Bøger af Sean Doyle

Overview of the book: For over two thousand years, tales of the mythical hero Setanta have held a central place in Celtic lore, comprising the first vernacular epic in Western Europe. Setanta's courage and combat against kings, queens, amazons, and invaders remain an inspiration to his native people. "Setanta: The Warped One" gathers and galvanizes Setanta's adventures for a modern audience.The story is narrated by Mael Moro, a twelfth-century monk charged with transcribing the legends of Setanta and his fabled world for posterity. Moro's epic moves between Setanta and the vivid characters surrounding him: the celebrated King Connor, the barb-tongued Briar MacMalice, the Amazon Queen Maeve, and many more. We follow Setanta from birth to adulthood as he navigates a world of warring factions, intrigues, and deception, always with one goal at heart-to protect the province and people of Ulster's famed Red Branch Court.

Fr Pierre Johanns is a key figure in the history of Christian intellectual engagement with Hindu philosophy. He was the most articulate figure in a group of Belgian Jesuits in Calcutta who sought to develop the theological project initiated by Brahmabandhab Upadhyay, a convert to Catholicism whose theology conveyed a positive appreciation of aspects of Hindu advaitic philosophy. Johanns began to publish a steady stream of articles in the monthly Light of the East that analysed pertinent features of Vedantic thought from the perspective of his neo-Thomistic presuppositions. Johanns engaged in a thorough explication and analysis of the thinking of the Hindu teachers Sankara, Ramanuja, and Vallabha. He attempted to fashion a creative synthesis of their views, constructing a new, holistic metaphysic from the raw material of their respective philosophical theologies. This book examines the theological writings of Pierre Johanns by situating him within his historical context, by discussing how Johanns interacted with Vedantic philosophy, and by assessing the success of his project.