Patrick Thomas (2) (1952–)
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The Collected Works of Katherine Philips: the Matchless Orinda. Vol.1, the Poems (1990) — Herausgeber — 4 Exemplare
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- 1952
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- Welshpool, Wales, UK
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- University of Wales (PhD)
University of Leeds (Theology)
University of Cambridge (St. Catharine's College) (MA|English and Medieval Welsh) - Berufe
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An interesting book thats presents Celtic spirituality in the context of a lived and living Celtic tradition, that of the Welsh church, rather than the more usual New Age stuff.
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Dr. Thomas traces the influence of pre-Chrisitian Celtic relition and the radial Christianity of the monks and hermits of the Egyptian desert upon Welsh Celtic Christianity. It's a unique version of Christianity found nowhere else and has much to offer not only modern versions of Christianity, but Western society in general. We would do well to adopt the Welsh Celtic sympathy for the natural environment, concern for peace and an end to 'futile battles,' the reverence for the 'holy mothers' who represent the feminine aspects of God, and their empasis on comunity as an expression of Sacred love in everyday living.
A slim volume, but a lovely one. Perhaps slightly more academic than the general reader might appreciate.… (mehr)