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A whistle-stop tour through a history of the celtic movement. Never a dull moment as the greater names and lesser saints are brought to life. Her style is engaging and humerous. --The Reader
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After the Romans left Britain, the Celtic church had to survive on its own. Fay Sampson guides us through the events and personalities of this time with an entertaining mixture of narrative and commentary.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book covers Christianity in Britain from AD57 to 909 and beyond. It looks at the history and identity of the Celtic peoples of Britain, Ireland and continental Europe and how they embraced the Christian faith. Fay Sampson explores the growth and structure of the church whilst telling the stories of pioneering individuals such as Patrick, Brigid, Columba and David. She follows Rome's gradual absorption of the British and Irish abbeys and traditions and the effects of settlement by Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
A chapter on the Synod of Whitby summarises how a difference of opinion on tonsure styles and the date of Easter altered the course of church history; something of which any contemporary Christian reader would do well to be reminded.
This is a fascinating and informative book. Sampson includes an index, timeline, maps and a list of further reading. Some footnotes and references would also have been helpful. More careful editing and typesetting and a better cover design would have done her research and the subject justice.
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A chapter on the Synod of Whitby summarises how a difference of opinion on tonsure styles and the date of Easter altered the course of church history; something of which any contemporary Christian reader would do well to be reminded.
This is a fascinating and informative book. Sampson includes an index, timeline, maps and a list of further reading. Some footnotes and references would also have been helpful. More careful editing and typesetting and a better cover design would have done her research and the subject justice.
This review by Auntie Charlotte
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Excellent introduction into Celtic Spirituality
7 July 1999
Format:Paperback
There are a lot of books out on this subject, but this one is one of the best. Sampson is an excellent, engaging writer. Into the midst of profound ideas, she injects the entertaining, fascinating stories of the Celtic saints and those associated with them. What emerges is a tale of great beauty and deep meaning--a new light on a worlwide faith. What sets her book apart from others is her refusal to pit a Celtic Church against a Roman or Continental Church. To the average reader this is no big deal, but so much that is written about Celtic Christianity these days deals more with polemic than with reality. She keeps us firmly based in reality and gives us a side of Christianity that should be valued, appreciated and practiced in our day and age. Great book, great read, great contribution!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A fascinating and informative book
3 Feb 2007
Format:Paperback
This book covers Christianity in Britain from AD57 to 909 and beyond. It looks at the history and identity of the Celtic peoples of Britain, Ireland and continental Europe and how they embraced the Christian faith. Fay Sampson explores the growth and structure of the church whilst telling the stories of pioneering individuals such as Patrick, Brigid, Columba and David. She follows Rome's gradual absorption of the British and Irish abbeys and traditions and the effects of settlement by Angles, Saxons and Jutes.
A chapter on the Synod of Whitby summarises how a difference of opinion on tonsure styles and the date of Easter altered the course of church history; something of which any contemporary Christian reader would do well to be reminded.
This is a fascinating and informative book. Sampson includes an index, timeline, maps and a list of further reading. Some footnotes and references would also have been helpful. More careful editing and typesetting and a better cover design would have done her research and the subject justice.
This review by Auntie Charlotte
A chapter on the Synod of Whitby summarises how a difference of opinion on tonsure styles and the date of Easter altered the course of church history; something of which any contemporary Christian reader would do well to be reminded.
This is a fascinating and informative book. Sampson includes an index, timeline, maps and a list of further reading. Some footnotes and references would also have been helpful. More careful editing and typesetting and a better cover design would have done her research and the subject justice.
This review by Auntie Charlotte
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Interesting history book
5 July 2010
Format:Paperback
This book's subtitle is a little misleading, as the book has much more to do with the *history* of Celtic Christianity than its "spirituality". But it contains a whole lot of great stories and fascinating characters.
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