Celtic Spirituality and Thomas Cahil

While I was listening to the lectures, I was a little surprised to hear Dr. Bray describe Thomas Cahil's How the Irish Saved Civilization as a book on Celtic spirituality, a book which had little basis in history, attributing the miraculous to things of which we know little. However, I, having read Cahil's work, must argue that Bray's assessment of Cahil's book is far from the truth. Cahil's work focuses on the historical evidence that is known from Ireland before the introduction of Christianity, during the spread of Christianity within Ireland, and the preservation of ancient knowledge within Irish monasticism. I personally believe that this book is a must read to understand some elements of Medeival Catholicism. Although one can argue that Cahil may have stressed the importance of Ireland beyond what is reasonable, one can not rightly argue that his book is a mythical work on Celtic spirituality.

If anyone else has read Cahil's work, and agrees with Dr. Bray, please contribute your analysis to this thread.

-Royce Hunt