A Christmas-Soaked Universe
How Christmas Invites Pagans & Post-Christians Back to Christ & True Festival
Although it may seem we are all alone in a cold, empty universe, the reality is that we live in a ‘Christmas-soaked’ universe. Christ has made this universe a place of His nativity. It was first made by Him and now is being re-enchanted and restored through Him. Although Western culture is decidedly ‘post-Christian,’ it is still ‘haunted’ by this ghost of Christmas past and can never be free of Him. Although consumerism and confusion has overwhelmed us, each Christmas season is still an opportunity for individuals, families, and societies to find resurrection by once again discovering the ‘cosmic nativity’ where wise men still travel from afar to come and worship.
Join me for a 5 part series starting Monday, December 1st til December 29th to discuss the importance of Christ’s nativity and incarnation w/ C.S. Lewis (Christmas Sermon to Pagans), J.R.R. Tolkien (Letters from Father Christmas), the Church Fathers (Nativity Homilies), and many Orthodox writers & thinkers (Reflections on the Nativity). We will be live for 2 hours each Monday from 8pm-10pm (EST). Sessions will also be available as recordings.
Find the course below through St. Athanasius College.
https://courses.bothanddesign.com/courses/cosmic-nativity/
Course Modules
Session 1: Puritans, Atheists, & the Ghost of Christmas Past
(C.S. Lewis’ Christmas Sermon to Pagans; Part 1)
Session 2: A Christmas Filled Universe
(C.S. Lewis’ Christmas Sermon to Pagans; Part 2)
Session 3: How Old is Father Christmas?
(Tolkien’s Letters From Father Christmas; Part 1)
Session 4: Snow Elves & the Great Goblin War of 1453
(Letters From Father Christmas; Part 2)
Session 5: The Child Who Crushed the Dragons
(Patristic Homilies & Liturgical Texts on the Nativity)
Course Details
Dates/Times: Mondays at 8:00 PM EST, beginning December 1st. Recordings will be provided to all students.
Length of Course: 5 weeks
Class Format: 60 minutes of lecture, followed by 60 minutes of discussion
Prerequisite: Open to all; no prerequisites required