The purpose of Newman Reader (NR) is to make the written works of Cardinal Newman available in as complete and accessible a manner as resources allow. To this end, the site provides three types of content: * Written works themselves * Guides to the works such as indexes, lists and reading suggestions * Biographical information to supplement and provide perspective for the works * Statements from Popes and others that place Newman's life in perspective These different features are provided primarily under works, guides, biographical information, and canonization.
Newman's paintings are impossible to grasp from reproductions. They require us to stand before them, close enough to experience all their nuances of colour and structure. So adamant was Newman about the way his art should be viewed that he once typed a st