The Oxford Movement
For half of his life, Newman was a member of the established Church of England. As one of the founders and prime movers of the Oxford Movement which sought to revitalize the Anglican Church, Newman worked with Keble, Pusey, Froude and others to refine the liturgy and the intellectual underpinnings of the Church's theology. The Collection contains numerous works concerning the Oxford Movement, including first editions of many sermons and pamphlets. Chief among these is a complete set of the ninety Tracts for the Times writted by Newman and other members of the Movement.
According to Newman, John Keble's "National Apostasy" Sermon began the Oxford Movement. The Collection has both the original 1833 edition and a centenary reprint of the sermon. John Keble's collection of poems The Christian Year was published in 1827 and met with immediate popularity. The slim, gilt-edged volumes were carried (and memorized) by Oxford undergraduates hungry for a new sense of devotion. This work, one of the aesthetic precursors of the Oxford Movement, is represented in the Collection by a fine first edition.
