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This is a notoriously hectic time of year, so preparing new material for this issue of Addenda kept getting postponed. But since you probably wouldn't have had time to read it anyway, it's not the greatest of tragedies. We do want to take time to express our hope that, despite the frenetic demands of this season, the feast of Christmas will provide some occasions for you to reflect on the great mystery of the Incarnation. While we haven't written anything new, we will mention two texts available on our website that reflect on the Incarnation. The first (at the risk of being mercenary) is the end-of-year fund-raising letter prepared by Ken Myers, which asks whether the Incarnation would have ever happened if God had relied on focus groups to ascertain the form of salvation people knew they wanted. If you didn't receive your copy in the mail or have misplaced it under piles of wrapping paper and fruitcakes, you may download it here (and of course feel free to pass this letter on to others who might appreciate it). The other text is a chapter from Roger Lundin's provocative book, The Culture of Interpretation: Christian Faith and the Postmodern World. The chapter is called "Postmodern Gnostics," and in it Lundin examines how modern and postmodern culture have encouraged an attitude of suspicion and resentment toward the givenness of the created order. The Incarnation is (as the quote to the left suggests) not only the means to repair our alienation from God, but the promise of restoring our proper place in Creation. Finally, since Christmas technically lasts until January 5, we're extending the sale price on gift subscriptions to the Journal until then. Look here for all the details. We'll be in touch next year. Until then, Christmas blessings from the entire staff of MARS HILL AUDIO. |
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"The doctrine of the incarnation challenges the amoral and utilitarian orientation of the modern gnostic self. It affirms that nature and the body are significant, not because they are the useful tools of imaginative, willful human activity, but because God has taken on human form and dwelt among us. Because 'the Word became flesh,' Christians may affirm the significance of creation and wait in hope for its transformation." --Roger Lundin, The Culture of Interpretation: Christian Faith and the Postmodern World (1993) |
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