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'''Celtic Christianity''' istoday often refers to a modern revival of what is believed to be a more spiritually free form of [[Christianity]] abandoned after the [[Synod of Whitby]] enforced [[Roman Catholic|Roman Catholicism]] as the standard form of [[Christianity]] in the [[British Isles]].

Celtic Christianity is presently undergoing something of a revival: in the North of England at the Community of St Aidan and St Hilda on [[Lindesfarne]], and in Scotland at the [[Iona]] Community. It presently embraces both [[Charismatic]] and [[Evangelical]] Christians, as well as some [[neo-pagan]] elements. Celtic Christianity has become increasingly popular in the [[United States]], and an annual conference on the subject is held every year.

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*Lack of [[dogmatism]]

*Friendship to and tolerance for other religions.

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Many historians use the phrase '''Celtic Christianity''' to describe Christianity as it was first received and practiced by the [[Celt]]s. For a long time Christians there were independent of the Roman [[Pope]], and their worship more closely resembled [[Eastern Orthodoxy]].

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* [http://www.orthodoxireland.com Orthodox Ireland]