David Adam (clergyman)

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David Adam (born October 18, 1936 in Alnwick , Northumberland , † January 24, 2020 there ) was a British Anglican clergyman and author.

Life

David Adam dropped out of school when he was 15 and worked in the local coal mine . After three years he decided to train for ministry in the Church of England and went to the church college of the Society of the Sacred Mission (SSM) in Kelham near Newark-on-Trent . After ordination, he was pastor of the Danby-Castleton-Commondale Affiliated Congregation in the North York Moors National Park in North Yorkshire for over 20 years . Here he began to deal intensively with Celtic spirituality and to write prayers in this tradition. After that he was pastor on Holy Island ( Lindisfarne ) for 13 years , where he looked after thousands of pilgrims and other visitors. In 1989 he was appointed Canon of York Minster . In retirement he lived on the coast near Lindisfarne.

His first book of prayers, The Edge of Glory: Prayers in the Celtic Tradition , was published in 1985; it became an instant bestseller . Adam wrote numerous books of prayers, reflections and mediations that were very popular in Britain.

Works

  • The Cry of the Deer: Meditations on the hymn of St Patrick known as The Deer's Cry.
German: Blessing: above me, in front of me, below me: prayer experiences from the Irish blessing. Translated from the English by Cornelius Schwöbel, Konstanz: Christliche Verlags-Anstalt 1993 ISBN 978-3-7673-7503-1
New edition entitled: The God Who Surrounds Us: Living from the Power of Irish Spirituality. Translated from the English by Cornelius Schwöbel, Neukirchen-Vluyn: Aussaat 2010 ISBN 978-3-7615-5765-5
  • A Desert in the Ocean: Meditations based on St Brendan's Prayer on the Mountain - God's call to adventurous living.
  • The Eye of the Eagle: Meditations on the hymn Be Thou My Vision
  • The Edge of Glory: Collection of modern prayers in the Celtic tradition
  • Flame In My Heart: The life of St Aidan
  • Fire of the North: The life of St Cuthbert
  • On Eagles' Wings: The life of St Chad
  • The Open Gate: Celtic-style prayers for spiritual growth
  • The Road of Life: Reflections on Searching and Longing
  • The Rhythm Of Life: Morning, Midday, Evening and Night liturgies for each day of the week. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
  • Tides and Seasons: A further collection of modern prayers in the Celtic tradition
  • Walking the Edges: Living in the Presence of God .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biography of Adam David
  2. ↑ Obituary , Northumberland Gazette, February 6, 2020, accessed July 20, 2020
  3. ↑ Announcement: David Adam , obituary of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge of January 28, 2020, accessed on July 20, 2020
  4. ↑ Chris Cook: Finding God in a Holy Place: Explorations of Prayer in Durham Cathedral . Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010, ISBN 978-1-906286-20-0 , p. 154.
personal data
SURNAME Adam, David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Anglican clergyman and author
DATE OF BIRTH October 18, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Alnwick , Northumberland
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 2020
Place of death Alnwick