Scholars agree that the beginnings of Irish Christianity do not lie in Rome. In this study, Streit argues that a quite independent form of Christianity grew up in Ireland, which had a great influence on Dark Age Europe. Starting with the ancient, sun-oriented monumuments of the megalith age, he traces the evolution of an unbroken spiritual culture in Ireland from the time of stone circles and dolmens, through the Celtic era, into the period of the stone crosses of Irish Christianity. A detailed analysis of the symbols used in the megalithic period shows a highly evolved culture which was absorbed and developed by the Druidic Celts when they settled in Ireland in the centuries before Christ. This culture, in turn, found it natural to accept Christianity, which developed in a unique manner in such a spiritual climate. Early hymns and liturgical texts, combining the older nature practice with the new religion of Christianity, bear witness to this unbroken evolution. Finally, Streit depicts the great missionary zeal of Christian monks like Columbanus, who established Celtic Christianity across Europe during the Dark Ages, until its final suppression by the increasingly powerful Roman Church in the 8th century. This study of the early history of Ireland is illustrated with black and white photographs, line drawings, maps and diagrams.

Sun and cross: The development from Megalithic culture to early Christianity in Ireland

History

Jakob Streit

World

Floris Books

Tradepaper with Colorful watercolor on cover. 54 pages.

Saint Nicholas

Mercury Press

<p>This is a lovely collection of stories by master storyteller Jakob Streit, drawn from the northern lands of Europe and featuring brave, good and helpful gnomes, elves, trolls and other little folk. In particular, we follow the adventures of Liputto, a curious gnome who helps mountain flowers to grow. Children in Year 1 of Steiner-Waldorf schools will especially delight in these tales, but they will be loved by older children too.</p>

Liputto: Stories of Gnomes and Trolls

Waldorf Schools of North America

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Books by Jakob Streit

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Sun and cross: The development from Megalithic culture to early Christianity in Ireland

Saint Nicholas

Liputto: Stories of Gnomes and Trolls