Glastonbury Hollywood movie

[Ian Pegler]

At last, some news on the film...

Hollywood Production Company in Glastobury Film

The Hollywood film production company Motion Picture Capital will produce the film 'Glastonbury Isle of Light.'

CLICK HERE for the report.

Ian

[Ian Pegler]

from WalesOnline...

Christian icon Joseph of Arimathea could be buried in Cardiff, claims author

Michael A Clark says Joseph of Arimathea may be buried at the site of church ruins in the capital city's Bute Park

CLICK HERE to read the article.

For further discussion of Maelgwyn of Llandaff and St. Ilid see previous posts in this thread.

Ian

[Ian Pegler]

Do you consider it valid to say that "modern spirituality" is "riding piggyback" on Glastonbury's (allegedly) Christian foundation?

No.

A brief quote from Glastonbury: Origins of the Sacred by Tim Hopkinson-Ball:

"But as Geoffrey Ashe has observed, there has been a regrettable tendency in recent years for alternative historians to push
Glastonbury's origins back to an idealised pagan past and in so doing they largely ignore the Catholic Christian foundation
story, upon which Glastonbury's myths and traditions so firmly stand."

It is my understanding that Dr. Hopkinson-Ball is (or at least was) a trustee of the Abbey.

I don't deny for one minute the long Christian heritage of Glastonbury, but why aren't "alternative historians" supposed to say anything about what may have come before that?
Why should there be nothing of relevance other than the Christian narrative? Why can't different narratives co-exist?

He goes on to say:

It is particularly ironic, therefore, that in an age of religious pluralism and cultural diversity, that the richest and most
fundamental element in Glastonbury's story has been largely rejectied, replaced instead by modern imaginings which deny their own antecendents.

I don't even know that it is true to say that the Glastonbury story has been rejected. By whom? I don't see why "modern imaginings" can't be at least as
spiritually valid as a mediaeval legend. I also find it ironic that he cites J. Armitage Robinson, whose Two Glastonbury Legends was actually a scholarly
critique of the various historical sources documenting the J of A and Arthurian legends and which, if anything, served to undermine them.

Ian

[Ian Pegler]

some recent news about this film...

Ian Brodie, Author of ‘The Lord of the Rings Location Guidebook’, Launches Glastonbury Photo Book Kickstarter Campaign

A bit commercial, but interesting...

Ian

[Ian Pegler]

some interesting developments at Glastonbury recently...

from the Reception Centre website...

The Abbot's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey re-opens

Glastonbury is going through some exciting changes at the moment. The Somerset Rural Life Museum has closed until 2016 for huge refurbishment, the new stunning wrought iron gates at the White Spring and ofcourse, our very own Reception Centre is undergoing changes.

Yesterday the Abbot's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey re-opened after being closed to the public since last year.

CLICK HERE to read the article.

Ian

[Ian Pegler]

from the BBC...

David Oyelowo plays Joseph of Arimathea

David Oyelowo admits his deeply-held, personal faith made him wary of accepting the pivotal role of Joseph of Arimathea in The Passion.

CLICK HERE to read the article.

Ian