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Celtic spirituality weaves together a nature-based approach from pre-Christian times with Eastern forms of Christianity as well as the more familiar Roman Catholicism. When Christianity was introduced in the Celtic lands, the distance from Rome enabled the Church to grow in a unique way. The strong nature-based spirituality predominant in pre-Christian history was incorporated easily into an almost mystical sense of God within nature. Further, the early Celtic Christians believed in the essential goodness of humanity and saw penance as an act of healing rather than punishment. This was fundamentally opposed to the Augustian view of original sin and caused a clash with the Roman Catholic Church that eventually led to a decision against the Celtic mission at the Synod of Whitby in 664. Celtic spirituality survived outside of the formal church, particularly through art and oral tradition passed down through generations. Today, the resurgence of interest in the spiritual practices of the ancient Celts is perhaps due to our collective hunger for connection with the Holy in these ancient, new ways.

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