This book is a often overlooked key to understanding the full picture of what it is to connect to others in a positive way. As opposed to the Roman way in which persons had to be conformed to the way the church believed and acted before they could be acceptable and accepted, the Celts accepted people directly and allowed them to develop in their particular way and then no matter what they continued to accepted or love them.
This was mandatory reading for seminary. I loved the history and backround regarding early "evangelism".
This is one of the best books on evangelism I have ever read... and I have read a lot.
I was very please that this book, although not listed as "New", was in prime condition. There are no creases on the spine, turned back corners, or underlines on the pages.
I find The Celtic Way of Evangelism to be a very good explanation of a particular type of evangelism. It would seem to fit in the context of the West, as is expected from the title.
"The Celtic Way of Evangelism" by George G. Hunter III is an interesting, somewhat informative, trite and simplistic study of early Celtic Christianity and its historical role in missions and evangelism.
This book is an excellent treatise on evangelism, from an authority on the subject. Those who seek to win souls on a large scale can gain much insight from this book.
I usually don't pick up books that fall under the broad category of church leadership or church growth, but the premise of this book intrigued me. Hunter's concept is that the lessons learned by St.
George Hunter turns to the past to confront contemporary Christians with a clarion call to salvage Christianity in 21st-century America. In a brief work he outlines the techniques utilized by Saint Patrick to spread the gospel of Christ to the Irish, and then the manner in which the Irish descendants used quite similar methods to inform and convert numerous pagan tribes throughout modern-day Scotland and England.
What an exercise in wishful thinking! Hunter's intentions are great, and his vision of what the church should be is definitely contagious and attractive, but he should not claim that this model is taken from the "Celtic" form of Christianity.
This book promotes an effective, fruitful church model. It, not St.
Hunter knows Evangelism and his explaination in this book is positive and detailed when dealing with past ways of Christianity. I read Hunter because he get the heart of the matter quickly in English I can understand easily.
"The Celtic Way of Evangelism"I just finished The Celtic Way of Evangelism by George Hunter. I'd highly recommend it.
I am deeply relieved, encouraged and challenged that the "kingdom life" of Christ and the sharing of that life has been done so lovingly, incarnationally, and effectively in the communal spirit of Jesus' own ministry... in a time other than the first century AD.
