The Throne of Tara

Synopsis

The warrior blood of Erin's royal line pulsed through his veins, but God was calling him to a different battle. As Crimthann, the Wolf, would he become the High King of Ireland, fulfilling his father's ambition? Or as Colum, the Dove, would he serve Christ through the church, fulfilling his mother's prayers? The Throne of Tara is based on the true story of Columcille of Iona, also called Columba, the Irish monk and missionary who carried Christianity to Dark Age Scotland. Columcille is the best man the Sixth Century could produce--a prince, poet, scholar, soldier, holy man of great vision and boundless energy. Gifted with a thunderous voice, a prodigious memory, and supernatural abilities, this hot-headed Celt struggled long with his own pride and temper. An angry dispute over a prized manuscript brought him to an actual battlefield. Hurling taunts from a hilltop, he saw his forces triumph. But in remorse for the thousands slain, he entered exile among the savage Picts of Scotland. Here he plunged into a more dangerous combat with the druids--miracles versus magic. In singing prose Desjarlais captures the historic moment when a new spiritual force spreads through the land of mist and mystery. This power-encounter between paganism and nascent Christianity is strikingly contemporary in its intensity and importance. John Desjarlais is associate producer at 2100 Productions, a division of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. He scripted the multi-media show "Habakkuk," which won a gold medal at the 1980 International Multi-Image Festival.

Copyright:

1990

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

249 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780891075745

Publisher:

Crossway Books

Date of Addition:

03/22/21

Copyrighted By:

John Desjarlais

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality

Submitted By:

Evan Reese

Proofread By:

Lissi

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.