Podcasts about Celtic Christianity

Delve into the rich history, legends, and influence of Saint Brigid, a pivotal figure in Celtic tradition known for her generosity, hospitality, and miraculous acts. From receiving a Saint Brigid medal created by the artist Hank Schlau to encountering Brigid in unexpected places, Tara shares personal anecdotes and historical accounts that highlight Brigid's impact on Irish art, education, and spirituality. This episode features excerpts from the Celtic Daily Prayer, stories of Brigid's legendary acts, and Brigid-themed blessings, offering a reflection on the saint's call to 'reckless welcome' and the ongoing relevance of her legacy in today's world. Perfect for anyone curious about Celtic traditions or seeking spiritual inspiration.Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the showPastor Tara Lamont Eastman is an Ordained Minister of Word & Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She is the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Warren Pennsylvania. She is a contributing writer to the Collaborate Lutheran Student Bible and the Connect Sunday School curriculum, published by Sparkhouse.

Send us a textHow do you plan for your life, your family, and/or your organization with God? Dr. Elaine Heath is an author, speaker, retreat leader, consultant, farmer and Abbess who leads the new monastic community Spring Forest. She offers a different path from the traditional models of strategic planning and outcome-based goals that creates space for discerning God's direction. As you figure out God's leading for what is next, Dr. Heath offers a refreshing joy-filled approach to planning grounded in Celtic Christianity and open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.For more about Elaine, check out her website:  https://www.elaineaheath.org/Support the show

A lecture with Q&A entitled "A Very Celtic Christmas: Incarnation and Christology in Celtic Christian Theology" by Dr. Matthew Hoskin. Much is often made of the “closeness” of “Celtic” Christian spirituality to the rest of the created order and the “natural world”. At times, this approach is even presented as more “incarnational” than other forms of Christianity. Yet sometimes one wonders what is specifically “Christian” about all this. Holy wells are well and good, but what about the incarnation of Christ Himself? Did Celtic Christian have much to say about this? In this Fellows Lecture, Dr. Matthew Hoskin unpacks the the Celtic tradition's theology of the incarnate Christ, from the foundational Trinitarian orthodoxy of St Patrick's Confession and St Columba's hymn "Altus Prosator" and its specific expressions in liturgy and poetry, closing with a consideration of John Scotus Eriugena. He demonstrates that the early medieval Irish, Welsh, and Scottish church had a perfectly orthodox Christian faith that expressed itself in its very own mode, and that this can still help us worship the incarnate God more fully today. To learn more about Davenant Hall, and to register for Dr. Hoskin's upcoming course on Celtic Christianity, please visit: https://davenanthall.com/course/celtic-christianity/

5th and 6th century Celtic Christianity developed a unique approach to monastic life and missions that resulted in a legacy of education and preservation of the Scriptures, along with vigorous missionary efforts.

In this episode of Holy Shenanigans, Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman offers encouragement and strategies for transitioning from summer to fall. She presents a 'Top 10 Back to School' list and introduces the story of Pelagius, an influential but controversial Celtic theologian. Tara explores the themes of peace, love, and harmony through Pelagius' teachings and concludes with an original poem 'It's Only Just the Dawn,' emphasizing the importance of hope and resilience during times of change. The episode aims to inspire and guide listeners in their autumnal adventures, blending practical advice with spiritual reflection.Send Tara a Text MessageSupport the Show.Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman is an Ordained Minister of Word & Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She has pastored ELCA and PCUSA churches throughout New York State. She was a contributing writer to the Collaborate Lutheran Student Bible and the Connect Sunday School curriculum, published by Sparkhouse.

Oliver is a Wisdom Keeper, Author, Storyteller and Sacred Site Guide. Currently deepening his connection to the Land and Mysteries of Ancient Wales. He is on a soul mission to bring back lost Mystery School Wisdom and Initiations from the Druids, Essenes and Celtic Christianity. With 10 years experience holding land based retreats all over the world, he has the rare ability to take you on an adventure uniting the worlds of Spiritual Initiation, Historical Knowledge and the Wisdom of Nature. Guiding individuals & groups through sacred journeys. Oliver weaves together sacred stories, ceremonies and teachings long forgotten. Helping you remember and reconnect to the ancestral magic of this land and its holy history.

In this episode, Daniel and John Philip Newell discuss his new book "The Great Search." They explore original goodness, Celtic Christianity, and how all of us have a longing for Love, Peace, and a place to call home.  Preorder "The Great Search" today: https://www.earthandsoul.org/   Subscribe to my substack for weekly posts: https://danielcrogers.substack.com  Daniel's Usual Self-promotion Daniel's new book (and audio book!): How a 25-Year-Old Learned He Wasn't the Only One Going to Heaven Daniel's blog: https://danielr.net Daniel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DanielRogers  Daniel's Church Home: https://northbroadal.com

In the first half, novelist, playwright, and marketing executive Penelope Holt shared her research on angels, reincarnation, and the metaphysical. Her exploration of the 1999 discovery of the 'Angel Scroll,' an alleged Dead Sea scroll that described a tour of heaven, along with apocalyptic imagery, sparked a sense of wonder and curiosity. Despite the Angel Scroll being more or less debunked, its ideas stimulated her interest in studying the ancient sect known as the Essenes, who lived near the Dead Sea, and the theory that Jesus was one of them. She noted that the Essenes were influenced by Egyptian mysteries and Hinduism and were oriented toward anti-violence. Some scholars claim that in Jesus' 'lost years,' he traveled to India, studied Buddhism, and believed in reincarnation.She also traced how the pagan Druids in England merged some of their ideas with the gospel of Jesus into an early form of Celtic Christianity after the biblical figure, Joseph of Arimathea, was said to visit post-crucifixion. On the possibility of an angelic realm, she related this to the work of philosopher and scientist Bernardo Kastrup, and physicist Donald Hoffman, who suggest that the nature of the universe is consciousness itself, and that our reality arises in consciousness. Holt believes that people who have expanded consciousness or perceptions may see angels or aliens who could inhabit a realm where there is no time-space or, past or future.--------------Susanne J. Wilson, known as the Carefree Medium, is an educator, spiritual teacher, and medium whose abilities have undergone scientific study and validation. In the latter half, she discussed what she has learned about the afterlife and the phases the soul goes through on the Other Side. Where we go when we pass over "seems to be dependent upon our thoughts, words, and actions while we were in our bodies here on Earth," she remarked, adding that Swedenborg, in his book "Heaven and Hell," wrote about how souls are kind of automatically transported by their energy to where they belong on the Other Side. While Wilson does not believe in a hell per se, she noted that there is evidence certain deceased individuals might self-create their own version of that.Further, she continued, various deep trance and direct voice mediums, such as Leslie Flint, have suggested that heaven is more real than our existence here. In a sense, she said, we are living in a dream now, and we wake up when we die. Wilson, who works with spirit guides, said she sometimes refers to them as interdimensional allies. "I think that we have all kinds of friends and intelligent non-humans in the unseen world on standby, helping us," she said. While illness or pain leading up to one's demise can be awful, death itself is an ecstatic experience, she mused, and we need not fear being judged in the afterworld. "There's no fire and brimstone, no judgment, just an opportunity to review your life," she revealed. During the last hour, she offered readings to callers.

In the second half of the series, John and Stasi talk about the deep spiritual ties Wild at Heart has to Iona, Celtic Christianity, and a gospel that is free from the religious spirit. They share about the wild early days of our podcast that's now aired close to 800 weekly episodes. But more than reminiscing about the past, John and Stasi share about the future of this fellowship of the heart—from increasing our global impact to the Wild at Heart fires igniting around the world._______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at ⁠Questions@WildatHeart.org⁠Support the mission or find more on our website: ⁠WildAtHeart.org⁠  or on our app.Apple: ⁠Wild At Heart App⁠Android: ⁠Wild At Heart App⁠Episode Number 777Watch on ⁠YouTube⁠More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: ⁠One Minute Pause App⁠Android: ⁠One Minute Pause App⁠

In this episode, Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman discusses the theme of 'wild love' and draws parallels between the protective nature of wild geese and the Holy Spirit, often symbolized as a wild goose in Celtic Christianity. Through a relatable story of encountering a protective goose family and the Gospel account of Jesus' unwavering commitment to his mission despite opposition, Tara emphasizes the unpredictable and bold nature of divine love. The message calls for an inclusive celebration of all people, echoing the spirit of Pride Month, and encourages listeners to engage with this 'wild love' by sharing their own rainbow-themed photos on social media. #junerainbowsSend Tara a Text MessageWild Goose Festival is a transformational community grounded in faith-inspired social justice. Wherever we come together we learn and grow by co-creating art, music, story, theater, and spectacle, engaging in a wide variety of robust, courageous conversations with each other and with thought leaders and artists from other communities. Listeners of Holy Shenanigans Podcast can use the discount code a-tle24 for a $50 discount off the price of an adult weekend ticket!Support the Show.Pastor Tara Lamont Eastman is an Ordained Minister of Word & Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She has pastored ELCA and PCUSA churches throughout New York State. She was a contributing writer to the Collaborate Lutheran Student Bible and the Connect Sunday School curriculum, published by Sparkhouse.

"Surely the Lord was in this place, and I was not aware of it…How awesome is this place!". This is what Jacob said in Genesis 28. There are places where God seems closer than normal. Celtic Christianity speaks of “thin places” where the distance between heaven and earth collapses. Was this the experience of Pentecost when the Spirit came and moved among the followers of Jesus? And where is your “thin place”? Maybe walking on the beach, on top of a mountain, in a religious building or even at church on Sunday?

Highlights: 1) What were the Druids' supernatural powers?2) Historical background of Joseph of Arimathea and his significance in the life of Yeshua?3) The significance of Joseph of Arimathea in connection to Glastonbury UK and legends surrounding the Holy Grail?4) Oliver shares The Lord's Prayer in Aramaic, with a transmission.Oliver and I and other notable presenters are speaking in September at the Portal to Ascension Glastonbury UK Conference. Tickets: ⁠https://ascensionglastonbury.com/ref/2/⁠My guest - Oliver Huntley is a Wisdom Keeper, Writer, Storyteller, Teacher, and Sacred Site Guide. Currently deepening his connection to the Land and Mysteries of Ancient Wales whilst writing his first book. He is on a soul mission to bring back lost Mystery School Wisdom and Initiations from the Druids, Gnostics, and a lost Celtic Christianity. Oliver is also a scholar specializing in the life and story of ‘Joseph of Arimathea'; who was an uncle, mentor to Yeshua, guardian and protector to Mary Magdalene and Mother Mary. He is a passionate teacher for the ancient language of Aramaic spoken by Yeshua and the Essenes. Oliver has over ten years of experience in holding land-based retreats all over the world, specializing in the unification of the Gnostic and Druidic Mysteries of Avalon (Glastonbury) and Cymru (Wales). He has the rare ability to take you on an adventure uniting the worlds of Spiritual Initiation, Historical Knowledge and the Wisdom of Nature. Guiding individuals and groups through sacred journeys. Oliver weaves together sacred stories, ceremonies and teachings long forgotten from the Gnostics and Druids. Helping you remember and reconnect to the ancestral magic of the land and the stories of its holy history. Learn More: ⁠www.TheGnosticDruid.com⁠Subscribe, Like and Comment!"Dare to Dream" podcast, with host, Debbi Dachinger, offers cutting-edge conversation on metaphysics, quantum creating, channeling, healing, UFO's, paranormal and extraterrestrials. Join Debbi on Instagram: @⁠daretodreampodcast⁠ and @⁠debbidachinge⁠rDebbi is a Book Writing coach, so you pen and publish an engaging book. Her company launches your book to a guaranteed international bestselling status & it's fully-done-for-the-author, plus she is the best coach for how to be Interviewed on podcast shows for big results.Learn how now - get your free how-to media videos: ⁠⁠https://debbidachinger.com/gift⁠⁠ #DebbiDachinger #DareToDream #podcast #OliverHuntley #spiritual #PortalToAscension #spiritualgrowth #extraterrestrials #UFO #aliens #Essenes #consciousness #earthshift #wisdom #soul #universe #spirituality #selfdevelopment #MysterySchool #healingjourney #healing #higherawakening #druids #celtic #retreat #LandWisdom #JosephofArimathea #Aramaic #Gnostic #Glastonbury #walesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dare-to-dream-with-debbi-dachinger--1980925/support.

Synopsis: In a search for a more substantial and rooted Christianity, we don't need to invent new ways to give our religion depth and meaning, we need to study the history of our people and our creeds. We are the sons and daughters of a well-established faith growing stronger and more sanctified. Sermon Text: Galatians 4:8-11

In which I discuss nature as a space in which to encounter God in early Irish Christianity. Bibliography Bamford, Christopher. “The Heritage of Celtic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness.” The Celtic Consciousness. Edited by Robert O'Driscoll, New York: George Braziller, 1982. Columba, Saint. “The High First-Sower.” In Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Translated by Thomas O'Loughlin. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. Davies, Oliver. Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. Davies, Oliver, trans., “The Evernew Tongue.” In Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. ———, “The Lord of Creation.” In Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. ———, “The Scribe in the Woods.” In Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. Low, Mary. Celtic Christianity and Nature: Early Irish and Hebridean Traditions. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1996. Muirchú. “The Life of Patrick” in Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Translated by Thomas O'Loughlin. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. Patrick, Saint. “Patrick's Breastplate.” In Celtic Spirituality. Edited and translated by Oliver Davies. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. ———. “Patrick's Declaration of the Great Works of God.” In Celtic Spirituality. Edited by Oliver Davies. Translated by Thomas O'Loughlin. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. Beneath The Willow Tree is a podcast dedicated to the pursuit of Truth through wisdom and imagination. Join host Sophie Burkhardt as she, fuelled by wonder and a quest for the beautiful, explores philosophy, theology, the arts and all things worthy of thought beneath the willow tree. If you might ever be interested in talking about any such things, or a specific book or movie, etc. please reach out to me at sdburkhardt321@gmail.com

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Adults are invited to stay for a new Bible study led by Rev. Glen Miles. Glen says this about the study: "I will begin a new study titled Sacred Doorways: A Study of Celtic Christianity. I've been fascinated by Celtic Christianity since my seminary days. A beautiful Celtic Cross sat atop the chapel of the school. My interest was rekindled during the trip Julie and I took to Scotland last summer. During our trip, we spent a day on the Isle of Iona, where it is said St. Columba brought Celtic Christianity to Scotland. I'm looking forward to offering these sessions. "

SHOW NOTES  Our texts this week are here  Our prayer this week:  “A Travel Blessing” from Common Prayer: Pocket Edition  “Epiphany Prayer” from Thin Places Everywhere: 12 Days of Christmas with Celtic Christianity. Browse our curated booklists! Purchasing through this affiliate link generates a small commission for us and is a great way to support the show https://bookshop.org/shop/aplainaccount   Other resources on our website: commentaries, discipleship, liturgics, music. Epiphany episode from Year C Alicia's prayer for peace  Kelly Latimore Icons

Last call to join us for Preaching in a Post-Christian Age!Give to Support the Living Church Podcast.If you like a good underdog story, you'll like today's episode. And if you pastor a small church or you're new to a parish that's on the struggle bus, you might like it even more. Today we're in search of growth. In Search of Growth is a series we've been doing in the magazine, highlighting stories of where God's been at work in ways that increase health and numbers in local Episcopal and Anglican churches. This summer, as many of you know, we hosted a pilgrimage to England. What I'm sure you don't know is that Amber then took some vacation time in Wales, where she stayed with the Rev. Dr. Mark Clavier, a vicar in Brecon who we've had on before to talk about Christian ecology and so-called “Celtic” Christianity, and his wife, Dr. Sarah Ward Clavier, who joined us for a Halloween episode a few years back to talk about the gruesome details of clergy wills.One of Amber's favorite Welsh adventures was getting to know the church Mark pastors, St Mary's in Brecon. St Mary's is very old parish, which after precipitous decline, has found new life. After dwindling to 16, it's now a rapidly growing congregation of about 60, lively, warm, very active in their community, and very, very traditional in their worship. In a place where more evangelical styles tend to see the growth, this is intriguing.Today we tell their story, which reminds us of a certain Apple+ TV series: a British community at a low point; a cheerful, mustachioed American showing up, warming hearts, and launching unexpected tactics. Yes, we're talking about Ted Lasso, which is, in fact, Fr. Mark's nickname among some of his parishioners. Fr. Mark coming is not the end of the story— and it's really not the beginning either. So pull up a chair, grab a Welsh cake. We hope you enjoy the conversations.Last call to join us for Preaching in a Post-Christian Age!Give to Support the Living Church Podcast.

Welcome to our season finale! This episode is a thought-provoking exploration of gender, religion, and the fascinating intersection between the two. Strap in as we tackle the complex topic of gendering in the Bible, delving into why a masculine God is prevalent in the evangelical world. We traverse the ancient pathways of first-century Celtic Christianity and its perceptions of the Divine Feminine while also looking at the implications of patriarchal societies and religions on today's church. We also explore the necessity of creating equitable work environments and diversifying leadership within religious institutions. This journey is not just engaging but opens doors to conversations that need to be had. Plus, there's a dog in this podcast. A dog makes everything better.PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/HolyHellLISTEN ON:APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0J5azxx...ADD US ON:INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theholyhellpodTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@UCLMLdff3uGiC...THREADS: https://www.threads.net/@theholyhellpodJOSH ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/joshjwhiteSAVANNAH ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/savannahrae...CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro06:50 - Yes, we read DM's!07:38 - Who will be our first sponsor?13:20 - Patreon bonus ep's14:08 The Holy Hell Christmas Show15:48 - today's episode: Gender of God18:07 - Celtic Christianity & Mother27:10 - Concept of Gender & Religion31:10 - Why God is masculine in the OT37:43- gender in different religions40:32 - why did God us a man (Jesus) and not a woman? 47:34 - why women terrify Josh53:00 - why most churches identify God as male01:03:54 - women should be in leadership in our churches01:07:55 - Josh says the word “women” weird01:09:02 - creating equitable environments01:15:35 - Thanks for listening Sav's SourcesThe Disappearing L: Erasure of Lesbian Spaces and Culture - Bonnie MorrisSophia: Aspects of the Divine Feminine Past & Present, edited by Susan Cady, Marian Ronan, and Hal Taussig - Collection of essays on the concept of wisdom (sophia) and the feminine depictions of God. "God Beyond Gender: Feminist Christian God-Language" by Patricia Wilson-Kastner - Wilson-Kastner examines the language used to talk about God and how feminist theology has contributed to a more inclusive understanding of God's gender.The History of God - Karen Armstrong - This book doesn't heavily discuss gender, but is a great read all around and is a great layout of the history of monotheistic Religions

I did a handout introducing Celtic Christianity. It is available at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/apbelz5jkokyxds/Introduction%20to%20Celtic%20Christianity.pdf?dl=0

We can find joy every day if we are open to seeing it. In this episode, Kris Jenkins joins the conversation to discuss the joy that is found at the heart of Celtic Christianity.www.celticway.org

What is Celtic Christianity? How do Celtic Christians worship? Is there anything inherently wrong with Celtic Christianity?

Dr. Miriam O'Regan returns to the podcast to discuss her research into the influence of St Brigid in the history of the church in Ireland. She describes examples of St. Brigid's compassion, hospitality and commitment to sharing her faith that serve to inspire our own faith today. We discuss St. Brigid as pioneering monastery founder and an example of the generations of strong women of faith and action in Ireland. Dr. Miriam O'Regan, worshipper and lover of God, holds a doctorate in the field of early years education. She has also been part of church planting teams in Ireland and Europe, serving in Paris, France; Delft, the Netherlands; and Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. She currently serves on the Core Team of Redcross Church of Ireland, Co. Wicklow. She is keenly interested in the early church in Ireland and Celtic Christianity. Keep up with Miriam on Twitter at @DrMiriamORegan1

Isaiah 6:1 Uzziah had become king when he was 16 and reigned for 52 years. For much of that time the kingdom of Judah had thrived. Uzziah had listened to the prophet Zechariah and walked in the ways of the Lord. But later on in his reign he had become arrogant and, on one occasion, he went into the temple to burn incense, a task which only priests could perform. Uzziah was struck down with leprosy and lived in isolation for the last years of his reign. The death of King Uzziah after such a long reign was clearly a turning point for Isaiah. His world had suddenly changed. One wonders what his mood was when he entered the temple. It is quite likely that he was feeling confused and insecure as the nation faced a major time of change. But in that moment God met with him in an amazing way. Suddenly he was overwhelmed by the majesty and holiness of God, and forced to take a completely new look at his life. God meets with us in many different ways. He can do so when we are in a church building or a garden. He can speak to us as we read the Bible or the newspaper. He can reveal himself through a friend or a stranger. The main question is whether we are ready to meet with him. Celtic Christianity speaks of thin places. Places where heaven and earth seem to meet and where it can be particularly easy to experience God. The islands of Iona and Lindisfarne are two places that have been identified as thin places for hundreds of years. The ways in which God might meet with us are many and various. What matters is that we should, like Isaiah, be ready for that moment. QUESTION Have you discovered any thin places where it seems particularly easy to meet with God? PRAYER Lord God, thank you that you want to speak with me. Help me always to be ready to hear your voice. Amen

In this week's episode, Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil and Rev. David Wallace swap poetry and song ahead of their upcoming 4-part webinar series entitled "Deep Calls Unto Deep: A Contemplative Exploration of the Psalms in Our Life and Practice", which begins on January 30.  This Interspiritually-minded and experiential webinar highlights works from The Book of Psalms, a revered sacred text across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which is cherished for its deep wisdom, beautiful poetry, and broad exploration of the joys, sorrows, despairs, and longings at the heart of the human condition. We will be learning about and engaging with the Book of Psalms through teaching, music, writing, and contemplative listening, with opportunities for sharing and for spiritual companionship. All spiritual wayfarers from any spiritual orientation or tradition will find wisdom, song, and practice to nourish their souls. Learn more and register for this webinar series at sdicompanions.org. ---- Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil, is an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister, trained to be a sacred presence outside the conventions of traditional religion. As a sacred musician, spiritual mentor and worship leader he incorporates chant, ritual, poetry, storytelling, and mindful practice to create a space for profound connection and sacred witness. Simon provides music for worship, ceremony, and prayer in a wide variety of churches and non-religious spiritual communities. He particularly loves to create music for meditation, healing services, and rites of passage. Simon is also an experienced workshop and retreat leader, drawing on 15 years of study, training, and practice that grew from his time living and working in Iona Abbey. Although influenced by many traditions, Simon's spiritual path and teaching is deeply rooted in Celtic Christianity, the wisdom of the earth, and in the Scottish land where he's spent most of his life. Learn more about Simon on his website: simondevoil.com Rev. David Wallace recently retired as a dean and senior teacher for One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City, and is a faculty member of the spiritual direction program at the Rowe Center and an active officiant and spiritual director.  He is a graduate of St. John's College in Santa Fe, NM, and has continued those studies as a lifelong student of the “great books” of philosophy and archetypal psychology.  Rev. Wallace offers teaching and retreats at spiritual venues worldwide, and specializes in poetics, contemplative practice, and the wisdom texts of both the Eastern and Western traditions.  

Join host Joe Epley as we dive into the history of the church. During the dark ages, it was not the established church of the day, but instead a rural church movement from Ireland that brought renewal to the Christian Church. This look into Celtic Christianity has some exciting lessons for the rural church of today. If you have any questions about Rural Advancement, want to connect for an interview, or would like more info on a topic, please reach out to our host at joseph.g.epley@gmail.com Here's a link to the book referenced in today's episode: The Celtic Way of Evangelism: How Christianity Can Reach the West...Again by George G. Hunter III

This is a re-release and updated production of a podcast from last year. Join me in my discussing with Matthew Rudolph where we discuss the rise of Celtic Christianity throughout Ireland, the UK and the rest of Europe via prominent figure like Patrick of Ireland. Show notes can be found at www.irishmikesmith.com/podcast-celtic-christianity

Holy Rebels is the podcast for modern mystics who seek the sacred in all things. It's for contemplatives and spiritual activists who hunger to make sense of a fractured world and to anchor their learning in compassionate action.Each week, we take a fresh look at the Western mystical tradition—from European shamanism and Celtic Christianity to the Desert Fathers and Black Madonnas. (Intrigued yet?) You'll meet real-life sages who forged a path that will illuminate your own. We discover luminaries such as Francis of Assisi and Teresa of Avila, and find inspiration in the practical spirituality of trailblazers like Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.Along the way, we journey to the world's sacred sites (think Chartres Cathedral, the Isle of Iona, and the Camino de Santiago), and unearth the secrets of cultural treasures like the Book of Kells and the Song of Songs.Host Nina Hirlaender is a spiritual director and founder of Dancing Spirit Tours. Known for her one-of-a-kind, immersive storytelling, Nina reveals why spirituality isn't esoteric ‘woo-woo' from an archaic past, but a powerful well of wisdom for navigating the modern moment. Are you a holy rebel?Support the showRate, Review & Follow“I love Nina and Holy Rebels Podcast.” If that sounds like you, please rate and review my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — to practise their spirituality and nurture their inner wisdom. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select "Write a review.” Nina reads every single review and it always brings a smile to her face. Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. If you're not following, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Follow now Show Notes: www.holyrebelspodcast.comConnect with me!facebookinstagram

David and Dorian sit-down and discuss J. Philip Newell's reintroducing an ancient spiritual wisdom from Celtic Christianity.

Today we discuss the Rise of Christianity throughout Ireland and the UK via the "apostles of Ireland." For Show Notes go to irishmikesmith.com/podcast-celtic-christianity

Our Story This trio of stories about holy wells, faith, and illness traces the evolution–or perhaps the devolution–of folk belief and the power ascribed to sacred waters and places. Our guest Elizabeth Stack begins with two stories from Tipperary: a teenaged boy cured at St. Patrick's Well in Clonmel and a weeping statue of Mother Mary in Templemore during the Irish War of Independence. Elizabeth closes with a story of her grandmother's family, when a young child died of a mysterious illness in Limerick in 1920.  Our Guest Elizabeth Stack is the Executive Director of the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, NY. Previously, she taught Irish and Irish American History and was an Associate Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at Fordham. She completed her PhD at Fordham, writing about Irish and German immigrants in New York at the turn of the twentieth century. She has a master's degree in Anglo-Irish Relations in the 20th Century from University College Dublin. A native of Listowel, in Co. Kerry, Elizabeth sees a clear connection between her own experience as an immigrant - she moved to the US in 2009 - and with the important mission of the museum to preserve and share Irish heritage and culture.  Find the Museum at http://www.irish-us.org (www.irish-us.org) on https://www.facebook.com/IrishAmericaMus (Facebook) and on https://twitter.com/IrishAmericaMus (Twitte)r. Subscribe to their https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-PPDoD7UXoHbNJfzBjlSkA (YouTube channel) Our Conversation During the centuries of Penal Laws, Irish Catholicism was a strange blend of paganism and what could be remembered from the Latin church. The Devotional Revolution of the mid-nineteenth century crystalized the version of Irish Catholicism we've known in recent history. This was further with Ireland's first president, Éamon de Valera and his insular vision of Ireland.  The way pilgrims flocked to Templemore in the midst of a war when the town was full of IRA and Black and Tan forces. Michael Collins's role in the investigation of the Marian apparitions. The 1920s, when Elizabeth's grandmother was a child, was a time of restriction when dances at the crossroads were banned and women feared being sent to the Magdalene Laundries. Her stories of growing up contained “a kind of darkness.” She despised and denied Frank McCourt's description of Limerick in Angela's Ashes, but perhaps because it was too close to home. Now, Ireland is more progressive than Irish America. In Ireland, where mass attendance is down and there are few priests, and same sex marriage was accepted by a national vote, you'll find a more welcoming, less structured version of the church. It's a conscious return to the original Celtic Christianity.  Ireland didn't have a witch burning phenomenon because herbal medicine and other forms of “women's healing” were commonplace rather than strange and suspect.  The clash and blend of the matriarchal society and patriarchal government and church. In the tradition of the warrior goddesses who trained Cú Chullain, Scathach and Aoife, women were deeply involved in the 1916 rebellion, but they were excluded from public life in the Irish Republic. The evolution of the Irish American Heritage Museum and its mission of creating empathy for all people enduring hunger, exclusion, and exile. It is not intended to be a shrine to a misremembered past. Our Music Music at the start of the show is by Beth Sweeney and Billy Hardy, a Celtic Fiddle and multi-instrumental duo based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The traditional Irish reel we play at the start of the show is called "The College Groves." https://www.knotworkstorytelling.com/episode/billyandbeth.com (billyandbeth.com) Work with MarisaMarisa offers 1:1 coaching for Personal and Professional growth with her https://www.marisagoudy.com/healing-for-heroines (Healing for Heroines) packages. She also...

In this weeks edition Josh and Ritchie drop a 2 hour episode outlining Irish Mythology. They get into the Lebor Gabala Erenn - Also known as The Book of Invasions. They discuss the six invasions of Ireland, and they talk about the six peoples ranging from the supposed Grand-daughter of Noah, Cessair, the Tuatha De Dannon, and the ever present giants, The Fomorians. After that, they get into the Secret Commonwealth of the Faeries and how they relate to the God's of Ireland. They get into a discussion about Celtic Christianity and how it incorporates in the good, true, and beautiful parts of Celtic pre-Christian culture. They conclude the episode talking about the liturgics and rituals of Ireland, which lands them right on the doorstep of Halloween! You're gonna have to tune in October 13th to hear the continuation and application of this conversation! Show Notes: The Book of Invasions (Free) — https://www.ancienttexts.org/library/celtic/ctexts/leborgabala.html The Book of Invasions (Irish Text Society Volume )— Irish Texts Society Volume 34: Lebor Gabála Érenn | Royal Irish Academy (ria.ie) The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies by Robert Kirk — https://amzn.to/3SlKBJt Irish Folk and Fairy Tales by W.B. Yeats — https://amzn.to/3rcJCiJ Mythical Ireland YouTube Channel - (221) mythicalireland - YouTube

OMS and Celtic Christianity. This episode is a conversation between OMS member Steve Silvester and Canon Michael Mitton, author of ‘Restoring the Woven Cord - Strands of Celtic Christianity for the Church today'. Together they will talk about how Celtic Christianity can inform and support us in our OMS Vows and Practices.

In this episode we talk to the hymnwriter John Bell, who is a member of the Iona Community, about the roots and traditions of Celtic Christianity, which took shape in the British Isles and modelled a very different way to the Roman church that followed shortly after. Interview starts at 14m 40s  Show Notes → Nomad is able to produce episodes like this one because a group of faithful listeners help us pay the bills. Our supporters gain access to the Nomad community - which manifests as Nomad Book Club and The Beloved Listener Lounge - and bonus episodes, such as Nomad Contemplations, Nomad Devotionals and Nomad Revisited. And you may find yourself the proud owner of a Beloved Listener mug! Head over to our Patreon page and our own members page to donate. You might also want to have a look at our blog, which we use to share the stories of the evolving faith of our podcast listeners. And if you're looking for other people to share this journey with, then register on our Listener Map and our Nomad Gathering Facebook page, and see if any other nomads are in your area.

Cursed?: What to do with the curses in Genesis 3 When Adam and Eve ate the fruit in the Garden of Eden, God laid down several curses. For the serpent, the woman, and the man. But what do we DO with these curses? Are we supposed to perpetuate the ideas behind them, or move away from them? What's this story teaching us, anyway? We also discuss the sad state of gun violence in the USA. We wish we had the answers. Gun Violence in America * Article: “America's gun culture - in seven charts” (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081) * FBI Crime Statistics (https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/pages/home) * Book: “When Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough” by Taylor Schumann (https://amzn.to/3LZn3pG) * Podcast: The Holy Post (https://www.holypost.com) The Curses of Genesis 3 * Genesis 3 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3&version=NRSVUE) * Nathan's permaculture method: Hügelkultur (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hügelkultur) * Celtic Christianity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Christianity) * Book: “Sacred Earth Sacred Soul” by John Philip Newell (https://amzn.to/3m01Z7M) * Star Wars character: Darth Plagueis (https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Darth_Plagueis) * 4th-5th c. Monk: Pelagius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagius) * Original sin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin) * Gnosticism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnosticism) * Book: “The Divine Conspiracy” by Dallas Willard (https://amzn.to/3PQu5jN) * Pyramid Texts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_Texts) * Book: “Do I Stay Christian?” By Brian McLaren (https://amzn.to/3GFGKSA) * Terry Pratchett Books (https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com) * Show: “The Handmaid's Tale” (https://www.hulu.com/series/the-handmaids-tale-565d8976-9d26-4e63-866c-40f8a137ce5f) * Book: “The Handmaid's Tale” (https://amzn.to/3NJzreK) * Show: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (https://www.hulu.com/series/brooklyn-nine-nine-daf48b7a-6cd7-4ef6-b639-a4811ec95232) * Show: “Our Flag Means Death” (https://www.hbomax.com/series/urn:hbo:series:GYf3LzwJV98JifQEAAAAO) * Next book club book: “Love Matters More” by Jared Byas (https://amzn.to/3Q5X979)

Episode 117L The Fashion of Late Antiquity North and SouthDescription: Today we are joined by Giada Lattanzio who is a scholar of late Antiquity and early Medieval Byzantine history, with a specialty in the areas of art history and fashion. Giada will share with us some ideas of clothing, art depictions of clothing and fashion during the era we are discussing in this Celtic Christianity series. She will guide us through the development of liturgical clothing as well. I think you will very much enjoy this extra bit of context for the fascinating period of church and papal history!About Today's Guest:Giada Lattanzio https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/author/giada_lattanzio/Centre for Early Medieval Studies: https://earlymedievalstudies.com/EN/ A short biography of the costume and fashion in the Middle Ages:- Alexandra Croom, Roman clothing and fashion, Stroud, Amberley, 2010- Faith Pennick Morgan, Dress and Personal ApYou can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comhttps://www.gettr.com/user/atozhistoryBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comThe History of the Papacy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DO2leym3kizBHW0ZWl-nAGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Crusades" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Intended Force" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)"Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Celtic Impulse" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089By ACBahn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33810833By Alan Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=478777By Roger Culos - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44352375Begin Transcript:Thank you for listening to the History of the Papacy. I am your host Steve and we are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network. Go to parthenon podcast dot com to learn more.•Patreon Plug patreon.com/history of the papacy•4 Tiers – Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome•Inclusion on the History of the Papacy Diptychs, bonus audio and video content, Pope coin coming soon, monthly book drawings, early content, and add free, early content. Sign up early so that you have your name at the top of the lists! •Now, let us commemorate the Patreon Patrons on the History of the Papacy Diptychs. We have oRoberto, Goran, William, Brian, Jeffrey, Christina, John, and Sarah at the Alexandria level oDapo, Paul, Justin, Lana and John, all of who are the Magnificent at the Constantinople Level. oReaching the ultimate power and prestige, that of the See of Rome: we have Peter the Great!•Today we are joined by Giada Lattanzio who is a scholar of late Antiquity and early Medieval Byzantine history, with a specialty in the areas of art history and fashion. Giada will share with us some ideas of clothing, art depictions of clothing and fashion during the era we are discussing in this Celtic Christianity series. She will guide us through the development of liturgical clothing as well. I think you will very much enjoy this extra bit of context for the fascinating period of church and papal history!•With that, here is the next piece of the mosaic of the history of the Popes of Rome and Christian Church.[00:00:00] Thank you. For joining us today. I'm really excited to talk about this really fascinating topic of fashion in history and in antiquity. I, I really appreciate you coming on to talk to us. Thank you. Thank you for inviting me to your podcast. I really appreciate it. No, um, Giada Laan. I was our guest today and she graduated in medieval and Byzantine history at.KA for Scarry university in Venice, Italy, and during her master's degree, she did an internship at the center for, uh, early medieval studies in. Burn check Czech Republic for the journal con Vivian exchanges and interactions in the arts of medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean. And she is now starting her PhD as well.And the Czech Republic, her research focuses on early medieval art, especially business Tina, but her interest include applied arts, fashion [00:01:00] history, and their inner connections with. Art now, just to, uh, briefly give the Genesis of this episode. I had a conversation with Dr. Carly McNamara in our series about the Irish and the CALS in Christianity.And we had both recalled reading that the CALTS invented trousers and I contacted the. Dr. Justine de young, a professor of history at the fashion Institute of New York, who told me that in a very polite way. She said that's completely wrong, but she suggested I contact GI for more information on fashion and clothing during antiquity in the middle ages.Now I thought maybe to started, how did you become interested in the history of fashion and art? Uh, well, from a young age, I was very interested in fashion and industry of costume. And I thought, I decide I've decided to focus my studies on artist three. I continue to [00:02:00] dedicate myself to the study of the costume of history of costume, and particularly on the medieval period.So thanks to the fashion history timeline project. Uh, I work on, I've been able to let's say combine these two interests. So art and fashion. Yes. History of costume. What is maybe, uh, what is the area that you particularly focus on or maybe an area in your PhD studies you wanna focus in on particularly.Uh, so as I've focused, my artistry studies on the early medieval period, uh, my knowledge mainly concerns the costume of this period. So from the end of the fourth century, until the 10th century, uh, Because for the later period, I've only analyzed the Byzantine Imperial costume between the 13th and 15th century.And the areas of my concern are the regions, which were under the [00:03:00] Byzantine empire mostly. And. The Mediterranean more in general. What, um, can you tell us maybe some basic overview of what type of clothing did people wear during the early medieval period late antiquity? Uh, yes. So, um, firstly, I want to point out that I will especially talk about the Elita tire, but essentially.So the Toga was a long piece of, of cloth, which was wrenched in falls and ripped over the shoulders and around the body. Uh, then the women wore the stole, which was a pleated dress, which was usually tight at the waist. Uh, so this garment were usually made of plain and dye fabric and commonly, they were made of all or linen.Uh, as a man, there were, um, men and also women, the, [00:04:00] which was a kind of Cape used to cover the head in certain circumstances, uh, such as religious ceremonies, uh, this habit to use P the religious ceremonies was linked to the Roman world. So in the first centuries up to Christ, um, its use was Bann. And so.The clergy, um, didn't want to use this pay gun. Let's say garment. Um, then the Roman costume became the model for the late antique and early medieval clothing. So thanks to figurative sources. Such as Dex, we can see that the Toga was used more or less until the fifth century. Uh, so it was slightly different from the one were in ticket.Um, because this Toga had a wider B, which was the section hanging down the left side of the body. And which was again, pull out over the shoulder, uh, for example, [00:05:00] uh, at the Diptic of customs deferred, uh, which came from Rome and is dated to the 417, uh, the console is depicted on rectal. So in the front of the Diptic with the Tru fault Toga.And on the verse song, uh Iwas uh, KLAS as atrician. So in this deep, we have the representation of the two outfits, uh, adopted by the elite, uh, during spiral, during the 15th century, the 15th century. Sorry. And, um, In the fourth century, uh, ACO Roman clock was adopt and it was constantly used in the following centuries.And this was the CLA. So this was, um, an left clock, uh, usually pin by a bro or fi bla on the right shoulder. So this was the basic garment of the uniform worn by soldiers, I member of [00:06:00] the court and also civilian administration. Um, this uniform consists of this CLS over a tight sleeve to, with a belt. So because it was typically used by Roman soldiers or emperor, um, The climates became the most widely used garment to represent Imperial power, uh, this until the seventh century in the Byzantine empire and until at least the 10th century in the west.

Episode 117k Digging Deep into Celtic Christianity Through Archaeology Description: Today we continue our journey through Celtic Christianity with Dr. Carly McNamara. This time we are going to continue talking about Dr. McNamara's personal study of archaeology at the Isle of Lismore in Scotland. We get into some of the more problematic and fun aspects of archaeology.About Today's Guest:Dr. Carolyn McNamaraOn Twitter: @MedievalCarlyEducation Evolved: @EducationEvolvd www.educationevolvedltd.com/Lismore Gaelic Heritage Centre - www.facebook.com/IsleofLismoreGaelicHeritageCentrewww.lismoregaelicheritagecentre.org/Argyll Archaeology - www.facebook.com/argyllarchaeologywww.argyll-archaeology.co.uk/You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comhttps://www.gettr.com/user/atozhistoryBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comThe History of the Papacy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DO2leym3kizBHW0ZWl-nAGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Crusades" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Intended Force" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)"Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Celtic Impulse" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089By ACBahn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33810833By Alan Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=478777Begin Transcript:Thank you for listening to the History of the Papacy. I am your host Steve and we are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network, including Scott Rank's History Unplugged, James Early's Key Battles of American History, Richard Lim's This American President and Josh Cohen's Eyewitness History. Go to parthenon podcast dot com to learn more.•Patreon Plug patreon.com/history of the papacy•4 Tiers – Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome•Inclusion on the History of the Papacy Diptychs, bonus audio and video content, Pope coin coming soon, monthly book drawings, early content, and add free, early content. Sign up early so that you have your name at the top of the lists! •Today I would like to send a special thanks to our latest Patron at the Constantinople Level – John. Connecting with John has been extra fun and special because through our conversations, we discovered we are old family friends. •Now, let us commemorate the Patreon Patrons on the History of the Papacy Diptychs. We have oRoberto, Goran, William, Brian, Jeffrey, Christina, John, and Sarah at the Alexandria level oDapo, Paul, Justin, Lana and John, all of who are the Magnificent at the Constantinople Level. oReaching the ultimate power and prestige, that of the See of Rome: we have Peter the Great!•Today we continue our journey through Celtic Christianity with Dr. Carly McNamara. This time we are going to continue talking about Dr. McNamara's personal study of archaeology at the Isle of Lismore in Scotland. We get into some of the more problematic and fun aspects of archaeology. Hint, Indiana Jones is problematic. •With that, here is the next piece of the mosaic of the history of the Popes of Rome and Christian Church.[00:00:00] That's really interesting because it adds something, like you said, that there was a possibility of something being a bronze age and that's something who would write about that. If you're just setting up a monastery there and there's a house that was maybe there and it was super old, or maybe it wasn't, they wouldn't maybe even known it was there.It had already been buried. So that's something that would just never come across and attacks. Right. And even. Um, Bronx and doing that exist on the island, that likely would have had people living in them at the time that would have come over. And, you know, that's not mentioned in the text at all, and we don't technically even get a mention of the founding of the church.We just have to presume it happened before Miller died in 5 92. And so, um, Some of these items help you and help, uh, others experts learn a little bit more about the site. Yeah. So the structures can help us [00:01:00] understand a site because we, we know that there are typical kinds of houses or structures that are built, uh, Are looking at the vallum around a church, which is, it's not quite a wall, it's usually a ditch, but it kind of delineates the, the monastery of the church's space from the general secular space.And based on the shape of the vallum can give us a little bit of information about maybe who built that church or who built that original structure, the designs, or even the type of pottery, like it's shaped. Composition can tell us if they were trading with someone in this pottery has come from somewhere else.You know, we know that there were Roman and for I, and such that were being traded into the north of Britain during Roman times. And so we can find out more about, you know, who is trading with who or who's making, what we can find. Information, um, from the animal bones heal, do they [00:02:00] show signs of being butchered?So are these animals that were being eaten or is it more likely that this was just somebody's old horse who died out in the field and they maybe just kind of covered it up and buried it? So there's a lot of information and even say in the shroud pen, the decoration that exists on that shroud pen, they can compare with other shroud pins that have been found elsewhere and kind of see.Where that fits in and that can help us understand more about the site and its people. Can you tell us a little bit more about the human graves and some of the human remains that were found? Right. So, as I said, they had their, uh, their human remains specialist. And so she was able to. To know much more than I would ever know.I'm not sure. I would even really recognize a human bone from an animal bone. If you put them in front of me and didn't tell me there was one of each. So, um, she said that they did [00:03:00] find as expected adults being buried. They did find some juveniles or younger people. And then also some infants and some were in.Yeah, what we might consider a proper grave. Like this was their original burial place. They were intended to be put in like this, in this place. And some that were what's referred to as disturbed. So there were probably moved from somewhere else or some other method of having disturbed those remains. But, uh, as far as.Close details on that. I wait anxiously for the final dig report, which I'm really looking forward to reading when they, um, on earth human remains, what did they do with them afterwards? A lot of that depends on. The community that it's found in the place that's found in and the culture surrounding that and, you know, the connection that those people might have [00:04:00] to the living communities.So in north America, the U S specifically, there is a law it's called NAGPRA, which is the north American graves repatriation act. And because the. The indigenous peoples and the various cultures that exist in north America still have very close cultural, religious, and familial ties to these early people today.Now it wasn't always this way. There's a requirement that those remains be returned to. Culture. So that way they can be appropriately reentered, uh, previous to the existence of laws like that most bones would just be put into a collection and put into storage in a museum. So you'll see sometimes in the news stories of the reentering of remains that were gathered for archeological purposes and other times.Those remains to go into museums. Yeah, it's [00:05:00] really interesting because I was just talking to somebody else about Billy, the kid's bones, and this is kind of completely unrelated, but people wanted to, uh, disinter him and his mom and like three other people to try and prove some point of who, um, if somebody else was an imposter or actually Billy the kid.And I was thinking to myself, that seems like a lot. Disruption of the burial goods or, you know, buried people just for a curiosity. And it seems like that could be a very fine line and archeology of, yeah. You really want to find something and, but these are real people too. Yeah. And there's definitely.Respect that's shown to any human remains that are found no matter how old they are. You know, there's always this recognition, like these are actual people that lived, whether it's a baby that didn't live that long, or whether it's a 80 year old person. [00:06:00] You know, you found the remains in the ground. So you all archeologists always want to treat them with respect and be sensitive to the fact that these were real living people that existed.Now, what was it like to be on a, on an actual archeological dig? Because it's kind of something like half between a construction site and a scientific laboratory. What was it like actually being on this dig and, yeah, it was lots of fun. It was lots of hard work. Yeah, we spent every day that I was there. I was there for six days.

David Cole (Brother Cassian) returns to the podcast to talk Celtic Christianity, Lent, and practices from the Celtic tradition that can guide us through Lent. We explore his book Celtic Lent: 40 Days of Devotions to Easter, prayer rhythms, the desert tradition, the importance of practices, and more. You can find out more about David […]

What did Christianity look like at the edge of the world? In a land of wildness and deep magic, a land where the spirit world was known to be nearer and less controllable than many wanted to believe, Christianity took root by matching wildness to wildness, by overwhelming and directing these magical impulses to their proper ends. This St. Patrick's Day, Fr. Hayden and I revisit the story of St. Patrick and the form of Christianity that emerged from his mission to the Irish, asking if this might be the spiritual tradition we most need in our own time. Let's pod!

Episode 117g Having a Think About Celtic ChristianityDescription: In today's episode Dr. Carly McNamara of the University of Glasgow will dive in the intellectual tradition of early Irish Christianity. We will talk about who some of the important Irish Christian intellectuals were, how they operated and how they spread their version of Christian scholarship not only in the Ireland and Britain, but throughout Continental Europe as well.About Today's Guest:Dr. Carolyn McNamaraOn Twitter: @MedievalCarlyEducation Evolved: @EducationEvolvd www.educationevolvedltd.com/You can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comhttps://www.gettr.com/user/atozhistoryBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comThe History of the Papacy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DO2leym3kizBHW0ZWl-nAGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Crusades" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Intended Force" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)"Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Celtic Impulse" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089By ACBahn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33810833By Trebbia at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22444330Begin Transcript:Thank you for listening to the History of the Papacy. I am your host Steve and we are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network, including Scott Rank's History Unplugged, James Early's Key Battles of American History, Richard Lim's This American President. Go to parthenon podcast dot com to learn more.•Patreon Plug patreon.com/history of the papacy•4 Tiers – Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome•Inclusion on the History of the Papacy Diptychs, bonus audio and video content, Pope coin coming soon, monthly book drawings, early content, and add free, early content. Sign up early so that you have your name at the top of the lists!•Now, let us commemorate the Patreon Patrons on the History of the Papacy Diptychs. We have oRoberto, Goran, William, Brian, Jeffrey, Christina, John, and Sarah at the Alexandria level oDapo, Paul, Justin and Lana all of who are the Magnificent at the Constantinople Level. oReaching the ultimate power and prestige, that of the See of Rome: we have Peter the Great!•In today's episode Dr. Carly McNamara of the University of Glasgow will dive in the intellectual tradition of early Irish Christianity. We will talk about who some of the important Irish Christian intellectuals were, how they operated and how they spread their version of Christian scholarship not only in the Ireland and Britain, but throughout Continental Europe as well.•With that, here is the next piece of the mosaic of the history of the Popes of Rome and Christian Church.Steve: [00:00:00] If we move on to what were some of the big cities that were starting to, as we get into the later middle ages and we're, you know, we're getting some new things. We have the Vikings coming in. How does that continue to develop?Dr. Carly McNamara: Yeah. So I think that's a great point. So if we're looking at kind of pre Viking age Ireland, there aren't really any cities that we would think of today. They tend to be your smaller settlements. And again, that's going to be a little bit different to what we expect to see. You know, from places that were part of the Roman empire, where Rome, you know, founded these, you know, London kind of places, but then when the Vikings come in, they start to found what becomes cities and some of the big ones that I can think of just off the top of my head are, you know, Dublin is a big one.We've got Waterford Wexford, cork, lemme. You know, these are all places that are [00:01:00] going to have a, a close Viking age, Scandinavian connection, because that's where they decided to settle. When they decided that reading, wasn't just going to cut it anymore. They want to just start spending the winter over in Ireland and then settling permanently. Steve: How did those cities develop a Christian and an ecclesiastical, uh, support and a system?Dr. Carly McNamara: Yeah. So we see the Vikings kind of getting pulled into Irish politics fairly quickly. You know, being able to talk a bit more in depth about that would be, I think really interesting, but just to give a little blurb about it, if you like, you know, they're finding themselves in a context in which, you know, we're looking more and more at society itself being.Christian. And [00:02:00] so if they want to trade with people, it's likely they're trading with Christians. If they want to take wives from the local population, they're likely to be Christians. If they're wanting to know. Agreements with local Kings to serve as mercenaries in their wars against other Irish Kings.It's likely that those Kings are going to be Christian. So they're going to get a lot of exposure and as they start to get that, you know, we're gonna get. The the Ecclesiastics coming in, or maybe there's a monastery nearby anyway, you know, near cork, there's a Lismore and a number of other monasteries.So they're just, they're going to be around. And I think that's probably, I almost want to say by attrition kind of how they start to. Pulled into Christianity. You're talking about the Christianization of Scandinavians, I think is really fascinating stuff. Steve: [00:03:00] Yeah, because they, they come in and in different ways, different places where the Scandinavians, when some times they had their families with them. But if they're going into a place that's heavily acculturated in one area and you want to become a part of that culture, it's really a lot easier to just become a part of that culture then to really impose your culture.On top of that, it's just. Not how that would generally work. If you're a handful of Vikings going into England or, uh, Ireland, you're not going to NESA and you want to get married and you want to settle down, you're still probably going to care. You're still going to carry on some of your aspects of your culture just naturally, but it's sure a lot easier to learn their language, get into their religion so that you can get married, settle down, do that whole thing.Dr. Carly McNamara: Yeah. And we start to see, you know, once we've got the. kingdom of Dublin getting fairly large. We start [00:04:00] to see Vikings who themselves have Gaelic names. And so it's very obvious. So there's been intermarriages going on between Scandinavian and native Irish or Gaelic speaking peoples. And we might have a think about the degree to which a certain amount of inter religious.You know, experiences within a marriage word, going to be fairly normal, even though we are moving increasingly towards a very Christian society. Steve: Yeah, I think of like I'm in a. It seems so real to me that it plays out like you maybe have a Viking comes in, who's into, uh, Odin or whatever. He's marrying a Christian and, you know, maybe he adopts Christian Christianity in every way, but he's still going to, you know, just naturally carry on what some of the things that he had always celebrated.And it's going to get [00:05:00] folded in a little bit, at least into his Christianity. Or a lot of bed, probably depending on case by case.Dr. Carly McNamara: Yeah. One of my favorite stories that talks to the conversion of Scandinavians is, you know, more in the Santiam and they would do these big baptism events. And this one guy comes in and he gets his baptism and they give him a new piece of clothing and they're giving new clothing to all of the people getting baptized.And he, he we're told that he turns to the people who are doing the baptizing. He says, well, this shirt isn't as nice as the one I got last time. And so that's kind of evidence for us. You know, how sincere are some of these Vikings actually being when they go through some of these mass baptisms, you're there going, you know, I'm going to get maybe a nice [00:06:00] meal.Uh, I got to wash myself anyway. Maybe it's logger job. Maybe it's washing day. They're going to give me some stuff afterwards, you know, in their own religion. They're not beholden to just a single deity or they can, you know, Revere any deity they want basically. And so they're like, right. I'll share, I'll worship your guy too.And you're going to give me some nice stuff so we can throw that into the mix. And I think that goes back to when we talked last time about. The conversion of Ireland and what the thought process of some of these Kings or even just your, your everyday person might my bring to the process of conversion in, or the sincerity of their conversion.Steve: And it's so interesting. We're really looking at, in any cultural change. What's. Really zoomed out view, but all of these changes were really made granularly. [00:07:00] They're changed at, you know, the individual pixels come together to make the pig the big picture. Dr. Carly McNamara: Yeah.

In today's episode, Michael talks to John Philip Newell, a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of the earth and every human being. Together, they discuss Celtic Christianity and the modern-day application of its wisdom. 3:00- Michael asks what the scope of Celtic Christianity is 7:50- Michael asks why this wisdom is difficult to practice together 12:50: Michael reads some quotes and John Philip discusses the divine feminine 20:30: Michael and John Philip discuss the intersection between sexuality and spirituality 29:30: Michael asks John Philip what God isn't 41:00: They discuss distinctions between ego and soul 47:00- Michael asks what the Celtic Christian view of Jesus Christ is

Episode 117c: Early Irish Christianity – Palladius First Description: •Dr. Carly McNamara of the University of Glasgow continues to guide us through the history of Christianity in Ireland in the British Isles. Notice I didn't say the Celts. That's because there are certain problems with the word Celt. Dr. McNamara will explain how this word Celt really doesn't capture who these people really were. We will begin to zoom in on the situation in Ireland and how a certain bishop named Palladius was bishop in Ireland well before the venerable St. Patrick.About Today's Guest:Dr. Carolyn McNamaraOn Twitter: @MedievalCarlyEducation Evolved: @EducationEvolvd www.educationevolvedltd.com/Links for Further Reading:The Deskford Carnyx - includes a video which has the sounds that it could have produced, as played on a reconstruction www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/deskford-carnyx/Jane Webster, ‘Ethnographic barbarity: colonial discourse and “Celtic Warrior Societies”'. In Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives, edited by J Webster and N Cooper. Leicester: Leicester Archaeology Monographs 3, pg. 111-123.Barry Cunliffe, The Ancient CeltsBernhard Maier, The CeltsJohn Koch, Celtic Culture: A Historical EncyclopediaYou can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comhttps://www.gettr.com/user/atozhistoryBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comThe History of the Papacy on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6DO2leym3kizBHW0ZWl-nAGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Crusades" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Intended Force" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)"Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Celtic Impulse" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089By ACBahn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33810833By Sheila1988 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94752954Begin Transcript:Thank you for listening to the History of the Papacy. I am your host Steve and we are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network, including Scott Rank's History Unplugged, James Early's Key Battles of American History, Richard Lim's This American President. Go to parthenon podcast dot com to learn more.•Patreon Plug patreon.com/history of the papacy•4 Tiers – Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome•Inclusion on the History of the Papacy Diptychs, bonus audio and video content, Pope coin coming soon, monthly book drawings, early content, and add free, early content. Sign up early so that you have your name at the top of the lists!•Now, let us commemorate the Patreon Patrons on the History of the Papacy Diptychs. We have oRoberto, Goran, William, Brian, Jeffrey, Christina, John, and Sarah at the Alexandria level oDapo, Paul, Justin and Lana all of who are the Magnificent at the Constantinople Level. oReaching the ultimate power and prestige, that of the See of Rome: we have Peter the Great!•Dr. Carly McNamara of the University of Glasgow continues to guide us through the history of Christianity in Ireland in the British Isles. Notice I didn't say the Celts. That's because there are certain problems with the word Celt. Dr. McNamara will explain how this word Celt really doesn't capture who these people really were. We will begin to zoom in on the situation in Ireland and how a certain bishop named Palladius was bishop in Ireland well before the venerable St. Patrick. •With that, here is the next piece of the mosaic of the history of the Popes of Rome and Christian Church.Begin Transcript:[00:00:00] Welcome back to our next episode in a series on the Celts and Christianity and early medieval, Ireland and Northern Britain. We are going to dive into the fascinating story of a group of people that lived all over Europe. The counts have grabbed the interest of history fans throughout. History, we will explore the history of the Celts and how that history helped them put a unique spin on Christianity.And I am so happy to be joined again by our guy that Dr. Carly McNamara of the university of Glasgow, Scotland, Dr. McNamara completed her PhD and Celtic with a focus on early medieval, Ireland and Scotland. Now, um, we have a previous episode. Our last episode was. Very broad overview of the kelp. So if you're really interested in that and you want to hear the background, definitely go back and listen to this.But I think a lot of these standalone, even though they do build on each other, but again, it's always up to [00:01:00] you or how you want to listen to them. We discussed this a little bit in that last episode, if you listened to, but we're going to talk a little bit more about those. And the term Cal was originally a language term that reference people who spoke a Celtic language, but it has come to be used in an extremely broad way that doesn't precisely line up with the evidence who can we consider a calc.And why is that term calc? Uh, kind of problematic? Yeah, this is a great question. And one, I think. Good to go over again. And again, just because of how widespread this term CELT is. So as you said, it was first considered a language marker. And we got into a little bit last time about kind of, we don't know exactly where it originated.We know the Greeks and the Romans used it, but we don't know what it was originally intended to mean or where exactly it came from. But these [00:02:00] days. It means so much to so many different people, so we can consider it as we already said a language marker. So does that mean that anyone who speaks a Celtic language is a CELT.So if I lived in Japan, but I spoke fluent well, Would that make me account? Um, another question is, is anyone who makes Celtic art a CELT, but then we have the question. What do we understand as Celtic art that which is seen in the modern viewpoint today with all of the network and stuff like you see in the book of Kells is actually a medieval style that was influenced by sex and artistic styles.So there's even questions there. We can also ask is anyone who lives in a Celtic land? Uh, CELT, you know, we talked about how widely spread the Celts were in the last episode. And today we consider Ireland and Scotland Celtic lands, but our early Greek and Roman sources never call these areas. Celtic, not, not even Wales or [00:03:00] Cornwall or the isle of man, all of these places we think of as Celtic today, weren't called that by our original sources.They had their own terms. How far back. Can we go on these as well? So we can think about Celtic music. Um, what, what might we consider Celtic music? And we have this as a broad theme, and you can think of all of the heirs and, and really beautifully moving pieces that we have as Celtic music today. But where does that come from?Where do we find the very beginnings of it? So at this point, it seems that for as imprecise and unwieldy as the term Celtic is we have to recognize that it's not going away in popular history and that we just have to work with and around it. So if we can't really posit a single cohesive definition of Celtic, how then are we to consider the possible existence of a quote [00:04:00] Celtic Christianity?So my short answer is that we, can't not really to add to that a bit. When we talk about, you know, quote Celtic, Christianity, we're really just talking about Christianity in Ireland or Christianity as practiced by the Irish, regardless of their location, such as in Scotland or on the continent. I mean, that, that's really how this term has come to be understood, even though it's such a broad term.Caltech. So we see the term further being coined to imply a lack of orthodoxy and the Christianity of Ireland or in other places like Scotland, which is further a problematic position to take, considering that the powers of the church and the papacy specifically during the early medieval period were not nearly so codified and strong as it later becomes.And as we view it today. So when we think of the papacy. You know, as it is today, we have a tendency to kind of take [00:05:00] this modern conception and place it in the earlier times that we're thinking about and that's incorrect. So we have to try to avoid that. So all that to say, basically that you won't find me using the term Celtic Christianity at all.And I recommend that it be retired from our vocabulary and replaced with more specific references to the church in Ireland or the church in Britain or whatever we're actually talking about. Yeah. It's kind of interesting. It seems like it's a convenience that works and really, really, really broad strokes.

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Episode 117a: Introduction to the Ancient CeltsDescription: I am very excited to be joined by Dr. Carly McNamara of the University of Glasgow to begin our series on the history of Christianity in the British Isles among the Celtic people. In this series we are going to delve way into the ancient past and move into the medieval period. Dr. McNamara will discuss archaeology, textual evidence and more to give us an in-depth look into the culture, religion and language of this fascinating people. In today's episode, we will look at who are the “Celts,” where did they come from and what do we know about their origins.About Today's Guest:Dr. Carolyn McNamaraOn Twitter: @MedievalCarlyEducation Evolved: @EducationEvolvd www.educationevolvedltd.com/Links for Further Reading:The Deskford Carnyx - includes a video which has the sounds that it could have produced, as played on a reconstruction www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/deskford-carnyx/Jane Webster, ‘Ethnographic barbarity: colonial discourse and “Celtic Warrior Societies”'. In Roman Imperialism: Post-Colonial Perspectives, edited by J Webster and N Cooper. Leicester: Leicester Archaeology Monographs 3, pg. 111-123.Barry Cunliffe, The Ancient CeltsBernhard Maier, The CeltsJohn Koch, Celtic Culture: A Historical EncyclopediaYou can learn more about the History of Papacy and subscribe at all these great places:http://atozhistorypage.com/https://www.historyofthepapacypodcast.comemail: steve@atozhistorypage.comhttps://www.patreon.com/historyofthepapacyparthenonpodcast.comhttps://www.gettr.com/user/atozhistoryBeyond the Big Screen:Beyondthebigscreen.comGet Your History of the Papacy Podcast Products Here: https://www.atozhistorypage.com/productsHelp out the show by ordering these books from Amazon!https://amzn.com/w/1MUPNYEU65NTFMusic Provided by:"Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Instrumenti" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Virtutes Vocis" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Funeral March for Brass" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"String Impromptu Number 1" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Agnus Dei X - Bitter Suite Kevin MacLeaod (incomptech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Image Credits:By Ariely - Own work, CC BY 3.0, ttps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533576By Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9124089By ACBahn - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33810833By Claude Valette - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20767233By Copy after Epigonos, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=562371Thank you for listening to the History of the Papacy. I am your host Steve and we are a member of the Parthenon Podcast network, including Scott Rank's History Unplugged, James Early's Key Battles of American History, Richard Lim's This American President. Go to parthenon podcast dot com to learn more.•Patreon Plug patreon.com/history of the papacy•4 Tiers – Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome•Inclusion on the History of the Papacy Diptychs, bonus audio and video content, Pope coin coming soon, monthly book drawings, early content, and add free, early content. Sign up early so that you have your name at the top of the lists!•Now, let us commemorate the Patreon Patrons on the History of the Papacy Diptychs. We have oRoberto, Goran, William, Brian, Jeffrey, Christina, John, and Sarah at the Alexandria level oDapo, Paul, Justin and Lana all of who are the Magnificent at the Constantinople Level. oReaching the ultimate power and prestige, that of the See of Rome: we have Peter the Great!•I am very excited to be joined by Dr. Carly McNamara of the University of Glasgow to begin our series on the history of Christianity in the British Isles among the Celtic people. In this series we are going to delve way into the ancient past and move into the medieval period. Dr. McNamara will discuss archaeology, textual evidence and more to give us an in-depth look into the culture, religion and language of this fascinating people. In today's episode, we will look at who are the “Celts,” where did they come from and what do we know about their origins. If you have questions, comments or feedback, we would love to hear them. Send in your questions for Dr. McNamara to steve@atozhistorypage.com or connect on social media by searching for atozhistory.Begin Transcript:[00:00:00] Welcome to the first episode in a series on the Celts and Christianity and early medieval, Ireland and Northern Britain. We are going to dive into a fascinating story of a group of people that lived all over Europe. The counts have grabbed the interest of history fans throughout the history. We will explore the history of the camp.And how that history helped to put a unique spin on Christianity. And this series is going to be very special. We are going to be guided through this history of the Celts and Celtic Christianity, which we will talk about that term with the help of Dr. Carli McNamara of the university of Glasgow, Scotland, Dr.McNamara completed her PhD in Caltech with a focus on early medieval, Ireland and Scotland. Dr McNamara. Can you tell us a little bit of how you got interested in this particular subject? Sure. I [00:01:00] think, you know, as a child, I was really interested in stories and mythologies and that kind of got into classical Roman and Greek history like you do.And through that, I kind of found Renaissance history and then backtrack a bit into the medieval period. And once I found myself there, I realized that. Rather interested in what was going on in Ireland and Britain and kind of places outside the Roman empire. And these are really places that we can kind of see some, you know, existence beyond, you know, Roman times or what we think of as the fall of the Western Roman empire.And I find that really engaging. And so that's kind of how I've ended up here. That's so cool. I think I, I think that fascination and it's just going to help us so much with your expertise and your passion. It's going to really help us in this a great series. We have planned [00:02:00] today. We're going to start with.Sort of a 10,000 foot introduction to the Celts, their place and time and geography. We'll also talk about their language, the archeology they left and behind their cultures, and just a general overview of who these people are as a people. So I guess the best place to maybe start off as what is the geographical range?Area, we're kind of talking about here of where the, this people exist. Yeah. That's a great question. And I think it's really valuable to start there, especially considering when we, as maybe popular consumers of history, think of like, We're mostly thinking of, you know, Scotland and Ireland, but the reality of where they were goes as far as Anatolia in Turkey, in the east and down into the Spanish peninsula, Liberian, Sila, and modern day spin in Portugal.Now we've got Celtic [00:03:00] language, of course, in Britain, you know, north and Marvin bay, England as well as Ireland. So they're really. All over this European continent and even into what we now think of as the middle east. And I think that's really valuable to help kind of break down that notion of where the Celts.You know, they're in central Germany's, they're in Switzerland, they're just all over the place. And I think that's, what's really fascinating is that there's, it's a people that have such a why and spread geography, but we kind of attach that label counts to them. What does this word mean? Count mean and where does it come from?Yeah, that's a great point as well. The word we think of today, Celts comes from a Greek word, Kel toy, which was a language marker that talk about people who seek this Celtic Kel toy language. And as far as what exactly that means in Greek, [00:04:00] we're really not sure. We do know that in Latin, they talked about gall as being the language and Gallic being the language there and you also get Caltech.As the term and Caesar does tell us in his develop Gallico that the Celts did refer to themselves as kelp Tai. And we see that, um, fits in a bit with how Celtic languages work. We've got the bell jive as a tribe. So we kind of see that linguistic connection happening. Much deeper than that. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of did that count name?Is that something that the group, so are, do the scholars think that the Greeks took that name as something that they were using themselves? Or was that a name, a term that had a meaning in Greek? I think it's likely that it could have come from the Celts themselves. You know, if we're thinking of the Greeks and how they [00:05:00] engage with external peoples, we'll say, you know, they've got this term barbarian, which comes to us today.We think of like Conan the barbarian. The visual image of that brings up for us, comes from the Greeks. And they were talking about all of these external peoples were barbarians because that's what the language sounded like to their ears. It just sounded like they were going bar bar bar bar bar. So it was this unintelligible.So it, it makes sense to me to think that the kelp toy may have come out of the language itself. But again, we don't really have much evidence to get that deep into the knowledge, unfortunately. And speaking of the Greeks and the land and the Romans, we get a lot of our information from them. What are, how do we know, what are our sources for, for this people in this group?Yeah. So that's another excellent question. Especially in the earliest times, all of our. [00:06:00] You know, textual evidence is going to come from Greek and Roman sources. It's not until hundreds of years later that we start to really see Celts writing about