Celtic Christianity (The Elements Of... Series)

by Anthony Duncan

Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

274.1

Publication

Element Books Ltd (1997), Edition: 2nd, 128 pages

Description

This text provides an examination of Celtic Christianity, a religion which flourished in Britain during the Dark ages, and which, in its profound respect for the dignity and sanctity of nature, had far more in common with Buddhism than with the later institutional Christianity of the West. The author describes the essence of the Celtic spirit, and how it manifests itself in Celtic Christianity's reverence for the earth, creatures, sea and sky - an aspect which has parallels with the Native American tradition, the Aboriginal tradition, and Britain's native Druidic shamanism.

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LibraryThing member patl
Duncan's Celtic Christianity is a well-researched history of Celtic Christianity.

I particularly appreciated the discussion of Augustine's cultural context and the impact of a his own conversion experience and cultural context on his understanding of sin and the human body (which led to his doctrine
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of inherited sin, which fueled Calvinism's Total Depravity doctrine, ...)
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Language

Original language

English

ISBN

1862041385 / 9781862041387
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