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Richard Whiting: the Last Abbot of Glastonbury

February 6, 2015 by Frank Beswick Leave a Comment

Richard Whiting: the Last Abbot of Glastonbury

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

January 12, 2015 by Frank Beswick Leave a Comment

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

January 4, 2015 by Frank Beswick 2 Comments

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

December 24, 2014 by Frank Beswick 3 Comments

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

December 11, 2014 by Frank Beswick 2 Comments

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.

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