PLAY PODCASTS
Santa, God, and the Obligation to Rejoice / Matt Croasmun
Episode 43

Santa, God, and the Obligation to Rejoice / Matt Croasmun

Santa doesn't just want you to be happy. Santa needs you to be happy. Matt Croasmun explains how the contemporary Christmas myth—the Gospel of Christmas according to St. Nick—sets emotional norms that are vastly different from the Gospel of Christmas according to St. Paul.

For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture · Matt Croasmun, Evan Rosa

December 26, 202027m 4s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (dts.podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

Santa doesn't just want you to be happy. Santa needs you to be happy. Matt Croasmun explains how the contemporary Christmas myth—the Gospel of Christmas according to St. Nick—sets emotional norms that are vastly different from the Gospel of Christmas according to St. Paul. 

Topics

the santa clausehappinessst. paulrejoicehappyst. nickelfmerrygodhopeadventsantabright sorrowchristmasmariah carey christmas specialjoymerry christmassorrow