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| Named Person: | Nicholas, Saint Bishop of Myra. |
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| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Adam C English |
| ISBN: | 9781602586345 1602586349 |
| OCLC Number: | 777327405 |
| Description: | xii, 230 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Finding St. Nicholas -- Out of a dying world comes a light -- Three gifts and one election -- The work of victory -- Riots, beheadings, and other near misfortunes -- Death is only the beginning. |
| Responsibility: | Adam C. English. |
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No, Virginia, there is no Santa Claus. But there was a St. Nick: Nicholas of Myra, that is. More than 1,500 years have passed since Nicholas, a religious rebel and social reformer, embarked on a life journey that led him to devote himself to serving the poor and suffering, and to give away much of the inheritance left to him by wealthy parents. Bishop Nicholas soon became a legendary figure, whose exploits--real and imaginary--live on in the jolly old man we call Santa Claus. But unlike Santa, Bishop Nicholas, understanding Christianity's responsibilities in a hurting world, jeopardized his own security in the service of his fellows. Never safe from his enemies nor understood by his friends, 'Nicholas' life testified to God's gracious hand protecting and providing.' The author, an associate professor of religion at Campbell University, contends that this mythohistorical figure can best be understood when studied in the context of his milieu, the volatile political and religious atmosphere of 4th-century Greece. He presents this understanding very well. (Nov.) "Publishers Weekly" (September 10, 2012) Read more...