Recent Publication from Professor Thomas J Norris

Cardinal Newman for Today presents the tree of John Henry Newman's life. 

It locates the roots of that tree in his encounter with the wisdom of antiquity, the discovery of divine revelation and the encounter with the Fathers of the Church.

As for the shoots, it identifies them in the living tradition of the Church, the faith-life of believers and the reality of doctrine. 

The fruits, finally, are visible in the Gospel of joy lived out in obedience to God and conscience. Someone has described Newman as saying in effect, 'If you have a religion like Christianity, think or it and have it worthily.'

Much of this book was originally published as Only Life gives Life, but with a new biographical introduction.

Thomas J. Norris is a priest of the diocese of Ossory, Ireland, and Professor in Systematic Theology at the Pontifical University at Maynooth.  A member of the International Theological Commission for the third time, he is the author of numerous articles and books such as:
The Theological Method of John Henry Newman: A Guide for the Theologian Today, Leiden: Brill 1977
Getting Real about Education, Dublin: Columba 2006
A Fractured Relationship. Faith and the Crisis of Culture, Dublin: Veritas 2007
Living a Spirituality of Communion, Dublin, Columba, 2008