Theological Precision Giving Way in Favor of Christmas?

[NaphtaliPress]

Back to the OP, has anyone else here read this book and have any thoughts on it?

As I said before the hilarity ensured, it's one of the historical surveys I cited in my work on the subject. Another work is one by Nassbaum (spelling?; see my bit on American Presbyterianism and the celebration of xmas).

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

Back to the OP, has anyone else here read this book and have any thoughts on it?

No, but I have read his other book, Holy Fairs, which is very good.

 

[Edward]

Of course there are "those people" who never take down the lights.

You are welcome to come and take them down for me. But you'll need to sign a waiver of liability first.

 

[Sovereign Grace]

All Christmas presents worth less than $500 will be returned, along with a nasty note.

Quality. It's all I'm asking for.

Unless someone gets me Martyn Lloyd-Jones Romans commetaries. I’ll sign a waiver in that case.

 

[Jake]

Back to the OP, has anyone else here read this book and have any thoughts on it?

A little more context. It's written by a modern Princeton scholar and is not a defense of the Puritan position on holidays, but he does do a fair job representing the Puritan position from reading so far. It's mostly a historical survey that shows origins of holidays, religious and otherwise, and how they got transformed into the modern celebrations. It's a bit of a dense read and goes further into the details than sometimes is necessary for what I'm trying to get out of it, but I'm finding it very well done. I haven't finished it yet.