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In the past few years pilgrimage-going to ancient holy sites in search of God-has become increasingly popular for people seeking to deepen their relationship with the Holy. Sister Cintra Pemberton seeks to enrich the experiences of today's pilgrims by helping them draw on the history of pilgrimage itself, as well as by suggesting particularly rich sites to visit. Part One of Soulfaring explores the history of pilgrimage, beginning in Celtic times, and moving through the early Christian period, the Middle Ages, and even the revival of pilgrimage today. Part Two explores fifteen sites in Wales, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. Each of the descriptions of the various sites includes not only suggestions of what may be seen there, but the author's personal meditations on the experience of the Holy in each place.
About the author
J. Neil Alexander is the former Dean of the School of Theology at the University of the South (Sewanee) and former bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta. He lives in Austin, Texas.Marion Josiah Hatchett (1927–2009) was an Episcopal priest, scholar, and one of the primary liturgists who shaped the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.
Summary
The occasion of Dr. Hatchett's thirtieth anniversary as professor of liturgics and church music at the School of Theology of the University of the South is being celebrated with this stimulating collection of essays by an international cadre of authors.
