Christ of the Celts The Healing of Creation [Hardcover]

Christ of the Celts

I explore the Celtic image of Christ as the Memory of what we have forgotten. He remembers the dance of the universe and the harmony that is deep within all things. He is the Memory also of who we are.
--from the Prelude

Diagnosing the human soul with a longing for peace in the face of fear and fragmentation nurtured by global political forces and fundamentalisms, Newell offers the ancient traditions of Celtic Christianity as a way forward in healing humankind and the earth.
--Publishers Weekly

This graceful, wise, and important book is a superb introduction to the treasures of Celtic Christianity for our time.
--Marcus Borg, author, The Heart of Christianity

Prelude vii

Chapter 1: The Memory of the Song 1

Chapter 2: A Forgotten Tune 17

Chapter 3: The Rhythm of the Earth 31

Chapter 4: Empty Notes 47

Chapter 5: The Sound of Love 61

Chapter 6: Paying the Piper 77

Chapter 7: The Hymn of the Universe 93

Chapter 8: Broken Cadences 107

Postlude 123

Notes 133

The Author 139

Diagnosing the human soul with a longing for peace in the face of fear and fragmentation nurtured by global political forces and fundamentalisms, Newell offers the ancient traditions of Celtic Christianity as a way forward in healing humankind and the earth.An international retreat leader who is the former warden of Scotland’s Iona abbey, the author of Listening for the Heartbeat of God argues we discover unity as we become connected to one another and “allow ourselves to be surprised by the Presence that is within creation and within the human soul.” Drawing on ancient and contemporary sources bothl3@