Ian Ker

Ian Turnbull Ker (30 August 1942 – 5 November 2022)[1][2] was an English Roman Catholic priest, a former Anglican and a scholar and author.[3] He was generally regarded as the world's authority on John Henry Newman, on whom he published more than 20 books.[4][5][6]

Ker taught theology at Oxford University, where he was a senior research fellow at Blackfriars, Oxford,[7] and a member of the Faculty of Theology. He taught both English literature and theology at universities in the UK and USA. Ker was regarded as the leading authority on Saint John Henry Newman, on whom he published the universally acknowledged definitive biography. He was the author of The Catholic Revival in English Literature 1845-1961, Mere Catholicism, and G.K. Chesterton: A Biography. On this last book, the late Christopher Hitchens reviewed that "Professor Ker's spirited and double-barreled attempt at a rehabilitation" of Chesterton "is enjoyable in its own right."[8]

Ker died on 5 November 2022, in Gloucester, at the age of 80.[9]

Selected bibliography

A selected bibliography of Ker's books sorted by year of first publication:

  • 1990. "John Henry Newman: A biography". Oxford University Press ISBN 9780192827050.
  • 2003. "The Catholic Revival in English Literature 1845-1961". Notre Dame Press USA. ISBN 085244625X.[10]
  • 2007. "Mere Catholicism". Emmaus Road Publishing. ISBN 9781931018395.
  • 2012. "GK Chesterton: A biography". Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199655762.
  • 2010. John Henry Newman. Una biografía. (Spanish edition) Ediciones Palabra. ISBN 9788498402827

References
  1. "Ker, I. T. (Ian Turnbull)". Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. "In Memoriam: Ian Ker (1942-2022)". 6 November 2022.
  3. "Fr. Ian Ker: Former Anglican". The Coming Home Network International. 19 May 2003.
  4. Ker, Ian (1990). John Henry Newman: A biography. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192827050.
  5. "Oxford University Press".
  6. "Book Review "John Henry Newman: A biography"". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  7. "Faculty of Theology, Oxford". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  8. Hitchens, Christopher. "The Reactionary: the Charming, Sinister G.K. Chesterton". www.theatlantic.com. The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. Short, Edward (6 November 2022). "In Memoriam: Ian Ker (1942–2022)". Catholic World Report. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. "Book Review "The Catholic Revival..."".
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