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Pilgrims in the Kingdom
Pilgrims in the Kingdom: Travels in Christian Britain | David Douglas, Deborah Smith Douglas
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Places the Douglases describe include: - Whithorn, the cradle of Scottish Christianity - Iona, the place of Saint Columba - Canterbury Cathedral, site of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom - Norwich, the site of Julian's spiritual insights - Bemerton, where George Herbert ministered - Aldersgate Street, where John Wesley felt his heart "strangely warmed" - Olney, where John Newton wrote "Amazing Grace" - Oxford, the legacy of C.S. Lewis - Coventry Cathedral, bombed during World War 2 and now offering hope to all Each chapter describes the place and illumines the lives of the men and women associated with the place. Black and white photographs by Joan Myers illustrate each of the sites.
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★★★★★

A travel memoir, history of Christian faith in Britain, and travel guide, all in one. It caused me to fondly reflect on my own travels to historic Christian sites in England and Scotland.

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'Yet after a brief tour of [Lindisfarne Castle], I encounter a familiar paradox: a tour of a fortress tires me, while a visit to a roofless priory somehow fortifies. Over the centuries, paths of pilgrims have tended to lead away from castles, not toward them.'