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Concepts and Ideas

Articles about the idea of pilgrimage, and advice and resources for those considering developing new routes.

"We can... help people to become pilgrims. The desire for pilgrimage... was one of the great motifs in Celtic Christianity... Pilgrimage did not just mean going to a particularly holy shrine. It involved a whole approach to life and faith which stressed the themes of journeying, travelling and moving on. It meant sitting lightly to the things of the world and understanding that here we have no abiding city. It led people to join up with others as they walked the great highway of faith." (Dr Ian Bradley, Entertaining Angels - on the Sacred Scotland website)
Small Pilgrim Places Network PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 21 June 2010 11:07

Small Pilgrim Places Network supports smaller pilgrim places and encourages good practice in welcoming tourists, seekers and pilgrims. With the help of friends they hope to build a world-wide directory of small pilgrim places and related resources and links. Website: smallpilgrimplaces.org.
 
Pilgrims and Pilgrimage PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 21:25

The University of York Centre for Medieval Studies has created an illustrated website exploring the concept of pilgrimage.

It outlines the multiple meanings of pilgrimage within the Christian tradition in particular, exploring their expression through the centuries and their continuing significance today. This is set against the background of the importance of pilgrimage in faiths and cultures worldwide.

To pay a visit to the website, just click here.
 
The Pilgrim Process PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 07 June 2010 18:40

A "Theology for  the way" - Dan Gafvert, a Scottish Episcopalian minister and CTA member, has written a personal perspective on the themes of pilgrimage, tourism and spirituality.

Originally from Sweden, he came to Scotland, liked it and stayed. Very much in his own way and his own words (quite an achievement in a non-native language), the 43-page paper aims to provide some inspiration for those involved in concepts of pilgrimage, and encourage further studies and development.

You can download the paper Pilgrim Theology by Dan Gafvert (but be aware of the size of document before you attempt to print a copy).

Dan has also provided some further ideas on the theme of a 'Pilgrim's Passport, including some interesting ideas about 'summer churches' in a shorter paper Churches Passport by Dan Gafvert.
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Walks of faith PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 18:05

Revd Derek Seber and Ian Ball reported to the CTA Symposium in 2009 on recent work relating to multi-faith walks, rambles and pilgrimages. You can read Derek's notes on "creating multi-faith inter-denominational walks of faith, rambles, pilgrimages, hikes... anything to get faithful people off their backsides and into our glorious landscape, walking and talking together" here icon Multifaith Walks (Derek Seber). Ian's notes on "Brief Engagements, Processional Encounters" ("a simple method with multiple applications: Walking directly between two significant points") and thoughts on the development of pilgrimage routes are here icon Brief Engagements Flier (Ian Ball) and here icon Pilgrimage Notes (Ian Ball).
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