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The only true apostle of Ireland who more or less converted the country single-handed? or a Christian bishop from the embattled edge of a crumbling empire? All that can really be known of Patrick comes from his authentic writings - the 'Confessio' and the 'Epistola' (Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus). Thomas O'Loughlin's engaging yet scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the man, believer and missionary. Explanatory notes woven through the translations illuminate a very different world and time; it is not long before we realize, however, that Patrick's theology is no less relevant to our own.
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We think we know all about St Patrick - he converted Ireland to Christianity singlehanded; he taught the benighted pagans the mystery of the Trinity with a shamrock leaf; he got rid of snakes from Ireland; he was constantly giving the Druids mighty put-downs; he worked amazing miracles; he was powerful and successful - and we have a picture of him in our minds - he wore green vestments, carried a crozier and had a big mitre ... But by presenting his own writings with an introduction and a careful commentary, this little book gives us another picture of Patrick altogether. He appears as much more human; much more fallible. His colleagues didn't like him; they found him difficult to get on with and didn't approve either of the Christianity he was preaching or the way he was preaching it. They dug up old scandals and tried to drag his name through the mud. They reported him to those in high places and tried to blacken his reputation. They made life thoroughly unpleasant for him and he was hurt by their accusations. In other words, Patrick's life was uncannily like ours often are. Yet through it all, his trust in God remained firm and his simple faith shines out like beacon. This is a Patrick we can relate to; he is not a plaster saint, but a real human being who experienced pain and suffering in his life and was driven to justify himself in the face of false reports: 'I have sworn to my God to teach the nations,even if some hold me in contempt'. As Tom O'Loughlin says in the introductory chapter: 'Seeing how earlier Christians, in very different circumstances, faced the trials of discipleship is part of a process of problem solving for our lives today.' That is what this book does for Patrick and presents him as a much more interesting person than the stereotyped image we might have of him in our minds.
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