If ever you are in Dublin – heaven for bibliophiles – be sure
to see the Book Of Kells here: http://www.tcd.ie/visitors/book-of-kells/
Andree and I visited Iona some time back. There one sees
some ruins of the Viking raids on the island. It was from here that Christianity,
a new beam of light and wonder, spread to Europe. Iona, where ST Columba worked
his wonders, and later Kells, are the crib of Western Christianity.
The great
question the Book of Kells answers is this: In a sacked world, where beauty
itself is ground underfoot, how does the human heart answer despair?
Answer: By snatching beauty from the ruins of a fallen
world.
And THAT is the Book
Of Kells.
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