Title:
|
CHRISTMAS
BETTER THAN A LUMP OF COAL |
By: |
Scott C. Lowe (Editor), Fritz Allhoff, Stephen Nissenbaum (Foreword) |
Format: |
Paperback |

List price:
|
£13.95 |
Our price: |
£12.56 |
Discount: |
|
You save:
|
£1.39 |
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
144433090X |
ISBN 13: |
9781444330908 |
Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
Delivery
rates
|
Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
Pub. date: |
20 September, 2010 |
Series: |
Philosophy for Everyone |
Pages: |
256 |
Description: |
From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas. |
Synopsis: |
From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone explores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas. * Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world * Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology * The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans |
Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
Returns: |
Returnable |