John O'Donohue
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Not to be confused with John O'Donohoe or John F. O'Donohue.
John O'Donohue (1 January 1956 – 3 January 2008) was a poet and Hegelian philosopher from County Clare, Ireland, where his father was a stonemason.[1] He is best known for popularizing Celtic spirituality .[2]
O'Donohue received a PhD in philosophical theology from Tübingen University in 1990. He was ordained as Catholic priest, but left the priesthood in the 1990s.
[edit] Works
- Eternal Echoes (1998)
- Conamara Blues (2000)
- Divine Beauty (2003)
- To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings Doubleday, 2008. isbn 9780385522274
- Anam Cara, (Gaelic for "Soul Friend"; 1997)
[edit] External links
- John O'Donohue Official Website.
- The Inner Landscape of Beauty from NPR, the last interview with O'Donohue before his death.
- Obituary by Martin Wroe, from The Guardian, Tuesday April 15 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ "John O'Donohue: Irish priest turned poet whose writing merged Celtic spirit and a love of the natural world". The Times Online. 2008-02-06. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article3321060.ece. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
- ^ O'Donahue, John; Krista Tippett (2008-02-28). "The Inner Landscape of Beauty". "Speaking of Faith". National Public Radio. http://speakingoffaith.publicradio.org/programs/john_odonahue/index.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
