Saint Patrick: The Man and His Works
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Who was Saint Patrick? The only true apostle of Ireland who more or less converted the country single-handedly? or a Christian bishop from the embattled edge of a crumbling empire?
All that can really be known of Saint Patrick comes from his authentic writings: the Confessio and the Epistola (Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus). Thomas O’Loughlin’s engaging and scholarly reflections on these fifth-century texts lead us into a greater understanding of the mind of Patrick, the man, believer, and missionary. Explanatory notes woven through the translations illuminate a very different world and time; it is not long before we realize, however, that St. Patrick’s theology is no less relevant to our own.
The Logos Bible Software edition of Saint Patrick: The Man and His Works will give you insight into the well-known and influential “Apostle of Ireland.” The writings and biographical information contained in this resource will provide you with great historical and theological content for your digital library. All Scripture passages are linked to your favorite Bible translation in your library. With the advanced search features of Logos Bible Software, you can perform powerful searches by topic or Scripture reference.
- Analyzes St. Patrick’s life and works
- Includes translations of Saint Patrick’s Confessio and Epistola
- Provides reading suggestions for further study on Saint Patrick
- Contains an Index of Patrick’s Use of Scripture
- The Enigma of Patrick
- Patrick: Life and Times
- Patrick’s World
- Introduction to the Confessio
- Patrick’s Acknowledgement of God’s Dealings with Him (The Confessio)
- Introduction to the Epistola
- Patrick’s Address to the Soldiers of Coroticus (The Epistola)
Top Highlights
“Augustine had stressed the impotence of Christians in their salvation—it was solely God’s grace that brought humanity back into the divine domain.” (Page 24)
“he never offers any criticism of slavery for, like St Paul writing to Philemon, it was just something in his world” (Page 3)
“his father was a deacon and his grandfather a priest. Therefore Christianity was deeply embedded in his background” (Page 22)
“pointed out to people the importance of their work and discipleship, by which they collaborated with grace” (Page 24)
- Title: Saint Patrick: The Man and His Works
- Author: Thomas O’Loughlin
- Publisher: SPCK
- Publication Date: 1999
- Pages: 128
Thomas O’Loughlin is a professor of historical theology at the University of Nottingham. Prior to that, he was a research associate in the School of Celtic Studies at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
Reviews
5 ratings
Glenn Crouch
6/17/2019
In this short book, we not only get a good examination of St Patrick and his time/culture, but we also get a well-referenced, and well-commented modern English translation of his Confessions and his Epistle. The Author does try and dig through the myth and legend, so that we can better understand the context and meaning of Patrick's two works - and he also examines what we can learn (and can't learn) about Patrick and his environs from them. I quite enjoyed this approach, and was very pleased with the cross-referencing - as well as the quite involved further reading that is supplied. Highly recommended for those with an interest in Church History.
Dave Crosby
10/25/2013
EastTN
10/14/2013
Aaron Glaeske
8/12/2013
Nathan Long
7/25/2013
