Newman and the Tradition concerning the Papal Antichrist
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3684440 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Misner (Boston College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-395 |
| Publication date | 1973-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3164393 |
| OpenAlex | W2163586800 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
In the successive waves of "No Popery" which ebbed and flowed until the middle of the nineteenth century in British public life, the role played by the oldfashioned identification of the pope of the Roman Catholic Church with Antichrist is not easily discernible. Yet its presence is undeniable, though rarely on the surface or on the lips of those who, in the ordinary sense, "made history." A study of the background and setting of John Henry Newman's thought on the papacy and the Antichrist has led me to uncover a neglected field of popularandcultured Antichrist thinking which helps to account for the persistence of "No Popery" sentiment in Christian history after its demise had been prematurely announced by more than one reasonable and enlightened politician
Demise · Political science · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Catholicism and Religious Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |