Project Gutenberg 2008-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 422 Newman, John Henry 1801 1890 Newman, John Henry, Cardinal Newman, J. H. (John Henry) Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Pilar Somoza Fernández and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Loss and Gain: The Story of a Convert" by John Henry Newman is a fictional narrative written in the mid-19th century. It explores the complex journey of Charles Reding, a young man grappling with his faith and intellectual ideals while navigating the religious atmosphere at the University of Oxford. The narrative provides a portrayal of the thoughts, sentiments, and transformative experiences of converts to Catholicism, contrasting them with prevailing views during that time. The opening of the novel introduces us to Charles Reding, the only son of an Anglican clergyman, as he embarks on his academic journey at Eton and subsequently at Oxford. Through his father’s contemplations on education and virtue, Charles's character is framed as both thoughtful and sensitive, yet grappling with deeper philosophical questions about faith and belief. The early chapters depict his budding friendship with William Sheffield and their discussions about religion, authority, and personal conviction. This serves to set the stage for Charles's internal conflict as he encounters diverse opinions on faith, leading to a growing exploration of his convictions and the complexities of religious identity within a contemporary academic setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christian fiction Christianity, Conversion to -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 692578 2025-07-10T07:57:11.541679 text/html 701429 2008-02-11T06:43:54 text/html 364549 2025-07-10T07:57:23.119621 application/epub+zip 370616 2025-07-10T07:57:15.347643 application/epub+zip 341451 2025-07-10T07:57:13.844652 application/epub+zip 682247 2025-07-10T07:57:29.114577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614985 2025-07-10T07:57:21.820649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519743 2022-09-11T10:46:52.417983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638070 2025-07-10T07:57:10.127675 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637849 2008-02-11T06:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637860 2008-02-11T06:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21777 2025-07-10T07:57:29.246556 application/rdf+xml 18222 2025-07-10T07:57:14.360618 image/jpeg 4198 2025-07-10T07:57:14.101639 image/jpeg 242745 2008-02-11T06:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 255813 2008-02-11T06:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 242653 2008-02-11T06:43:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 346112 2025-07-10T07:57:11.592677 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia