Esther de Waal; one of Celtic Christianity's preeminent scholars; shows how this tradition of worship draws on both the pre-Christian past and on the fullness of the Gospel. It is also an enlightening glimpse at the history; folklore; and liturgy of the Celtic people.Esther de Waal introduces readers to monastic prayer and praise (the foundation stone of Celtic Christianity); early Irish litanies; medieval Welsh praise poems; and the wealth of blessings derived from an oral tradition that made prayer a part of daily life. Through this invigorating book; readers enter a world in which ritual and rhythm; nature and seasons; images and symbols play an essential role. A welcome contrast to modern worship; Celtic prayer is liberating and; like a living spring; forever fresh.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. How very very sad.By MR DAVID BREWImportant historical document filling out the story. This gives a montage of views on the camps themselves so the until-now implied horror is actually documented as far as Anne's tragic path through it is concerned. It is sobering to know that those horror films of piles of corpses at the liberation of Belsen were shot with her newly dead and possibly among them. How very very sad.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. AN INTERESTING BOOK THAT TAKES A LOOK INTO THE LIVES OF SEVERAL WOMEN WHO KNEW ANNE; MARGOT; EDITH; AND OTTO FRANK...By QUIETSTORMTHESE WOMEN TELL NOT ONLY THEIR STORIES OF THEIR LIVES; BUT THEIR SURVIVAL OF THE HOLOCAUST: OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS THEY WERE IN; SPECIFICALLY: WESTERBORK; A TRANSIT CAMP; AUSCHWITZ -BIRKENAU; the extermination camp; BERGEN-BELSEN; A CONCENTRATION CAMP; LABAU; A WORK CAMP IN THE MOUNTAINS. THEY ALSO TELL THEIR STORIES OF THE FRANK FAMILY MEMBERS; NOT JUST ANNE FRANK; BUT ALSO ABOUT MARGOT; EDITH; AND OTTO FRANK. THIS IS THE MOST DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS OF ANNE'S; MARGOT'S; AND EDITH'S LIVES. This book was in conjunction with a documentary film of the same name that was shown to the public on PBS in 1987 on the 60th anniversary of ANNE FRANK'S BIRTH. YOU SHOULD READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE SAME TITLE: "THE LAST 7 MONTHS OF ANNE FRANK".0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A completion of Anne's Diary through those that survived the war and gave Anne her final words.By Wendy M. FlohrAfter reading Anne's Diary I had to know what happened to the 8 people who hid for all those months; only to be betrayed so close to the end of the war. Through people who knew or remembered Anne and her family from the camps; this book gives a firsthand account of the despair that so many had to endure.
