Review/Giveaway: Celtic Treasure

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Title: Celtic Treasure
Author: Liz Babbs
Genre: Christian nonfiction
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Entry deadline: February 25, 2010
Restrictions: Open internationally!

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Today's Wild Card author is:

Liz Babbs

and the book:

Celtic Treasure

Lion UK; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)

***Special thanks to Cat Hoort of Kregel Publications for sending me a review copy.***

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Liz Babbs is an award-winning author, performer, broadcaster and retreat leader. She has written many books on the subject of spirituality, including The Celtic Heart, The Pilgrim Heart and Into God’s Presence.


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Product Details:

List Price: $9.95
Hardcover: 80 pages
Publisher: Lion UK; 1 edition (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0745953557
ISBN-13: 978-0745953557

AND NOW...A GLIMPSE INTO THE BOOK:

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My Review

I'll be honest here. When I requested this book classified as "Celtic spiritualty," I wasn't sure what to expect. I've reviewed a few books here that fall off on the far end of Christian - stuff that mixes eastern religions with Christianity, for instance, and I thought this might fall somewhere in that far end. I'm a little ignorant of what "Celtic" means.

I was more than pleasantly surprised. This is an incredibly uplifting book of worship, praise, and meditation, with the key focus being God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

You might see a red flag in the chapter of Celtic saints, but even there, what I found was biographies of some amazing, inspirational people.

There is of course, much about tradition and history, but that would be expected from this type of book. In our trip to England and Scotland last year, we toured a number of old churches, and the feeling of awe and majesty that surrounded us in those places really made me reevaluate my prejudices towards "traditional" Christianity. There is so much we can learn from the old and powerful hymns and poetry that have lasted through to this day, and the book is full of such, along with powerful poetry of the author herself.

If you're looking for a sweet, meaningful gift book filled with beautiful photos, this one's for you.