Religious Morality in John Henry Newman

Gerard Magill, PhD. holds the Vernon F. Gallagher Endowed Chair and is a tenured Professor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Previously, he was a Department Chair for almost a decade at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He obtained his doctoral degree in systematic theology at Edinburgh University, Scotland. He has published 7 edited, co-edited, or co-authored books and over 60 scholarly journal articles. Also, he is an active member in 11 professional or academic associations.

“Gerard Magill’s book on religious morality in John Henry Newman is the product of impressively meticulous research. … his argument is both substantive and thought provoking, and any scholar involved in conversations about Newman’s philosophical ideas will want to have this volume in her library. … Magill has bequeathed a real gift to the field of Newman studies, both on account of the detailed nature of his research and the depth of his critical analysis.” (Ryan J. Marr, Newman Studies Journal, Vol. 16 (2), 2019)“This book as one of the most valuable contributions to Newman studies in many years. Indeed, it is one of only a handful that effectively systematizes a major area of Newman’s thought. It persuasively illuminates why he is one of our outstanding modern guides for moral and religious reflection. Magill has done religious ethicists and moral theologians a particularly great service; they may now turn to this one text for a succinct distillation of Newman’s essential contribution to their discipline” (Damon McGraw, Modern Theology, Vol. 33 (2), April, 2017)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Truth and Holiness.- 3. Reason and Belief.- 4. Hermeneutics of the Imagination.- 5. Moral Law.- 6. Moral Conscience.- 7. Church Tradition.- Bibliography.