<p>We present an overview of St J.H. Newman's first novel, "Loss and Gain," 1848. We see how Charles Reding, a young man with a desire to live life consciously in the presence of God, moves - in both mind and heart - to Catholicism, and the peace he thereby finds. This under-appreciated novel anticipates the later deep ideas on belief and its development in an individual.</p>

We present an overview of St J.H. Newman's first novel, "Loss and Gain," 1848. We see how Charles Reding, a young man with a desire to live life consciously in the presence of God, moves - in both mind and heart - to Catholicism, and the peace he thereby finds. This under-appreciated novel anticipates the later deep ideas on belief and its development in an individual.

Episode 47: St J.H. Newman, "Loss and Gain," Part 1

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Episode 47: St J.H. Newman, "Loss and Gain," Part 1

Episode 47: St J.H. Newman, "Loss and Gain," Part 1