John O'Donohue

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Not to be confused with John O'Donohoe or John F. O'Donohue.

John O'Donohue (b.1 January 1956, d.3 January 2008) was a poet and Hegelian philosopher from County Clare, Ireland, where his father was a stonemason.[1] He is most well known for his popularization of 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

  1. ^ "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. Retrieved on 2008-02-08. 
  2. ^ O'Donahue, John; Krista Tippett (2008-02-28). The Inner Landscape of Beauty. "Speaking of Faith". National Public Radio. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.