Hilda of Whitby
a spirituality for now
$26.58
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
21 March 2014
Summary
In the dark and turbulent centuries after the Roman occupation of Britain, and during the Anglo-Saxon colonisation, the light of heaven still shone through the work and witness of the monastic communities, ‘villages of God’, which dotted the land. One of the most remarkable figures of those times was Hilda of Whitby. Born and reared amid warring pagan tribes, through the influence of Celtic saints and scholars she became a dominant figure in the development of the British Church, above all at…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841017280 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841017280 |
| Author: | Ray Simpson |
| Publisher: | BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) |
| Imprint: | BRF |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 21 March 2014 |
| Weight: | 126g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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There have been times and places where the wise woman or wise man was central to the community. These people were not pandered celebrities, but those open to the depths of God, and a way of love. Hilda was such a woman. ‘Hilda of Whitby’ reveals Hilda’s secret as well as her history and perhaps may challenge us to seek new styles of leadership for today. Penny Warren, Members’ Guardian, Community of Aidan and Hilda
About The Author
Ray Simpson
Ray Simpson is a founder of the international new monastic movement known as The Community of Aidan and Hilda and is principal tutor of its Celtic Christian Studies programmes. He has written some thirty books on spirituality and lives on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, where many Christian leaders come to the Community’s Retreat House and Library and for consultation. He tweets a daily prayer @whitehouseviews and writes a weekly blog on
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