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Celtic Christianity introduces reader to the mysterious and fascinating world of Celtic spirituality, wh ich drew heavily upon pre-Christian beliefs and culture. '
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Since the publication of this book, I have heard from many people in a number of countries. It seems that my historical and theological treatment of the Celtic Church, particularly the time after the Refortmation, has been an eye-opener for many. Catholics, Irish in particular, find it a source of healing and freedom. Others obtain a new understanding of their Catholic neighbors. All find something in a fresh, often surprising, view of Christian Spirituality for today.
Since the publication of this book, I have heard from many people in a number of countries. It seems that my historical and theological treatment of the Celtic Church, particularly the time after the Refortmation, has been an eye-opener for many. Catholics, Irish in particular, find it a source of healing and freedom. Others obtain a new understanding of their Catholic neighbors. All find something in a fresh, often surprising, view of Christian Spirituality for today.
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THE SEARCH FOR THE MEANING of Celtic spirituality has led me back to uncover the culture and spirituality of the ancient Celtic peoples. Read the first page
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THE SEARCH FOR THE MEANING of Celtic spirituality has led me back to uncover the culture and spirituality of the ancient Celtic peoples. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Timothy Joyce does readers an excellent service by introducing them to Christianity from the Celtic tradition, all the more so if they too, like himself, come from an inherited Irish Catholicism that they have been trying to come to grips with in a rapidly changing world. He gives an overview of the Celtic culture and the spirituality of the Celtic peoples and their links with creation and the 'thin space' that was always a feature of Celtic peoples, made concrete through the ritual and ceremony of Druidic lore. He notes the early history of Christian mission through figures like Patrick, Bridgit, Columba and others and the development of Christianity that drew upon the wisdom and poetry of Celtic tradition in song and bardic verse. He then records the sad history of how the Roman or Euro-centric church with its nervous tendency to make everything uniform, influenced the church of Celtic Christians so that those of us who are of Irish Catholic descent have known little of the glory and freedom of the Celtic freshness for creation, for life, for love and commitment to the Gospel with the energy and whole-heartedness of those Celtic Christians. Joyce has a very readable style, in which he is unafraid to voice his own opinions which show a concern for certain fear-filled developments within the church today. 'Celtic Christianity' is not a great theological work, but I found it an excellent means to help me understand and integrate a part of my own heritage (New Zealand born Irish Catholic) that was full of mystery in tales of Fin McCool and leprechauns and, of course, St Patrick, and the fear of a law-bound, fearsome Catholic faith, one in which I am learning to understand the possibilities for hope and new life in the midst of a tendency for uniformity and centralising dominance afraid of the prophetic and poetic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Interesting book and useful for laying the foundations for understanding why Ireland developed as it did. Not so useful for learning about the beginnings of Celtic Christianity
Interesting book and useful for laying the foundations for understanding why Ireland developed as it did. Not so useful for learning about the beginnings of Celtic Christianity
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is a book that should be read by every Celt. It tells where we came from and gives direction without directing. It does it in highly readable form that will intimidate nobody. It does it from the view of a spiritual human who shares his journey with us and gives us a book to read and share. Please keep writing Timothy. We need you.
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