Substack This Week: The Book of the Year
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Advent
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The article opens by framing the church calendar around Advent, making it central to understanding the liturgical context McKnight is working within. Most readers know Advent exists but few understand its rich theological history, varying traditions across denominations, and how it shapes Christian worship practices.
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Epiphany (holiday)
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McKnight mentions Epiphany as part of the church calendar sequence, but unlike Christmas, Epiphany is less understood by general readers. Its significance as the conclusion of the Twelve Days of Christmas and its varying observances across Christian traditions would provide valuable context.
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Walter Isaacson
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The article mentions discussing Walter Isaacson's work on 'self-evident truths' in American history. Understanding Isaacson's background as a biographer of Franklin, Einstein, Jobs, and Musk, plus his historical writing approach, would enrich the reader's engagement with the upcoming book discussion.
Substack This Week: The Book of the Year
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We turn now to Advent and then to Christmas and then to Epiphany. That’s the church calendar. Society turns from Halloween to Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s Day, and to a New Year. This week at this Substack we turn again to some book discussions.
Beginning on Monday with a post about this Substack’s Book of the Year, and along with that book, other nominations for Books of the Year.
On Tuesday I open a new small book to discuss the significance in American history for “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” We turn to Walter Isaacson.
Wednesday we look at a major shift in the evangelical storytelling that began to be told in the mid-70s in a way that reshaped evangelicalism’s self-consciousness.
Thursday: women in the Israel’s scriptures. A brand new book for your consideration. Join us. In fact, why not…
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