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Let Me Die in Ireland

The True Story of Patrick

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Let Me Die in Ireland

By: David W. Bercot
Narrated by: William Crockett
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Practically everyone in the western world has heard of the man called St. Patrick. But hardly anyone knows anything about him. About the only two things that more people "know" about Patrick is that he was Irish and Roman Catholic. In truth, he was neither. He was British, and he belonged to the autonomous Celtic church. Although Patrick is the most famous person of his age, the real man has been buried in a cloud of myths. Myths such as:

  • He used the shamrock to explain the Trinity
  • He was sent to Ireland by the Pope
  • He was a wonder-worker who staged miraculous duels with the Druids

Let Me Die in Ireland cuts through all of the myths about Patrick and presents the authentic, stirring account of one of the greatest missionaries who ever lived. His life is a compelling testimony to the incredible power of the gospel when preached and lived by a man of integrity. He gave up a comfortable life as an upper-class citizen of Roman Britain to live in poverty, suffering, and constant danger in Ireland. Forsaking all, he brought Christ's love to the hated enemies of his own people to the very nation who had once kidnapped and enslaved him. Although ridiculed and rejected by his own people in Britain, Patrick changed the course of an entire nation.

©1999 David W Bercot (P)2017 Scroll Publishing Company Christianity Mythology
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I’m a big fan of David Bercot’s books, so I was initially a little perplexed when I saw he had written a book on Patrick. It seemed like a bit of a divergence from his usual topics. But after listening to this audiobook, I can see exactly why he wrote it.

David makes the historical case that Patrick wasn’t a Catholic in the later, institutional sense we often assume. Instead, he was part of the early British church—before Britain came under the influence of the Roman Catholic system.

Patrick was a true man of faith. What you encounter in his ministry (and in this book) is basic, apostolic Christianity—free from the later inventions of the Catholic Church and without the overly complicated theology that developed in Protestantism. It’s simply a man of sincere faith teaching the fundamentals of Christianity to the pagan Irish, and witnessing their genuine conversion.

Patrick should be an inspiration to every Christian, and I’m grateful to David Bercot for making his true story more accessible through this audiobook.

Excellent book, love this author

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