- Paperback: 144 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1862041385
- ISBN-13: 978-1862041387
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.3 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,723,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Concise, Poignant & Almost Academic, Dec 11 2001
By Randall A Stevenson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Celtic Christianity (The "Elements of..." Series) (Paperback)
Duncan's presentation is fast paced and to the point. It mixes academic research with some clearly identified personal opinions. The main thrust of the book is that St. Augustine is responsible for forcing the Romanization of the Church in Celtic lands. His influence carried over into the reformation -- Luther was an Augustinian monk. Duncan claims that Augustine's renounciation of human sexuality was the result of his attempts to deal with his personal demons, including the putting away of his concubine. Duncan, an Anglican priest, is understanding of Augustine and tries not to portray the 'Doctor of the Church' as a villian, but as a human.Personally, I found this book answered many of my questions about the Celtic Church. It presents the issues and history of the Celtic Church in a context that is, in my opinion, fair and not idealistic or 'a romantic faery tale'. It is for the serious reader and has a theological tone.
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The Natural Elements of Celtic Christianity +++, Oct 7 2005
By Kevin Kiersky "oceaneagle" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Celtic Christianity (The "Elements of..." Series) (Paperback)
I find the following description quoted from the back side of this great little book to be quite true -- "The Elements of Celtic Christianity provides a thought-provoking examination of the spirit religion which flourished on the islands of Britain during the Dark Ages, and which was notable for its great simplicity, austerity and profound respect for the dignity and sanctity of nature." I also find the following paragraph to be an interesting sample of this great little book [quoted from page 103] -- "Celtic spirituality is 'green' through and through, and quite unselfconsciously. It approaches everything in personal terms, again unconsciously. It was never necessary to articulate the proposition that a personal Creator would be unlikely to create anything that was not -- in some sense -- a person. There are no 'things', for everything is a person. The insights of a Teilhard de Chardin, that consciousness is inherent in the hydrogen atom, is wholely consistent with the Celtic vision of things and, indeed, of the Celtic experience of things."
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Not bad, for a basic overview, Jun 9 2000
By David Stabler "dwivian" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Celtic Christianity (The "Elements of..." Series) (Paperback)
This book gets into a basic analysis of what is and is not Celtic Christianity for those that only know Celtic from green beer in March and the PBS "Gimme Money" Riverdance special.Now, this isn't to say it is simplistic, or dull. It is quite well written, but is also short enough to be inserted into a larger collection (The 'Elements Of' series). Thus, the style of writing reflects the entire series more than the material really deserves.
All in all, it's a good start for those that wish to learn a little more about the differences between post Augustine Irish Catholicism and the older Christianity of Patrick.
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