Author: J. Philip Newell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470183500
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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Christ of the Celts "I explore the Celtic image of Christ as the Memory of what we have forgotten. He remembers the dance of the universe and the harmony that is deep within all things. He is the Memory also of who we are." --from the Prelude "Diagnosing the human soul with a longing for peace in the face of fear and fragmentation nurtured by global political forces and fundamentalisms, Newell offers the ancient traditions of Celtic Christianity as a way forward in healing humankind and the earth." --Publishers Weekly "This graceful, wise, and important book is a superb introduction to the treasures of Celtic Christianity for our time." --Marcus Borg, author, The Heart of Christianity
Author: Timothy J. Joyce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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This fascinating book introduces the mysterious and extraordinary world of Celtic Christianity. Timothy Joyce, a Benedictine monk of Irish descent, evokes the distinctive spirituality that drew on pre-Christian beliefs and culture. He shows how this style of Christianity changed, was subordinated, and gave way to the larger Roman church, and yet how elements endured. Finally, he explores what Celtic spirituality has to offer today to the church as well as spiritual seekers. Celtic spirituality is holistic -- a joyful, mystically-inclined spirituality that affirms the goodness of creation, urges respect for women's gifts, and finds expression in poetry, myth, and song. Joyce recounts the heroic stories of such saints as Patrick, Bridget, Columcille, and Columba. But he goes beyond other treatments to explore how this tradition was gradually subsumed by a more rigid style of "Irish Catholicism, " and he reflects on the centuries of suffering that have left an indelible mark on the Irish consciousness and spirit. Yet ultimately Joyce shows how the recovery of this ancient tradition of Christianity might rejuvenate the church and contribute to spiritual renewal today.
Author: Brendan Lehane
Publisher: Continuum
ISBN: 9780826486219
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This lively and original account of early Celtic Christianity - which was of far greater importance in the development of Western culture than we commonly realize - is told against the background of European history of the first seven centuries A.D. It focuses on the lives of Saints Brendan, Columba, and Columbanus, who lived active and effective lives in the cause of the early Church. Brendan, one of the founding fathers of Christianity in Ireland, was known in legend as a voyager and was thought to have reached the Western Hemisphere long before the Vikings. Columba took Celtic Christianity to Scotland and helped to re-establish it in Wales and in the North and West of England. Columbanus was the great Irish missionary to continental Europe, where he and his followers helped to convert the heathen invaders from the East. When Rome, in the person of St. Augustine, Pope Gregory's apostle to the Angles, penetrated again to England, a showdown between Roman and Celtic Christianity was inevitable. The dramatic confrontation occurred at the Council of Whitby in 664. Rome, with its organization and authority, won, and Celtic Catholicism went into eclipse. But some of its influence persisted all over Europe, and it had a large share in shaping the culture that ultimately emerged from the dark ages. This book's fascination is the picture that it gives of the movements of peoples, the shaping of new countries, and the development of ideas during those too-little-known centuries.
Author: Michael W. Herren
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 0851158897
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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Interprets the nature of Christianity in Celtic Britain and Ireland from the 5th to the 10th cent., based on written and visual evidence- images of Christ in manuscripts, metalwork and sculpture. The strain of the Pelagianism in Britain in the early 5th century influenced the theology and practice of the Celtic monastic Churches on both sides of the Irish Sea, making theological spectrum quite distinct from that of the continent.
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Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
ISBN: 1594733023
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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The Celtic Christians beheld the world around them and perceived the divine life of God as upholding every aspect of the material universe. Their prayers and poems, their liturgies and theological interpretations give Christians a sense of faith that is confident in a merciful and infinitely creative, healing God.
Author: J. Philip Newell
Publisher: Paulist Press
ISBN: 9780809104888
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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J. Philip Newell and his wife Ali were cowardens of the lay religious community of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland. There Philip developed this book as an aid to daily prayer. Here is a weekly cycle of morning and evening prayers in the Celtic tradition, with gospel and psalm readings taken from the liturgical year. Each "day" reflects a concern of the Iona Community: justice and peace, healing, the goodness of creation and care for the earth, commitment to Christ, communion of heaven and earth, and welcome and hospitality.
Author: Ray Simpson
Publisher: Harding House Publishing, Incorporated/Anamcharabooks
ISBN: 9781625248121
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Whether we are looking to find our cultural heritage or are seeking an alternative to worn and restrictive religious forms, the inclusive faith of the Christian Celts offers us a deep-rooted alternative approach to traditional Christianity.
Author: Ian Bradley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Celtic Church
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Peter Harbison
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500278093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Tells the story of human settlement in Ireland from its beginnings 10,000 years ago to St Patrick's Christianizing mission in the 5th century AD. This is interwoven with accounts of major excavations at sites such as Carrowmore, Rathgall and Navan Fort.
Author: George G. Hunter
Publisher: Abingdon Press
ISBN: 1426711379
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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This revision of Hunter's classic explores what an ancient form of Christianity can teach today's church leaders.
