This book surveys approaches to the marvellous in hagiography, providing the first critique of Plummer’s hypothesis of Irish saga origin. It then analyses the uniquely systematized phenomena in the Life of Columba from Adomnán’s seventh-century theological perspective, identifying the coming of the ... (more)

The Lord has numbered each of our days. But few parents expect that their days will be longer than their child's. When a child is buried, parents also bury the hopes and dreams, the joys and experiences that won't be shared. James Bruce and his wife walked through the darkest trial of their faith... (more)