Dedication. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Come-back of the Celts: A Profile of the Modern Movement; 2. Celts, Cults and Culture: The Context of the Contemporary Quest; 3. Mists and Mysticism: The Roots of 'Celtic Christianity'; 4. From Hindustan to the Hebrides: The Creation of Contemporary 'Celtic Christianity'; 5. The Faith of the Fringe: Perspectives and Issues in 'Celtic Christianity'; 6. Foundation or Fabrication? The Conception of the 'Celtic Church'; 7. Apostles and Aboriginals: The Origins of the Dissemination of the Christian Faith in Britain and Ireland; 8. The Word, the Flesh and the Druid: Christianity and Culture in Early Britain and Ireland; 9. Between Faith and Fiction: The Profiles of the Celtic Saints; 10. A Saint for all Centuries: Changing Perceptions of Columba; 11. Conversion, Conflict and Continuity: Demystifying the Celtic Middle Ages; 12. Re-forming the Wild West: Protestant Perspectives on the Celtic Past; 13. Cutting the Celtic Knot: Questions that Need to be Asked; 14. Pilgrim's Progress. Classified Bibliography. Index.
Donald E. Meek was Professor of Celtic at Aberdeen University when he wrote this book
'A masterly review and critique... Donald Meek is a rarity as a commentator - himself a native Gaelic-speaker, with the multi-disciplinary expertise to trace the origins of the myths about 'Celtic Christianity' and to guide us sure-footedly through early Christianity's interaction with Celtic cultures. A highly important book' Professor David Wright
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