Beginning March 7 at 10:45 a.m., FUMC’s faith formation committee is sponsoring a four-week course on Celtic Spirituality. Below is an extensive bibliography for those interested in further reading.
(1) Celtic Prayers and Blessings:
Carmichael, Alexander. Carmina Gadelica, 2009, BiblioBazzar.
De Wall, Esther. The Celtic Vision: Prayers and Blessings from the Outer Hebrides, 1993, Darton Longman & Todd. (See Note 1.)
The Northumbria Community. Celtic Daily Prayer, with Introduction by Richard J. Foster, 2002, HarperCollins.
Sawyers, June Skinner. Praying with Celtic Saints, Prophets, Martyrs and Poets, 2001, Rowan & Littlefield.
(2) Books of Daily Readings with Entries on the Irish Patron Saints:
Ellsberg, Robert. All Saints: Reflections on Saints, Prophets and Witnesses for Our Time, 1998, Crossroad. (See Note 1.)
Peacock, Larry James. Openings: A Daybook of Saints, Psalms and Prayer, 2003, Upper Room Books. (See Note 1.)
(3) The Fantasy Novels of George MacDonald (see also list of Internet resources at end):
Titles in the NCFL library at FUMC: The Christmas Stories of George MacDonald, The Fisherman’s Lady, The Marquis’ Secret, The Shepherds Castle, Sir Gibbie (See Note 2.)
Other republished titles:
Lilith, Introduction by C. S. Lewis, 1981, Eerdmans, William B.
Phantases, Introduction by C. S. Lewis, 1981, Eerdmans, William B.
The Princess and Curdie, 1996, Penguin.
The Princess and the Goblin, 1997, Penguin.
The Complete Fairytales, 1999, Penguin.
George MacDonald Treasury, Glenn Kahley (ed.), 2007, Kahley House.
(4) Books by J. Phillip Newell, Church of Scotland minister and former Warden of Iona Abbey:
Listening for the Heartbeat of God: A Celtic Spirituality, 1997, Paulist Press. (See Notes 1 and 2.)
Celtic Prayers from Iona, 1997, Paulist Press.
One Foot in Eden: A Celtic View of the Stages of Life, 1999, Paulist Press.
The Book of Creation: An Introduction to Celtic Spirituality, 1999, Paulist Press.
Celtic Benediction: Morning and Night Prayer, 2000, Eerdmans, William B.
Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter, 2002, Eerdmans, William B.
Celtic Treasure: Daily Scriptures and Prayer, 2005, Eerdmans, William B.
Christ of the Celts: The Healing of Creation, 2008, Wiley, Johns & Sons.
(5) Books by John O’Donohue, Irish poet and philosopher who died in 2008 at the age of 52:
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom, 1998, HarperCollins.
Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong, 2000, HarperCollins
Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, 2004, HarperCollins
To Bless the Space Between Us, 2008, Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
(6) Books by Thomas O’Loughlin, Research Associate at the School of Celtic Studies in the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies:
St. Patrick: The Man and His Works, 1999, SPCK Publishing.
Journeys on the Edge: The Celtic Tradition, 2000, Orbis Books.
Celtic Theology: Humanity, World and God in Early Irish Writings, 2000, Continuum.
Discovering Saint Patrick, 2005, Paulist Press.
(7) Other Books on the Celtic Saints:
Adamnan of Iona. The Life of Saint Columba, Translated with Introduction by Richard Sharpe, 1995, Penguin.
Bitel, Lisa M. Landscape with Two Saints: How Genovefa of Paris and Brigit of Kildare Built Christianity in Barbarian Europe, 2009, Oxford University Press.
Bradley, Ian. Columba: Pilgrim and Penitent, 1996, Wild Goose Publications.
Columba. The Altus of Saint Columba, 2009, BiblioBazzar.
Condren, Mary. The Serpent and the Goddess: Women, Religion and Power in Celtic Ireland, 1989, Harper & Row.
Duinn, Sean O. The Rites of Brigid: Goddess and Saint, 2005, Columbia Press.
Dunville, David N. Saint Patrick: A.D. 493-1993, 1999, Boydell & Brewer.
Menzies, Lucy. Saint Columba of Iona, 2009, BiblioBazzar.
Terrell, Heather. Brigid of Kildare, 2010, Random House (an historical novel).
Tobin, Greg. The Wisdom of St. Patrick: Inspirations from the Patron Saint of Ireland, 2004, Fall River Press.
Ward, Marie. The Confession of St. Patrick, 1996, Triumph.
(8) Other Books on Celtic History and Spirituality:
Bradley, Ian C. Celtic Christian Communities: Live the Tradition, 2001, Woodlake Publishing.
Cahill, Thomas. How the Irish Saved Civilization, 1996, Knopf Doubleday.
Davies, Oliver (trans.), in collaboration with Thomas O’Loughlin. Celtic Spirituality, 2000, Paulist Press. (See Note 2.)
De Waal, Esther. The Celtic Way of Prayer: The Recovery of the Religious Imagination, 1999, Random House.
De Waal, Every Earthly Blessing, Rediscovering the Celtic Tradition, 1999, Church Publishing.
Leech, Kenneth. Soul Friend, 2001, Morehouse.
Lewis, C. S. George MacDonald, 2001, Harper Collins.
MacEowen, Frank. Mist-Filled Path: Celtic Wisdom for Exiles, Wanderers and Seekers, 2002, New World Library.
Sellner, Edward C. Stories of the Celtic Soul Friends: Their Meaning for Today, 2004, Paulist Press.
van de Weyer, Robert (ed.), The Passionate Religious Vision of Ancient Britain and Ireland, 1991, Doubleday Religious Publishing Group.
van de Weyer, Robert. The Letters of Pelagius: Celtic Soul Friend, 1995, Arthur James.
Internet Resources
Entries for “Saint Patrick,” “Brigid of Kildare,” “Columba” and “George MacDonald” in the Wikipedia free online encyclopedia.
Thinking Faith – “Celtic Spirituality: Just what does it mean?” by Liam Tracey:
www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20080314_1.htm
New Advent – The Catholic Encyclopedia (relevant searches):
www.newadvent.org/cathen/index/html
The Iona Community:
Northumbria Community:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library – Online full-text Christian classics. See entries for Patrick (Confessions of St. Patrick) and MacDonald, George (various titles):
www.ccel.org/index/author-A.html
Notes
1. These books were used as source materials in preparing the study guide for the course.
2. These books are available for checkout at the Northern Colorado Faith Library at First United Methodist Church.
Thank you for posting this information. I found it one year after the course started.