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Early Celtic Christianity
Brendan Lehane
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Description for Early Celtic Christianity
Paperback. But some of its influence persisted all over Europe, and it had a large share in shaping the culture that ultimately emerged from the dark ages. This book's fascination is the picture that it gives of the movements of peoples, the shaping of new countries, and the development of ideas during those too-little-known centuries. Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 240 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314. 240pp
This lively and original account of early Celtic Christianity - which was of far greater importance in the development of Western culture than we often realize - is told against the background of European history of the first seven centuries A.D. It focuses on the lives of Saints Brendan, Columba and Columbanus, who lived active and effective lives in the cause of the early Church. Brendan, one of the founding fathers of Christianity in Ireland, was known in legend as a voyager and was thought to have reached the Western Hemisphere long before the Vikings. Columba took Celtic Christianity to ... Read more
This lively and original account of early Celtic Christianity - which was of far greater importance in the development of Western culture than we often realize - is told against the background of European history of the first seven centuries A.D. It focuses on the lives of Saints Brendan, Columba and Columbanus, who lived active and effective lives in the cause of the early Church. Brendan, one of the founding fathers of Christianity in Ireland, was known in legend as a voyager and was thought to have reached the Western Hemisphere long before the Vikings. Columba took Celtic Christianity to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780826486219
SKU
9780826486219
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About Brendan Lehane
Brendan Lehane (b. London 1931) studied at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. Founder of Image Magazine, he was also been feature editor of Town Magazine, and contributed articles for magazines in England, Ireland and the USA.
Reviews for Early Celtic Christianity
"'An enchanting book... This account of Celtic homogeneity as expressed in three great men, whose interior journeys led them outwards, far from Ireland their home, to bring to England, to Scotland, and to Europe civilization and sanctity, is a delight.' Anne Freemantle; '... an enlightening book. Three men of genius have been taken out of their legend and given historical ... Read more