The English edition of Nova et Vetera is published quarterly and provides an international forum for theological and philosophical studies from a Thomistic perspective. The journal strives to follow the culturally engaged, ecclesial, broadly Thomistic, and dialogical perspective of the founder of the Swiss Nova et Vetera, Charles Journet. Journet worked at the intersection of theology, philosophy, and biblical studies, and we seek to do the same.

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Nova et Vetera, Fall 2013 (Vol. 11, No. 4)

ISSN 1542-7315

Commentary
A Fruitful Restraint: The Perennial Relevance of the Virtue of Studiousness – Christopher O. Blum
The Millennial Challenges Facing Catholic Intellectual Life – Matthew L. Lamb

Symposium: Blessed John Henry Newman
John Henry Newman: Mariology and the Scope of Reason in the Modern Age – Paige E. Hochschild
University Education, the Unity of Knowledge—and (Natural) Theology: John Henry Newman’s Provocative Vision – Reinhard Hutter
Conscience according to John Henry Newman – Charlse Morerod, O.P.
“Knowledge and Normality: Bl. John Henry Newman’s Grammar of Assent and Contemporary Skepticism” 1081 – Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

Symposium: Veritatis Splendor at 20
Premotion, Holiness, and Pope Benedict XIII (1724–30): Some Historical Retrospects on Veritatis Splendor – Romanus Cessario, O.P.
Marriage and Freedom: The Splendor of Truth in a Time of Denial – Douglas Farrow
The Soul’s Transcendence: Veritatis Splendor and Phenomenology – Derek S. Jeffreys
John Paul II on the Development of Doctrine – Christopher Kaczor
Person and Work: In Search of Theological Convergence – Gilbert Meilaender
The Call to Mercy: Veritatis Splendor and the Preferential Option for the Poor – Miguel J. Romero
The Universality of Natural Law and the Irreducibility of Personalism – Janet E. Smith
A Woman in Stone or in the Heart of Man? Navigating between Naturalism and Idealism in the Spirit of Veritatis Splendor – Michele M. Schumacher

Book Reviews
The Ethics of Abortion: Women’s Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice by Christopher Kaczor – Grattan Brown
Benedict XVI and the Sacred Liturgy: Proceedings of the First Fota International Liturgy Conference edited by Neil J. Roy and Janet E. Rutherford – Peter McGregor
Humanism and Religion: A Call for the Renewal of Western Culture by Jens Zimmermann – Aidan Nichols, O.P.
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M.Krauss, afterword by Richard Dawkins; Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story by Jim Holt – Edward T. Oakes, S.J.
Romance and System: The Theological Synthesis of Matthias Joseph Scheeben by Aidan Nichols, O.P – Tracey Rowland
Inspiration and Interpretation: A Theological Introduction to Sacred Scripture by Denis Farkasfalvy, O.Cist – Eric Vanden Eykel