| Listening for the Heartbeat of God: A Celtic Spirituality | 
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Category: Book
Author: J. Philip Newell
Publisher: Paulist Press
Studio: Paulist Press
Manufacturer: Paulist Press
Label: Paulist Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0809137593
Dewey Decimal Number: 270.089916
EAN: 9780809137596
ASIN: 0809137593
Publication Date: January 1, 1997
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An overview of Celtic spirituality and its implications for us today.
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 Good introduction to Celtic spirituality December 16, 2008
Listening to the Heartbeat of God is a quick outline of Celtic spirituality as a whole. It's somewhat superficial, but I was very glad to have read it before reading Da Waal's The Celtic Way of Prayer. Newell's overview provides a framework for understanding more involved analyses of Celtic religious perspectives.
 Still applies today October 10, 2008
I read this along with attending a study group led by our parish (Episcopal) priest.
Part of the first chapter was 'thick', but I found the book as a whole to be a concise image of history and theology.
listening in a new way..... September 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not long ago a friend of mine who is a spiritual director gave me this book. She suggested that the beliefs outlined in the Celtic Christian tradition overlaid my own belief structure.
I was thrilled...and grateful...as I read the book to realize there is a place in the Christian tradition for what I know to be true. My sense over the years has been that much of Christianity has been hijacked through the Roman Church, and the history Newell relates confirms this. His closing chapter, suggesting that much is to be gained from both the perspective of Peter (the church as community) as well as John (God in and throughout Creation), went a long way in resolving the tensions I have felt for years. Highly recommended if you often find God in Creation more than within the wall of the "church". Thank you DR Newell!
Restores to us the God who is love June 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is exactly what one needs, if the punitive and controlling factions of Christianity have driven one away. There is another way to know God: The generative and intimate God of the Celtic Church, who permeates all creation.
 Disappointed March 19, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I opened this book with hopes but was disappointed. The earlier chapters on Pelagius and Eriugena were interesting. As the argument moved on, though, it seemed Celtic spirituality sounded merely like the progressive theology in the church today. I wondered if calling it "Celtic" was just a way to make it sound more exotic. I also didn't care for how Augustine and Calvin(ism) were treated as the villians of the drama. I'm guessing the matter is more complicated than this.
The theme of approaching God through nature is a valuable one, and I appreciated that aspect of the book. For a better treatment of the contemplation of nature within the context of Christian spirituality, I recommend Diogenes Allen's Spiritual Theology.
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