Newell, J. Philip 1953-

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Newell, J. Philip 1953-

PERSONAL:

Born May 4, 1953, in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; son of William J. (a minister of religion) and Pearl (a homemaker) Newell; married Alison Cant, September 27, 1978; children: Rowan, Brendan, Kirsten, Cameron. Ethnicity: "Irish/Scottish." Education: McMaster University, B.A., 1975; University of Edinburgh, B.D., 1978, Ph.D., 1981. Politics: Socialist.

ADDRESSES:

Home and office;—Edinburgh, Scotland. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Minister of Church of Scotland; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, university chaplain, 1982-88; Iona Community, Iona, Scotland, warden of Iona Abbey, 1988-92; St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland, associate minister, 1992-95; warden of spirituality for diocese of Portsmouth, England, 1995-2000; St. Giles Cathedral, scholar in spirituality, 2000-02; Cathedral of the Isles, Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland, writer and theologian, 2002—; Community of Casa del Sol, New Mexico, companion theologian, 2006—.

WRITINGS:

Each Day and Each Night: A Weekly Cycle of Prayer from Iona in the Celtic Tradition, Wild Goose Publications (Glasgow, Scotland), 1994, published as Celtic Prayers from Iona, Paulist Press (Ramsey, NJ), 1997.

An Earthful of Glory: Prayers, Liturgies, and Meditations, Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (London, England), 1996.

Listening for the Heartbeat of God: A Celtic Spirituality, Paulist Press (Ramsey, NJ), 1997.

One Foot in Eden: A Celtic View of the Stages of Life, Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (London, England), 1998, Paulist Press (Ramsey, NJ), 1999.

The Book of Creation: The Practice of Celtic Spirituality, Paulist Press (Ramsey, NJ), 1999.

Promptings from Paradise, Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge (London, England), 1999, Paulist Press (Ramsey, NJ), 2000.

Celtic Benediction: Morning and Night Prayer, Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, MI), 2000.

Echo of the Soul: The Sacredness of the Human Body, Canterbury Press (Norwich, England), 2000, Morehouse (Wilton, CT), 2001.

Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter, Morning and Night Prayer, Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002.

Shakespeare and the Human Mystery, Paulist Press (Ramsey, NJ), 2003.

Celtic Treasure: Daily Scriptures and Prayer, Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, MI), 2005.