185: Christmas after the Enlightenment

Have Yourself A Very Enlightened Christmas. In this episode, an examination of the impact of the Enlightenment on the Church, especially the preaching and traditions of Advent and Christmas.

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What was the Enlightenment, and what impact did it have on Christianity? https://www.gotquestions.org/Enlightenment-Christianity.html

Bette Midler - From A Distance (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN4AcFzxtdE

Songbird (2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12592252/

Jesus Seminar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Seminar

OnScript: Conversations on current Biblical scholarship https://onscript.study

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