John Philip Newell is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher, speaker, and author of many books, including Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, A New Ancient Harmony, and The Rebirthing of God. The former warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, he is the founder of Earth & Soul (A Celtic Initiative of Study, Spiritual Practice, and Compassionate Action) and teaches regularly in the United States and Canada as well as leading international pilgrimage weeks on Iona.
"As this book makes clear, the Celtic spiritual tradition is a
clear-flowing stream that can help us in the hot and thirsty
moment. There are deep lessons to be learned from these remarkable
women and men." - Bill McKibben, author of Falter
"Newell offered me a new creation story for Christian faith, one
that matched my deep sense of what it means to be made in the image
of God and called to communion with all living things. I commend
his book to anyone who is ready to be born again." - Barbara Brown
Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Holy Envy
"Newell invites us into the counterintuitive truth that much of the
wisdom we need to navigate this moment has already been spoken in
the past. I'm convinced that we've only begun to see just how far
and wide his voice is going to be heard." - Rob Bell, New York
Times bestselling author of Love Wins
"Not just a book about the wisdom of Celtic saints and seers of the
past, this is the work of a contemporary Celtic prophet urging the
world to awaken to the beauty and justice that is the heartbeat of
all that is. Savor its words; live its wisdom." - Diana Butler
Bass, author of Grounded and Grateful
"Many of us have been indebted to John Philip Newell's writings for
years but, in this book, he reaches new depths in his vision of the
earth and the human journey. We, including a new generation of
readers, need this Celtic wisdom urgently." - Richard Rohr, New
York Times bestselling author of The Universal Christ
"This wonderful book draws deeply from the well of Celtic wisdom
across the centuries to help us to recognize the sacred both around
us and in us, calling us to wake up and see that there's no going
back to small, limited notions of God and the sacred." - Michael
Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, and author of Love
is the Way
"Newell takes the reader on a journey of healing, wholeness, and
ecological integrity, illustrated through the lives of great
teachers from the past. What could be more urgent today than to
pause, reset, and find the truths and insights to become a soulful
and healing presence?" - Heather Eaton, author of The Intellectual
Journey of Thomas Berry
"What a rare luminous gift! Reading this is like drinking from the
well of renewal after being parched in the desert. Newell invites
us into an ever-deepening earth-based spirituality. This book has
the power to transform the way we participate in the community of
life." - Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Co-directors, Yale Forum
on Religion and Ecology
"Awe-inspiring and transformative! Every page is fragrant with
beauty, wisdom, and holiness. It stirs our soul. We feel deeply
moved to take action to resolve the issues of our time." - Imam
Jamal Rahman, author of Spiritual Gems of Islam
"Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul is both a feast and a powerful medicine
for the human soul. I loved every page of this book. Beautifully
written, this book nurtures the reader's sensitivity to the
sacredness of the earth and the human soul." - Rabbi Nahum
Ward-Lev, author of The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets
"In Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul you'll rediscover the deep truth of
the Celtic Christian tradition. Grounded in history, replete with
poetry and song, Newell's book us into deeper awareness. There is
much to savor here." - Mary C. Earle, author of Celtic Christian
Spirituality: Essential Writings
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