Hopkins was inspired by Cardinal Newman, who himself converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism.
I think that for Newman, it was about theological rigour, and especially things like authority of the church. IIRC Newman came to think that the Anglican church didn't have the proper theological underpinning to its authority that the Roman Catholic church did. I think there was a sense that Anglicanism went at it half-assed, in a way.
Your classmate is definitely barking up the wrong tree wrt predestination.
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Date: 2008-01-30 07:42 pm (UTC)I think that for Newman, it was about theological rigour, and especially things like authority of the church. IIRC Newman came to think that the Anglican church didn't have the proper theological underpinning to its authority that the Roman Catholic church did. I think there was a sense that Anglicanism went at it half-assed, in a way.
Your classmate is definitely barking up the wrong tree wrt predestination.