![Revisiting <em>The Spirit of the Oxford Movement</em>, by Christopher Dawson](/static/28332248cfd375133beb0542c260b2e7/144fe/froude_Mozley_Newman_c0_b666232cdb.jpg)
Richard Dawson did not write “The Complete History of the Oxford Movement.” Instead, he gives us “The Spirit of the Oxford Movement,” a thoroughgoing account of the relationships and friendships between three of the movement’s figureheads: Keble, Froude, and of course, Newman. By focusing on the relationships between the movement’s pioneers, Dawson can argue for the emotional impetus that underlies the mission of the Oxford Movement, a sense that is perhaps best captured by the men’s poetry rather than their Tractarian works.