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Further Reading

 

Books on the subject - the good, the bad and the downright misleading -  abound.  These are a few I’ve found helpful.

 

Elizabeth Culling, What is Celtic Christianity, 1994, Grove Booklets, Nottingham.

 

Oliver Davies and Fiona Bowie, Celtic Christian Spirituality - an anthology of Medieval and modern sources, 1999, Continuum, New York.

 

Mary C Earle and Sylvia Maddox, Praying with the Celtic Saints, 2000, St Mary’s Press, Winona, Minnesota.

 

John Finney, Recovering the Past - Celtic and Roman Mission, 1996, DLT, London.

 

Leslie Hardinge, The Celtic Church in Britain, 1995, Teach Services, New York (dates from 1972, out of print in UK, but I got it from USA via Amazon).

 

Chris King, Our Celtic Heritage, 1997, St Andrew’s Press, Edinburgh.

(A study Guide for Christian groups.)

 

Alistair Maclean, Hebridean Altars, 1937, Hodder and Stoughton, London

 

Michael Mitton, Restoring the Woven Chord, 1995, DLT, London

 

Fay Sampson, Visions and Voyages, 1998, Triangle/SPCK, London.

(An excellent, accurate overview of people and themes, written by a storyteller.  Very readable!)

 

Edward Sellner,  The Celtic Soul Friend,  2002, Ave  Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana

 

Edward Sellner, Stories of the Celtic Soul Friends, 2004, Paulist Press, New York

 

Ray Simpson, Exploring Celtic Spirituality, 1995, Hodder and Stoughton, London.

 

Ray Simpson, Soul Friendship, 1999, Hodder and Stoughton, London.

 

Elizabeth Rees, Celtic Saints - Passionate Wanderers, 2000, Thames and Hudson, London.

 

Esther De Waal, The Celtic Way of Prayer, 1996, Hodder and Stoughton, London.