Saints, Sinners, and Sea-monsters: Celtic Christianity

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course is an exploration of the development of Christianity amongst the Celtic peoples, with a particular focus on medieval Irish and Welsh literature, including hagiography, voyage tales and visions of Heaven and Hell. Other topics include monasticism, peregrinatio, the Hiberno-Scottish mission to the continent, conflict with Roman Catholicism, material culture and the modern use of the term “Celtic Christianity”. Cross-listed as RELS 229. Three credits. Not offered 2026-2027.