{"product_id":"celtic-christianity-ecology-and-holiness-an-anthology-9780940262072","title":"Celtic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness: An Anthology","description":"\"Our God is the God of Heaven and Earth, of sea and river, of sun and moon and stars, of the lofty mountain and lowly valley.\" --\u003cb\u003eSt. Patrick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this anthology, the stories of the Celtic saints are interspersed with verses, prayers, and sayings attributed to those ancient sages--from Patrick and Brigit, through Brandan and Columba, to Aidan and Cuthbert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is uncertain when or how Christianity first arrived at those westernmost reaches. It seems always to have been there. Legend tells us that Irish bards attended the events on Golgotha \"in the spirit.\" In the Celtic tradition, there is a continuity in cosmic process. For the Celt, Christ's death and resurrection was a healing that allows reconciliation between humanity and nature in God. In this sense, Christianity was always in Ireland, and we seek its historical beginning in vain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the Celtic Church had survived, perhaps the fissure between Christianity and nature, widening through the centuries, would never have fragmented our Western attitude toward nature and the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBamford, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bamford\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor in Chief Emeritus for SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press) and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he has lectured, taught, and written widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eAn Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He has also translated and edited numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCeltic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness (1982);\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHomage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noble Traveller: The Life and Writings of O. V. de L. Milosz\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Lindisfarne Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay by Mr. Bamford in its anthology \u003ci\u003eBest Spiritual Writing 2000.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Lindisfarne Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414327365906,"sku":"9780940262072","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0dbbb3b-1ec3-460e-9c76-b284b15fa2a4.jpg?v=1729364992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/celtic-christianity-ecology-and-holiness-an-anthology-9780940262072","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}