The Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity: John Scotus Eriugena’s Homily on the Prologue to the Gospel of St. John

“The book has been made with broad scholarship, with deep understanding and with love, and will be not quickly used up; one returns to it again and again. It will be cherished by anyone who is thirsty for the water of wisdom that has flowed so abundantly from the spring of Christ.” – Bruno Barnhart, author of Second Simplicity: The Inner Shape of Christianity ..”. a precious gift for all of us who need to be touched anew by the truth of the Christian teaching”- Jacob Needleman, author of A Little Book on Love and Money and the Meaning of Life “Eriugena is increasingly recognized as one of the most penetrating spiritual masters of the Christian tradition. The homily is the clearest summary of his thought about the role of the Divine Logos in cosmology and anthropology and provides the best introduction to his thought. In The Voice of the Eagle, Christopher Bamford presents an accurate and readable translation of this classic of Christian thought and suggests valuable comments about its meaning.” – Bernard McGinn, author of The Presence of God: A History of Western Mysticism “Teachers such as Eriugena and Bamford revive the ‘tradition of those who listen before they speak.’ Listening to the Voice of the Eagle may help us along our deifying pilgrimage into the Word made flesh.”- Father David M. Denny, Nada Hermitage, Spiritual Life Institute, Crestone, Colorado