CONTENTS: Foreword Acknowledgements Abbreviations for the Works of J. H. Newman Introduction Chapter 1: Act of Assent in the Life of Newman 1. Doubt, Faith and Truth: A Path to Canonization 2. Cultural Context of Newman 3. Philosophical Background of Newman 4. An Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent and its Background Conclusion Chapter 2: Assent in Relation to Apprehension 1. The Nature of Assent and Apprehension 2. Assent in Relation to the Modes of Apprehension 3. Assent and Apprehension in Religious Matters Conclusion Chapter 3: Assent in Relation to Inference 1. Unconditional Assent and Conditional Inference 2. The Modes of Assent 3. The Modes of Reasoning in Relation to the Modes of Assent 4. Illative Sense in Relation to Conditional Inference and Unconditional Assent Conclusion Chapter 4: Effect and Development of Newman’s Grammar of Assent in Lonergan’s Insight 1. Newman’s Grammar Considered as the Catalyst and Foundation for Lonergan’s Early Thought 2. The Conception of Judgement in Lonergan’s Insight 3. The Conception of Judgement in Insight as an Effect of the Grammar 4. Lonergan’s Genuine Development from Newman’s Grammar Conclusion General Conclusion 1. Assent as Related to Apprehension and Inference in the Grammar 2. The Productive Effect of Newman’s Grammar in Lonergan’s Insight 3. Scope for Further Investigation Bibliography 1. Works of Newman (Chronological Order) 2. Works of Bernard Lonergan (Chronological Order) 3. Secondary Sources (Alphabetical Order) Appendix Index of Concepts Index of Authors.