Richard Whiting, Abbot of Glastonbury, was executed on false charges to justify the seizure of monastic assets by the commissioners of Henry the Eighth.
An Eden in the Lake: the Abbot’s Little Garden
Abbot and scholar-gardener Strabo had his hortulus, his little garden, which he lovingly tended while at an island monastery. He even idealized the garden in a poem.
Concepts of Original Sin in Early Christianity: Augustine vs. Pelagius and Others
There were several thinkers, including Pelagius, whose views of original sin were extant in the early church, though only Augustine’s view has dominated.
In the Light of the Sun: Nature in Celtic Spirituality
Celtic Christianity was profoundly aware of God’s presence in nature. A distinct strand in Christianity, Celtic spirituality developed in a society appreciative of cultural inspiration from the Mediterranean world, but determined to cling onto what was good in its Druid heritage. From Christianity it drew the story of Christ; from Druidry it inherited a love […]
Clement of Alexandria: a Saint Arguing for Both Faith and Philosophy
Clement of Alexandria was an insightful but under-rated, Christian thinker from the intellectual powerhouse of third century Alexandria.
