Treasures of Irish Christianity: To the Ends of the Earth - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847305946 ISBN 13: 9781847305947

Publisher: Veritas, 2016

Synopsis

Taking its cue from this year's celebration of the 1,400th anniversary of the death of Columbanus, this third volume of Treasures of Irish Christianity looks at `the Irish abroad' from the earliest centuries to the present day, with a special emphasis on the historical contribution of Irish missionaries. Topics include a seventeenth century Church of Ireland clergyman's account of being captured by North African pirates; the Irish priest who debated with the American abolitionist John Brown before his execution in 1859; Irish military chaplains in the First World War; the Irish missionary who met Mao Tse-tung, and much more.

About this title

About the Author

Salvador Ryan is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.

Review

'The global reach of this collection is simply outstanding. Going beyond the well-known shores of the Irish diaspora such as Continental Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, this volume takes the reader's imagination to places such as Madras,Athens, China, the Caribbean, Pretoria, Bengal, Zambia, the Philippines, Ethiopia and Peru. The ecumenical breadth is also to be commended for we see the perspective, and walk in the paths of Anglican clergymen, Baptist Evangelicals, Presbyterians, the Dublin University Mission and the independent lay-led Brethren Mission. Catholic Ireland sent forth bishops, priests, brothers and nuns by the shipload but in the pages of this volume,other stories are told of clergy and laity who came from different traditions, brought different gifts and lived out quite diverse spiritualities all for the sake of planting the seed of faith, winning adherents for the Gospel and glorifying the name of God'Max Vodola, Irish Theological Quarterly

About this edition

• Publisher: Veritas
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1847305946
• ISBN 13: 9781847305947
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 303
• Editor: Ryan Salvador