John was invited by the Maybole Historic Society to give a detailed talk under the title of 'Early Christian Community in Maybole'. It turns out that Maybole - an ancient settlement in the north of Carrick, Ayrshire - is an excellent spot to consider Christianity from its earliest times in Scotland, up to the start of the second millennium. The talk covered: the problems of non-historic History (i.e., where there is few, if any, documentary evidence), the role of myth-making in our understandings, the Judaic and Eastern roots of Christianity, Christianity in Britannia from the first century, the Brythonic people of SW Scotland, Ninian's ground-breaking role, the different Celtic churches of Scoto-Ireland and Britannia, mysticism and Celtic Christianity, and the Synod of Whitby. The paper was well received and followed by some excellent discussions and further input from the knowledgeable audience. A copy of the paper can be viewed or downloaded at no charge from Scribd.com (www.scribd.com/document/394259552/Early-Christianity-in-Maybole)
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorsPeter, Nickie and John. Archives
May 2019
Categories |