The Christian Travelers Guide to Great Britain

by Irving Hexham, General Editor, written by Irving Hexham

• ISBN13: 9780310225522
• ISBN10: 0310225523
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

The Christian Travelers Guides deal directly with what even the best general travel guides only touch on: Christianity’s enormous influence on Europe—and, through its history and culture, Europe’s influence on Christianity.This unique series guides you on a pilgrimage to the heart of our Christian heritage. Saints and secularists, martyrs and kings, castles and cathedrals, public squares and rolling hillsides, great works of art, literature, and architecture: The legacy of the Christian faith takes on immediacy and impact as you see firsthand the places where believers through the centuries lived and died, shaping our world with their faith.In rich detail and depth, The Christian Travelers Guide to Great Britain describes the history, literature, music, art, and architecture of Britain.Nearly 60 Christian Heritage Sites, with fascinating information on different places to visit List of 'Top 10 Christian Sites in Britain' Insights for enjoying your visits to English churches and cathedrals Sidebars featuring mini-biographies of key historical figuresAccess The Christian Travelers Guides Website at http://www.christian-travelers-guides.com

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(11)
Part 1: British History
An Overview of British History	11	(12)
Christianity in Britain	23	(10)
Part 2: English Literature, Music, Art, and Architecture
English Literature	33	(7)
English Music	40	(1)
English Art	41	(2)
Architecture Styles	43	(5)
How to Enjoy Your Visit to a British Church	48	(5)
Part 3: Christian Heritage Sites in Great Britain
The Top 10 Christian Sites in Great Britain	53	(1)
Key to the Texts	54	(1)
Map of Christian Heritage Sites in Great Britain	55	(2)
Aberdeen	57	(3)
Alloway	60	(1)
Avebury	61	(2)
Bannockburn---see Stirling Bath	63	(2)
Bedford	65	(1)
Beverly	66	(2)
Boston	68	(2)
Bothwell-Blantyre	70	(1)
Bristol	70	(6)
Cambridge	76	(6)
Canterbury	82	(3)
Cardiff	85	(4)
Carlisle	89	(3)
Cheltenham	92	(1)
Chester	93	(2)
Chichester	95	(1)
Cirencester	96	(1)
Cumbria	97	(15)
Derby	112	(3)
Dunfermline	115	(2)
Dumfries	117	(2)
Durham	119	(1)
Edinburgh	120	(10)
Ely	130	(1)
Fountains Abbey	131	(1)
Glasgow	132	(5)
Glastonbury	137	(5)
Gloucester	142	(2)
Holy Island---Lindesfarne---see Northumbria
Iona	144	(5)
Ironbridge	149	(2)
Kidderminster	151	(1)
Lancaster	152	(2)
Leicester	154	(2)
Litchfield	156	(1)
Lincoln	157	(3)
London	160	(29)
Manchester	189	(3)
Northumbria	192	(8)
Norwich	200	(3)
Orkney Islands	203	(2)
Oxford	205	(12)
Peterborough	217	(1)
Perth	218	(1)
Ripon	219	(1)
Rochester	220	(1)
Salisbury	221	(3)
St. Albans	224	(2)
St. Andrews	226	(2)
St. David's, Tyddewi, Wales	228	(1)
Stirling	229	(3)
Stratford-upon-Avon	232	(1)
Tintern Abbey	233	(1)
Wells	234	(1)
Whitby	235	(2)
Winchester	237	(3)
York	240