The Newman, John Henry 1801-1890 creator Egan, Maurice Francis 1852-1924 text utu 2015 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Dream of Gerontius" by John Henry Newman is a poem written in 1865. It follows a dying man's prayer and his soul's journey after death through divine judgment and toward Purgatory. Written after Newman's conversion to Catholicism, the poem explores Catholic beliefs about death and the afterlife through seven phases. Gerontius experiences his final moments, awakens as a soul, encounters his Guardian Angel, and passes through demonic temptations toward his encounter with God, expressing humanity's fear of unworthiness and desire for purification. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_Gerontius_(poem) Release date is 2015-05-10 Andrew Sly, Christopher Wright, Al Haines and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Christian poetry, English -- 19th century PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48927 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48927 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134126.0 48927