Celt, Druid and Culdee [Paperback]

Isabel Hill Elder (Author), Lord Brabazon of Tara P.C. G.B.E. M.C. (Foreword)

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Publication Date: March 2005 | ISBN-10: 0934666369 | ISBN-13: 978-0934666367 | Edition: 7th

Author: Isabel Hill Elder A study of Druidism - their origin teaching and government and their religious beliefs that prepared Britain to receive apostolic Christianity that arrived in Britain shortly after the Ascension of Our Lord. Just a few of the questions asked and answered by Mrs. Elder in this her fourth edition of this splendid book are...which is the first Christian Church outside Jerusalem? Who took Christianity to the Isles? Who were the Druids and what did they teach? Who built the roads for the Roman chariots? In this most important work she disspells the erroneous belief that Britain was uncivilized compared with Rome and that the Druids were a mischievous sect. The work and teachings of this early British Church (Culdee) for 1100 years is detailed in this remarkable book. Although declared heretical by Rome in A.D. 705 the Culdee Church struggled on as distinct from the Romans until it was eclipsed by the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th century. Mrs. Elder states what is little known but of the greatest importance...the fact that Christianity as a Church was born in England before anywhere else and that England was a professed Christian country one hundred years before Rome and in fact when Rome was still persecuting Christians. She draws attention to the singular change without any opposition from Druidism to Christianity which was understandable in that fundamentally they had no great difference in belief. An interesting point is also made as to the difference between the British Church and the Church of England. The rise and establishment of Christianity in Britain has been dealt with by many writers but in these pages new light has been thrown on the origin of the Culdees with whom rests the introduction and with their successors the defense of the Apostolic Christianity brought by those early Christians to Britain shortly after the Ascension of our Lord. Paperback 168 pages

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• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Artisan Publishers; 7th edition (March 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934666369
• ISBN-13: 978-0934666367
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars history of the transition of druidism to christianity, July 24, 1998

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This review is from: Celt, Druid and Culdee (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for historical students and religous students. It is the only book that I have found that shines light on the Church founded by christian refugees from the then Roman held Britian that were accorded sanctuary in Ireland by the Kings and Druids, and granted land to establish their church.

This short books begins with a compacted review of the Celtic People and religion. I find it conflicting in some details from the majority of works, but in general a fine review for those wishing to understand the people who took in the early Christian Refugees.

The book than gives a moving account of the establishment of the Christian Church, known either as the Irish Church,the Culdee Church, or the British Church.

This follows into the acceptance of Chrisitianty as the fulfillment of their own religion by the Druids and a peaceful changeover to Christianity without either persecution or Martrydom. The Irish church then proceeded about the business o! f foreign conversions without force or persecution.

The latter chapters deal with the Roman Church's initial attempts to dominate the Irish Church, and their rebuttal. This is followed by a violent takeover, involving great loss of life, by the Roman Church.

The last chapter deals with the idea of Protestantism as an attempt to return to the ideals of the British Church. However in this, while I agree in general, I find the author a bit optimistic, as the protestants of England, with notable exceptions such as Good Queen Bess, then carry out further acts of violence against those they term 'unbelievers' which still go on to this day.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars from the book..., December 5, 2005

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This review is from: Celt, Druid and Culdee (Paperback)

A study of Druidism - their origin, teaching, and government and their religious beliefs that prepared Britain to receive apostolic Christianity that arrived in Britain shortly after the Ascension of Our Lord.

Just a few of the questions asked and answered by Mrs. Elder in this, her fourth edition of this splendid book, are...which is the first Christian Church outside Jerusalem? Who took Christianity to the Isles? Who were the Druids and what did they teach? Who built the roads for the Roman chariots?

In this most important work, she dispells the erroneous belief that Britian was uncivilized compared with Rome and that the Druids were a mischievous sect. The work and teachings of this early British Church (Culdee) for 1100 years is detailed in this remarkable book. Although declared heretical by Rome in A.D. 705, the Culdee Church struggled on as distinct from the Romans until it was eclipsed by the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th century.

Mrs. Elder states what is little known but of the greatest importance...the fact that Christianity, as a Church, was born in England before anywhere else, and that England was a professed Christian country one hundred years before Rome and, in fact, when Rome was still persecuting Christians.

She draws attention to the singular change, without any opposition, from Druidism to Christianity, which was understandable in that fundamentally they had no great difference in belief. An interesting point is also made as to the difference between the British Church and the Church of England.

The rise and establishment of Christianity in Britian has been dealt with by many writers but in these pages new light has been thrown on the origin of the Culdees, with whom rests the introduction and, with their successors, the defense of the Apostolic Christianity brought by those early Christians to Britian shortly after the Ascension of our Lord.

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There are many books on this subject; "Missing Links in Assyrian Tablets" by E. Raymond Capt, books by Adam Rutherford...there are genealogy charts (artisan Publishers)that prove this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent resource, April 15, 2008

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This review is from: Celt, Druid and Culdee (Paperback)

A good study of Druidism - their origin, teaching, and government and their religious beliefs that prepared Britain to receive apostolic Christianity that arrived in Britain shortly after the Ascension of Christ.