John Henry Newman on Truth and Its Counterfeits

"Reinhard Hütter believes that we must fight today the same enemy that St. John Henry Newman fought in the nineteenth century, namely, the liberalism that proposes counterfeit versions of central Christian doctrines. Relying on Newman himself and a number of other figures from the Catholic tradition, he exposes the deeply misleading accounts of conscience, doctrinal development, and the nature of the university that hold sway in the contemporary academy and sometimes in the Church itself. This intelligent book makes for satisfying and bracing reading."—Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles and author of The Priority of Christ: Toward a Postliberal Catholicism

"A remarkable tour de force, impressively documented, on Newman's 'counterfeits,' yes, and on Aquinas and Newman face to face on conscience, faith, doctrine, and the university, topped with a compelling narrative of the author's seven-year 'quintessentially Newmanian' journey from Lutheranism to Catholicism. The principle of private judgement and its concomitant, the unfettered 'sovereign subject' of the present age, is the culprit common to all of the counterfeits."—Mary Katherine Tillman, author of John Henry Newman: Man of Letters

"The ever-intriguing affinity of saints John Henry Newman and Thomas Aquinas helps give this book its solid intellectual appeal. The author's courageous and penetrating defense of their compatibility renders it a major contribution to Newman studies. It will be especially appreciated by those interested in a Thomist-friendly look at what is most important in Newman's thought. It will also appeal to Newman scholars who may need a refresher on Aquinas."—Newman Studies Journal

"Hutter raises issues of the utmost seriousness for individuals, the Church, the larger society, and the university...This book is a superb and timely account."—American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly