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Christmas Mythologies
In Scott C. Lowe (ed.), Christmas: Philosophy For Everyone. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 59–69 (2010)
Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: Do Christmas Mythologies Even Exist? The Secular Christmas Mythology: The Santa Story A Sacred Christmas Mythology: The Virginal Conception The Problem of Literal Truth The Philosophical Case Against Literal Truth: Russell's Teapot The Religious Case Against Literal Truth: Tillich's Broken Myths.Author's Profile
Christmas mythologies ‐ sacred and secular “secular” mythology, the story of Father Christmas second, “sacred” mythology ‐ religious reason why Christmas was ever celebrated as Christmas the figure of Santa, in early Christian bishop ‐ today being more secularized secular Christmas mythology ‐ The Santa Story sacred Christmas mythology and the virginal conception Jewish tradition, miraculous conceptions ‐ that angels impregnated human beings T. S. Eliot's description of culture as “the incarnation (so to speak) of the religion of a people” Santa mythology, belief in its literal truth ‐ growing out of us in adulthood Christmas, “the virgin birth of the Messiah in biological terms” ‐ creation of the world as a “magic act”
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