Celtic Christianity Reading List

Celtic Christianity Reading List

Since my short video on St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity and my article The Story of the Celtic Cross, several people have contacted me for a reading list on Celtic Christianity. Before I give you my list, a few comments are in order. The Pitfalls Many books on...

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St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity

The story of St. Patrick and the transformation of pagan Irish culture into "the Island of Saints and Scholars." The Irish became the best scholars in western and central Europe and had an out-sized impact on education,...

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The Story of the Celtic Cross

The Story of the Celtic Cross

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'm reposting an article on the Celtic Cross that I wrote years ago that is no longer available. Along with this, I just posted a short video on St. Patrick and Celtic Christianity that talks about...

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What Really Happened at Plymouth

What Really Happened at Plymouth

Revisionist attempts to reinterpret the first Thanksgiving have muddled the history of Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims. Some on the right call the historical events a “triumph of capitalism,” getting the chronology of events wrong. Voices on the left often accuse...

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The Legacy of John Witherspoon

The Legacy of John Witherspoon

The month of November marks the death of John Witherspoon, one of the most important and most underrated of the American founding fathers. Born in Scotland in 1723, Witherspoon received a Master of Arts at age 16 from the University of Edinburgh, where he would...

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Johannes Kepler, Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him

Johannes Kepler, Thinking God’s Thoughts After Him

November marks the death of Johannes Kepler, one of the most important figures of the Scientific Revolution and a scientist who was motivated by his Christian beliefs. The significance of Kepler’s work can only be understood in light of what he faced and risked. The...

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A Visit from St. Nicholas

An update on the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" by Elizabeth Sunshine Koroma. This is based on the legend that St. Nicholas slapped Arius for being a heretic at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325.

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