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What is Celtic Christianity? Celtic Christianity was a significant part of the church in the British Isles from the 4th to the 7th centuries. It had a resurgence in the 19th century and continues to captivate people today. It focuses on experiencing God more than learning about God. One author described it this way: It is like the difference between learning about honey and tasting honey. We can learn that honey is made by bees and that it is sweet and golden in color – all valuable information – but we don’t truly know honey until we have tasted it. In the same way, we can learn about God through the scriptures, but we can’t really know the fullness of God until we have experienced the Divine presence. Celtic Christianity has its spiritual roots in the New Testament, specifically with St. John, the apostle. St. John was portrayed as leaning against Jesus at the Last Supper, according to author Philip Newell. He became an image of the practice of “listening for the heartbeat of God.” So Celtic spirituality espouses listening for God “at the heart of life,” Newell says. Celtic Christians see the goodness and the beauty of God within creation and within people because the scriptures say that humans were created in God’s image. Celtic Christians see all of life as sacred and God as the Life within all life. The Episcopal Church has its roots in both the Roman and the Celtic traditions. |
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