Santa Claus
Subtitle: Is He For Your Child?
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (pb); Lulu (hc)
Published: April 5, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9780738858098
Subjects: Christian festivals; Christian life & practice; Christianity - Christian Life - General; Christianity - Christian Life - Parenting; Holidays - Christmas; Christian Life - General; Christian Life - Parenting; Holidays - Christmas & Advent; Religion; Religion - Christian Life
First sentence: When I was growing up, the onslaught didn't begin until Thanksgiving Day when the Christmas sales began running during the football games.
Description: Who or what is Santa Claus? What is his relationship to Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, and other Christmas-time gift bearers? What is the message of Santa? This book traces the lineage of the "child's saint" back to the alleged historical bishop of Myra up to the jolly saint in red garb that graces our modern Christmases. The book paints a stark contrast to the Gospel message of forgiveness freely given. "This book gives a very interesting history of how the myth of St. Nicholas/Santa Clause compares with the gospel message of Jesus Christ. I was amazed at the similarities but truly wonder if the two confuses children or one is to overshadow the other in this commercial world." Doris Costagliola for BookIdeas.com
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 9(pb)/3(hc)
label: 1; title: Origins: The Man Behind the Myth
pagenum: 11(pb)/7(hc)
label: 2; title: The Legends of the Three Virgins
pagenum: 17(pb)/13(hc)
label: 3; title: The Saint Becomes the Patron of Sailors
pagenum: 23(pb)/19(hc)
label: 4; title: The Innkeepr's Choice Cuts: Were They From SeminaryStudents or Children?
pagenum: 27(pb)/25(hc)
label: 5; title: Saint Nicholas in the Context of the Church: How the Legends and Practices Started
pagenum: 32(pb)/31(hc)
label: 6; title: Nicholas "Earns" His Honor and Place of Veneration
pagenum: 48(pb)/49(hc)
label: 7; title: Saint Nicholas and Nationalism
pagenum: 56(pb)/59(hc)
label: 8; title: Saint Nicholas and the Reformation
pagenum: 65(pb)/69(hc)
label: 9; title: Santa in the New World
pagenum: 74(pb)/79(hc)
label: 10; title: Saint Nick and Santa Today
pagenum: 88(pb)/95(hc)
label: 11; title: Is Santa an Anti-Christ?
pagenum: 94(pb)/103(hc)
label: 12; title: Is Santa Worship a Form of Idolatry?
pagenum: 102(pb)/111(hc)
label: 13; title: Are Saint Nicholas and Santa the Same? Or Are They Diametric Opposites?
pagenum: 113(pb)/123(hc)
label: 14; title: In Conclusion...
pagenum: 116(pb)/127(hc)
label: 15; pagenum: 121(pb)/131(hc)
title: Bibliography