John Henry Newman: Episode Three
The Saints
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🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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🗺️ John Henry Newman - Episode Three: The Oxford Movement
Oxford, England, 1833. John Henry Newman's bold call to restore Christian tradition captivates the nation! His Tracts draw attention to religion, but now they may be drawing the wrong kind of attention to those who are writing them. Can John continue to follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit and avoid censure from his Anglican bishop?
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The series highlights Newman’s steadfast pursuit of truth, even when it costs him friendships and security. His courage in confronting authority, his humility in admitting past errors, and his charity toward those who misunderstood him model holiness. At every turn, his faith deepens and his wisdom grows.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity. Newman endures serious illness abroad, visions of death, bitter disputes with colleagues, the death of his mother, estrangement from his sister, and accusations of betrayal. The weight of conversion and renunciation of old loyalties is portrayed directly and soberly.
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| 0:00.0 | Oxford, England, 1833, John Henry Newman's bold call to restore Christian tradition |
| 0:08.7 | captivates the nation. His tracts draw attention to religion, but now they may be drawing the |
| 0:15.7 | wrong kind of attention to those who are writing them. Can John continue to follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit |
| 0:22.9 | and avoid censure from his Anglican bishop? |
| 0:31.2 | The Saints |
| 0:34.5 | Adventures of Faith and Courage John John Henry Newman. Episode 3, the Oxford Movement. |
| 0:43.6 | Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the Saintspodcast.com. Brothers and sisters, the gospel is a law of liberty. |
| 1:06.3 | Consider that the Bible is not intended to teach us matters of discipline, |
| 1:12.3 | so much as matters of faith. |
| 1:19.8 | We must ask, what is most likely to please Christ? What actions can we do? What kindness can we offer to please Christ and live out his word? |
| 1:33.3 | Mr. Newman, your sermon was lovely today. |
| 1:34.6 | Thank you, Mrs. Taylor. |
| 1:37.4 | It reminds me of something I've read recently. |
| 1:40.4 | Are you familiar with the tracks for the times? |
| 1:44.2 | Hmm. I'm familiar with them, yes. |
| 1:46.6 | Have a lovely day, Mrs. Taylor. |
| 1:53.0 | Did I just hear Mrs. Taylor say she reads the tracks? |
| 1:54.6 | You did indeed. |
| 1:55.6 | Excellent. |
| 1:57.4 | We're famous. |
| 1:59.2 | Hardly famous if they're anonymous. |
| 2:03.2 | Wasn't that the point? To ensure the work stands for itself? |
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