Cardinal Manning: An Intellectual Biography. This item is unavailable.Cardinal Manning: An Intellectual Biography

This book follows the intellectual formation and development of Cardinal Henry Edward Manning (1808-92), from the early years of his Anglican ministry, to his conversion to Rome and his subsequent involvement with Vatican Council I, an area of research which has hitherto attracted little attention. This neglect is all the more surprising when taking into account the significant role that Manning played in many of the most important ecclesiastical events of his time. This present study aims at setting Manning's ideas against their historical background, the events in which he was involved and those which influenced his thought or upon which he exerted his influence, but it also examines the deep personal crisis, both ideological and emotional, that he experienced. It is based on a thorough research into Manning's published works and manuscript sources, many of them previously unused.

James Pereiro has demonstrated how distorted earlier views have been. Although Manning left us no Apologia pro vita sua of his religious opinions, Pereiro's book comes close to one in showing that there is a coherence and development in Manning's ecclesiological concerns, and that central to those concerns is pneumatology - the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. (Geoffrey Rowell, TLS)

It is good to welcome such a clearly written and convincing apologia for a man who at his death evoked tributes from mourners not seen since the death, in 1852, of the Duke of Wellington./ Geoffrey Rowell, TLS 02/04/99

As well as providing ample evidence for Manning as one of the first theologians to develop an ecclesiology of the Mysical Body of Christ, and making out a strong case for his significance as a theologian, James Pereiro's account of Manning's pilgrimage also contributes to the contemporary debate between the Churches on issues of authority. On this, the nineteenth century may have more to say than is often recognized. It is good to welcome such a clearly written and convincing apologia for a man who at his death evoked tributes from mourners not seen since the death, in 1852, of the Duke of Wellington. (Geoffrey Rowell, TLS)