{"product_id":"patrick-of-ireland-from-slave-to-apostle-9781069942562","title":"Patrick of Ireland: from Slave to Apostle","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho was Patrick - really?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot the parade-day saint. Not the shamrock symbol. The real Patrick: a teenager seized from Britain, enslaved in Ireland, and transformed by captivity into one of the most compelling voices in early Christian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatrick of Ireland: From Slave to Apostle\u003c\/em\u003e returns to the primary sources - Patrick's own surviving writings, the \u003cem\u003eConfessio\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eLetter to Coroticus\u003c\/em\u003e - to recover the historical figure behind fifteen centuries of legend. Drawing on manuscript scholarship and early Irish hagiography, Eochaid Mac Colla separates the authentic Patrick from later mythologizing, tracing his theology of weakness, his confrontation with unjust power, and his call to return to the very land of his captivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a devotional retelling. It is a serious, accessible account of a man whose authority came not from status but from suffering - and whose writings remain one of the earliest first-person testimonies in Irish history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders will discover: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Patrick actually wrote, and why it still startles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow five distinct layers of tradition obscured the historical figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatrick's theology of captivity, mercy, and compelled witness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis fierce moral stand against Christian slave-raiders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to engage his legacy honestly today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of Celtic Christianity, early medieval history, and anyone seeking the real man behind the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holy Well Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069942562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Eochaid Mac Colla","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934055624885,"sku":"9781069942562","price":11.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/patrick-of-ireland-from-slave-to-apostle-9781069942562","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}