Overview
Celtic Christianity has produced a kaleidoscopic array of saints, monks, and poets. Follow along as Fr. Woods delves into the origins, development, and contributions of Christianity as it spread throughout the northwestern region of Europe. After considering what makes a spirituality Celtic, you will engage a host of intriguing characters--from the third century to the present--who interpreted the Christian faith in terms of the customs and beliefs of their ancestors. The monks and saints who recorded the evolution of Celtic Christianity likewise preserved the oldest known north European pagan mythology. The lives of saints such as Patrick, Brigit, Columcille, and David of Wales--along with monastic rules--illustrate the vivid history that was celebrated and embellished as much as it was recorded. The saints, therefore, serve as the chief witnesses to the creation of a unique understanding of a life lived in spiritual, if not material, abundance. Fr. Woods does not stop with these, however; instead, he goes on to explore the knowledge of diverse Celtic thinkers, dreamers, and even the occasional rascal. In the second set of talks, Fr. Woods provides historical sketches that convey a number of major themes: from a sense of nature as Creation--which involves an acute awareness of God's presence--to a vision of the end of time characterized by distinctive frankness. In the concluding discussion, he will bring you to consider what Celtic spiritualities have to say to a world poised once more on the edge of profound change.
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Author: Richard Woods ,
Richard Woods
Publisher: Learn25
Imprint: Learn25
Dimensions:
Width: 14.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 12.40cm
Weight: 0.045kg
ISBN: 9781666528152
ISBN 10: 1666528153
Publication Date: 26 October 2021
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
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Author Information
Fr. Richard Woods, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.M. is currently a professor of theology at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, where he was honored with the role of Lund-Gill Chair in 2010. Other highlights of his teaching career include his professorship at Oxford University's Blackfriars Hall and his reception of the Aquinas Scholar title from the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University. Fr. Richard Woods, O.P., Ph.D., S.T.M. is currently a professor of theology at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, where he was honored with the role of Lund-Gill Chair in 2010. Other highlights of his teaching career include his professorship at Oxford University's Blackfriars Hall and his reception of the Aquinas Scholar title from the Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University.
