Nov. 9: How did the Leader of a Movement in The Episcopal Church Become a Catholic Saint?

What was the Oxford Movement and why does it matter?

Sunday, Nov. 9
10 a.m., Crail C

The Rev. Dr. Benjamin J. King (academic dean at Seminary of the Southwest) discusses his new book, "The Oxford Movement and the People of God: Enslavement, Education, and Empire."

John Henry Newman was a leader of the Oxford movement in the 1800's in the Church of England which also changed the face of the Episcopal Church. He emphasized the role of the laity in shaping the mind of the church through their consent. Newman later became a Catholic and is now being declared a Doctor of the Church. The Rev. Dr. Ben King recently contributed to a theological document used by the Pope in considering Newman as a Doctor of the Church. In this Crail C presentation he will share more about the Oxford movement and the life of John Henry Newman.