Pilgrims
Pathways of Christian Life
2nd Edition
Published on 1. December 2020
200 pages
978-1-78959-133-0 (ISBN)
Description
Since its earliest days, Christians have travelled as pilgrims to religious sites and holy places. In recent years pilgrimages to major and minor places associated with the Christian faith have become increasingly popular.Pilgrimsexplores the meaning of pilgrimage as part of the Church's tradition and also in the lives of individual Christians. Each chapter focuses on a particular place of pilgrimage within Britain and Ireland, such as Canterbury, Lindisfarne and Kildare, offering some historical background and exploring why this location has become such a powerful magnet for pilgrims over the ages.Stephen Platten relates pilgrims and pilgrimages to a wide range of themes from Christian theology, spirituality and literature. The book can be used by individuals and groups, whether they are visiting some of the places referred to in the book or are seeking to enrich their spiritual lives as "e;armchair pilgrims"e;.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Durham
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
File size
0,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78959-133-0 (9781789591330)
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12/2020
2nd Edition
Sacristy Press
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Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Using the book in groups
- Selective chronology
- 1. Pilgrimage
- Saints, shrines and pilgrims
- Roots of pilgrimage
- Why journey?
- Developing patterns
- Pilgrims through life
- People along the way
- Food for the journey
- Landscape and terrain
- A vision for the journey
- Journey's end
- For meditation
- 2. Nurturing our Roots
- Bede's history
- Uncovering roots
- The making of a civilization
- The flavour of civilization
- Sacred and secular
- British or Celtic or Irish
- Patterns of civilization
- The patronage and holiness of kings
- A European Church
- Prayer
- 3. Irish-Celtic Patterns
- Columba and Iona
- Mission or pilgrimage?
- Irish-Celtic Christianity in context
- Irish-Celtic mission-the people
- Irish-Celtic mission-the patterns
- Fruits of Irish pilgrimage
- Chad and Cedd-Lichfield and Bradwell
- The Celtic inheritance
- Prayer
- 4. Roads from Rome
- In the footsteps of Augustine
- Pax Romana
- Untrodden roads?
- From roads into lanes
- Freedom and order
- Prayer
- 5. Growing Together
- The Bay of the Beacon
- Oswy votes for Rome
- Wilfrid's achievement
- Journeys outward and inward
- European Christianity
- Prayer
- 6. The Local and the Universal
- Honouring our local heritage
- Rediscovering our common humanity
- Incorrigible plurality
- Transformation and tradition
- Prayer
- 7. Missionary Pilgrims
- Cornish Christianity
- Boundaries to mission?
- Is God before or among us?
- Kaleidoscopic mission
- Prayer
- 8. A Gospel of Wholeness
- Kentigern's beloved green place
- Christ's single body
- God of heaven and earth
- Stilling the waves and healing the sick
- Seeking integrity again
- Prayer
- 9. Unceasing Prayer
- Monastic prayer
- Celtic rhythms
- Contemplation and activity
- Sustaining the Christian life
- Prayer
- 10. A Living Pilgrimage?
- Living pilgrimage
- Benedict and the Celts
- The building of Europe
- Celebrating living pilgrimage
- Prayer
- 11. Our End Which Is No End
- Crossing the threshold
- Why become a pilgrim?
- Pilgrimage rediscovered
- Pilgrims at home
- Liminal experiences
- Our own journey
- Prayer
- Questions for discussion on five themes
- The local and the universal (Chapters 1 and 6)
- Pilgrimage and mission (Chapters 2 and 7)
- Creation and wholeness (Chapters 3 and 8)
- Prayer and action (Chapters 4 and 9)
- Living tradition (Chapters 5 and 10)
- Further Reading
- Primary sources
- General
- Irish Celtic background
- St Benedict
- Notes
