| Celtic Christianity: A Sacred Tradition, a Vision of Hope Contributor(s): Joyce, Timothy J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570751765 ISBN-13: 9781570751769 Publisher: Orbis Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational |
| Dewey: 270.089 |
| LCCN: 97044935 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.43" W x 8.29" (0.57 lbs) 194 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Cultural Region - Celtic - Cultural Region - Ireland - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |