333: Herzberger - The Family Altar at Christmas

The God Who Stole Christmas. In this episode of Banned Books, we discuss Christmas Eve and Christmas Day readings, prayers, hymns, and traditions. We also have a lot of fun jesting and critiquing time-held hymns and traditions. We talk translations, history, worship, and why Christmas is the best time to embrace the enchanting absurdity of Jesus — the God-in-the-flesh, who's come to be a Light in the darkness, a shield against sin, the world and the devil, and the Door opened and welcoming us into eternal life.

SHOW NOTES:

The Family Altar: Brief Daily Devotions https://amzn.to/3NCQmSL

ARCHIVE.ORG SCAN https://archive.org/details/familyaltarbrief00herz

F.W. Herzberger bio https://crossings.org/part-one-f-w-herzberger/

Herzberger hymns https://hymnary.org/person/Herzberger_FW

Perverted Democracy http://www.ctsfw.net/media/pdfs/HerzbergerPervertedDemocracy.pdf

Christmas Chant https://x.com/a_westgate/status/1737821838166688011?s=42&t=LLi4E8L4tVgytMY9zDYGtw

From Heaven Above to Earth to Come (Vom Himmel Hoch) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vom_Himmel_hoch%2C_da_komm_ich_her

Succubus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succubus

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