium, and his historiographical methodology.