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Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by Hugh Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph F. Kelly
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814648851
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book The Origins of Christmas written by Joseph F. Kelly and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the date for the feast? How did the Bible’s “magi from the East” become three kings named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar who rode camels from three different continents to worship the newborn Christ? How did the Feast of the Nativity generate an entire liturgical season from Advent to Candlemas? Why did medieval and Renaissance artists portray Joseph as an old man? When did the first Christmas music appear? And who was the real Saint Nicholas? These and many other questions are answered in this revised and expanded edition of The Origins of Christmas. The story of the origins of Christmas is not well known, but it is a fascinating tale. It begins when the first Christians had little interest in Christ’s Nativity, and it finishes when Christmas had become an integral part of Christian life and Western culture. The Origins of Christmas covers a variety of topics in a concise and accessible style, and is suitable for group discussions.
Author : Heather Lefebvre
Publisher : CF4Kids
ISBN 13 : 9781527103344
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)
Download or read book The History of Christmas written by Heather Lefebvre and published by CF4Kids. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Christmas from Bethlehem to today Bible readings, questions, recipes and activities Beautiful colour illustrations
Author : Penne L. Restad
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199923582
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)
Download or read book Christmas in America written by Penne L. Restad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996-12-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. But the history of Christmas cannot be summed up so easily as the commercialization of a sacred day. As Penne Restad reveals in this marvelous new book, it has always been an ambiguous meld of sacred thoughts and worldly actions-- as well as a fascinating reflection of our changing society. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday. In colonial times, it was celebrated either as an utterly solemn or a wildly social event--if it was celebrated at all. Virginians hunted, danced, and feasted. City dwellers flooded the streets in raucous demonstrations. Puritan New Englanders denounced the whole affair. Restad shows that as times changed, Christmas changed--and grew in popularity. In the early 1800s, New York served as an epicenter of the newly emerging holiday, drawing on its roots as a Dutch colony (St. Nicholas was particularly popular in the Netherlands, even after the Reformation), and aided by such men as Washington Irving. In 1822, another New Yorker named Clement Clarke Moore penned a poem now known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," virtually inventing the modern Santa Claus. Well-to-do townspeople displayed a German novelty, the decorated fir tree, in their parlors; an enterprising printer discovered the money to be made from Christmas cards; and a hodgepodge of year-end celebrations began to coalesce around December 25 and the figure of Santa. The homecoming significance of the holiday increased with the Civil War, and by the end of the nineteenth century a full- fledged national holiday had materialized, forged out of borrowed and invented custom alike, and driven by a passion for gift-giving. In the twentieth century, Christmas seeped into every niche of our conscious and unconscious lives to become a festival of epic proportions. Indeed, Restad carries the story through to our own time, unwrapping the messages hidden inside countless movies, books, and television shows, revealing the inescapable presence--and ambiguous meaning--of Christmas in contemporary culture. Filled with colorful detail and shining insight, Christmas in America reveals not only much about the emergence of the holiday, but also what our celebrations tell us about ourselves. From drunken revelry along colonial curbstones to family rituals around the tree, from Thomas Nast drawing the semiofficial portrait of St. Nick to the making of the film Home Alone, Restad's sparkling account offers much to amuse and ponder.
Author : Hal Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938554179
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (541 download)
Download or read book Celebrating Christ in History written by Hal Young and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Would you be surprised to hear Christians have been celebrating Reformation Day for 450 years? Celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the movement that brought the gospel back to the church! Meet the heroes of the Reformation! Learn about Hus, Wycliffe, Luther, and Calvin and their brave stands for the gospel and the Word of God. Understand the principles of the Reformation! Learn about the Five Solas of the Reformation and understand why these men risked their lives to call the church back to these ideas. Enjoy the food of the Reformation! Help your family remember the stories and lessons of the Reformation by engaging all of their senses in your celebration. Enjoy family recipes and cooking tips that will make a truly memorable meal. Celebrate the Reformation in a Christ-honoring way! Hear about ways families and churches are remembering the day. Find songs of the Reformation and their history to teach your children. Discover resources for making your celebration better. Reawaken a Christian tradition hundreds of years old in your family and church! By the award-winning authors of Christ-Centered Christmas, Christ-Centered Thanksgiving, Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys, My Beloved and My Friend: How to be Married to Your Best Friend Without Changing Spouses, and Love, Honor, and Virtue: Gaining or Regaining a Biblical Attitude Toward Sexuality.
Author : Judith Flanders
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
ISBN 13 : 1250118344
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Christmas written by Judith Flanders and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a tour of Christmas holiday traditions from the original festival through today, touching on subjects ranging from gift wrap and the holiday parade to the first gag holiday gift book and the first official appearance of Santa Claus.
Author : Joan E. Taylor
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567671518
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)
Download or read book What Did Jesus Look Like? written by Joan E. Taylor and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesus Christ is arguably the most famous man who ever lived. His image adorns countless churches, icons, and paintings. He is the subject of millions of statues, sculptures, devotional objects and works of art. Everyone can conjure an image of Jesus: usually as a handsome, white man with flowing locks and pristine linen robes. But what did Jesus really look like? Is our popular image of Jesus overly westernized and untrue to historical reality? This question continues to fascinate. Leading Christian Origins scholar Joan E. Taylor surveys the historical evidence, and the prevalent image of Jesus in art and culture, to suggest an entirely different vision of this most famous of men. He may even have had short hair.
Author : Bruce David Forbes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520251040
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Christmas written by Bruce David Forbes and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-10-10 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a fascinating, concise tour through history, the book tells the story of Christmas-from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumer culture."--Page 2 of cover.
Author : Matthew Litt
Publisher : History Publishing Company LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781933909455
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Christmas 1945 written by Matthew Litt and published by History Publishing Company LLC. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest celebration in American History. Best seller on BN. Com. Sells all year..
Author : Gloria Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781892875099
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (75 download)
Download or read book 2000 Years of Christianity written by Gloria Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2000-10-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christoph Schoenborn
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681492121
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (814 download)
Download or read book God's Human Face written by Christoph Schoenborn and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principal editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, presents the sources of meditation on the mystery of God's human face from the great Masters of early Christianity. Artists and theologians have meditated upon the mystery of God's human countenance and tried to express it. This book seeks to present the great sources of this meditation--sources which today are widely unknown, or have become foreign or obscure. These sources are above all the great masters of early Christianity. In their meditation upon Christ, Bishop Schonborn seeks the sources of the art on the Icon. The reader will find not only an engaging introduction to the meaning and beauty of Icons, but an invitation to draw closer to the One who inspired these Masters of theological expression and holy art. Includes beautiful color Icon illustrations.
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Author : Christian Roy
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
ISBN 13 : 1576070891
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Traditional Festivals [2 Volumes] written by Christian Roy and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2005-06-29 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilization and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures.
Author : Gonzalez, Justo L.
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802874711
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book A Brief History of Sunday written by Gonzalez, Justo L. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authoritative yet accessible historical overview of Christian Sunday worship In this book noted Christian historian Justo Gonzalez tells the story of how and why Christians have worshiped on Sunday from the earliest days of the church to the present. After discussing the views and practices relating to Sunday in the ancient church, Gonzalez turns to Constantine and how his policies affected Sunday observances. He then recounts the long process, beginning in the Middle Ages and culminating with Puritanism, whereby Christians came to think of and strictly observe Sunday as the Sabbath. Finally, Gonzalez looks at the current state of things, exploring especially how the explosive growth of the church in the Majority World has affected the observance of Sunday worldwide. Readers of this book will rediscover the joy and excitement of Sunday as the early church celebrated it and will find inspiration in an age of increasing indifference and hostility to Christianity."
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Publisher : Canongate U.S.
ISBN 13 : 9780802136169
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)
Download or read book The Gospel According to Matthew written by and published by Canongate U.S.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Author : Bart D. Ehrman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062089943
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Did Jesus Exist? written by Bart D. Ehrman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Did Jesus Exist? historian and Bible expert Bart Ehrman confronts the question, "Did Jesus exist at all?" Ehrman vigorously defends the historical Jesus, identifies the most historically reliable sources for best understanding Jesus’ mission and message, and offers a compelling portrait of the person at the heart of the Christian tradition. Known as a master explainer with deep knowledge of the field, Bart Ehrman methodically demolishes both the scholarly and popular “mythicist” arguments against the existence of Jesus. Marshaling evidence from within the Bible and the wider historical record of the ancient world, Ehrman tackles the key issues that surround the mythologies associated with Jesus and the early Christian movement. In Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth, Ehrman establishes the criterion for any genuine historical investigation and provides a robust defense of the methods required to discover the Jesus of history.
Author : Rita Faelli
Publisher : Blake Education
ISBN 13 : 9781741641011
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Christianity written by Rita Faelli and published by Blake Education. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the beliefs, traditions, symbols and practices of the five world religions - Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. Companion book to the titles in the 'World Religions' series of Harmony and Understanding). Ages 8+.
Author : Clement Clarke Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book A Visit from St. Nicholas written by Clement Clarke Moore and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring-not even a mouse." This timeless poem is so well known to children and so often recited by adults it is virtually a part of our common heritage. Written on Christmas Eve in 1822-in a horse-drawn sleigh with jingling bells according to legend-it evokes the excitement and good cheer of Christmas Eve like no other work of American literature. Paired with Thomas Nast's drawings of St. Nicholas, from which we derive the classic image of Santa Claus, this lovely edition may well become the quintessential American Christmas book for children of all ages.
