Ian Ker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5787391 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian Ker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | Ker |
| SIGNATURE | KER I |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this biography argues that Chesterton should be seen as the successor of the great Victorian prose writers, Thomas Carlyle, Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, and above all John Henry Newman. Ches…
Father Brown and the Marconi Scandal
This chapter focuses on G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories and the so-called Marconi scandal. It first considers Wilfrid Ward's review of Chesterton's book Orthodoxy and Chesterton's meeting with the Conservative politician Lord Hugh Cecil. It then turns to the first of the Father Brown stories, “The Blue Cross,” published in September 1910 in the Storyteller magazine. It also discusses Chesterton's novel, Manalive, published in February 191…
The History of Western Philosophy of Religion
An international team of over 100 leading scholars has been brought together to provide authoritative exposition of how history s most important philosophical thinkers from antiquity to the present day- have sought to analyse the concepts and tenets central to Western religious belief, especially Christianity. Volume 4 comprises an introduction, presenting an overview of Nineteenth-Century philosophy of religion, and a series of essays on Ninetee…
The Achievement of John Henry Newman
An excellent, very readable summary of Cardinal Newman's intellectual achievement - Ker's most original contribution lies in his attempt to credit Newman with an original theory of knowledge and enduring significance as a philosopher. Library Journal
Recent Critics of Newman's A Grammar of Assent
Professor H. P. Owen has remarked that Newman's A Grammar of Assent , which ‘is the fruit of a great mind's reflection over many years, has not received (in this country at any rate) the attention it deserves ’ 1 However, the year in which these words were written (1969) saw the publication of three lengthy discussions in English of the Grammar , and more studies have appeared since then. 2 Owen's general appreciation has been echoed but the prev…
Newman's Idea
The Achievement of John Henry Newman
An excellent, very readable summary of Cardinal Newman's intellectual achievement - Ker's most original contribution lies in his attempt to credit Newman with an original theory of knowledge and enduring significance as a philosopher. Library Journal
Newman's Idea
Recent Critics of Newman's A Grammar of Assent
Professor H. P. Owen has remarked that Newman's A Grammar of Assent , which ‘is the fruit of a great mind's reflection over many years, has not received (in this country at any rate) the attention it deserves ’ 1 However, the year in which these words were written (1969) saw the publication of three lengthy discussions in English of the Grammar , and more studies have appeared since then. 2 Owen's general appreciation has been echoed but the prev…
Newman's Idea
The Achievement of John Henry Newman
An excellent, very readable summary of Cardinal Newman's intellectual achievement - Ker's most original contribution lies in his attempt to credit Newman with an original theory of knowledge and enduring significance as a philosopher. Library Journal
The History of Western Philosophy of Religion
An international team of over 100 leading scholars has been brought together to provide authoritative exposition of how history s most important philosophical thinkers from antiquity to the present day- have sought to analyse the concepts and tenets central to Western religious belief, especially Christianity. Volume 4 comprises an introduction, presenting an overview of Nineteenth-Century philosophy of religion, and a series of essays on Ninetee…
G. K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this biography argues that Chesterton should be seen as the successor of the great Victorian prose writers, Thomas Carlyle, Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, and above all John Henry Newman. Ches…
Father Brown and the Marconi Scandal
This chapter focuses on G. K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories and the so-called Marconi scandal. It first considers Wilfrid Ward's review of Chesterton's book Orthodoxy and Chesterton's meeting with the Conservative politician Lord Hugh Cecil. It then turns to the first of the Father Brown stories, “The Blue Cross,” published in September 1910 in the Storyteller magazine. It also discusses Chesterton's novel, Manalive, published in February 191…
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