Dr Frances Knight on the beatification of John Henry Newman

Dr Frances Knight, Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, discusses the beatification of John Henry Newman on BBC4.

► 13 September, 4.30pm at BBC4, Beyond Belief

► 19 September, 7.10am at BBC4

John Henry Newman converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism and went on to become a Cardinal in 1879. He was the founder of the Oratories of St Philip Neri, in Birmingham (where he lived until his death on August 11 1890) and in London. Newman's aim was to describe and inspire the Christian mind. His vocation was to help modern people realise the demands of thinking and acting with the mind of Christ and his Church. And it is this legacy which endures today.

Newman will become the first non-martyr saint in England since the Reformation, and de facto the patron saint of converts.