![]() The final chapter answers that not only is it possible, but it is good. In her introduction, McLaughlin asks: is it really possible, for sensible grown ups who know that Santa is a children’s story, to believe in “the infant Son of God cradled in a manger and born to save the world?” (8.) The first three chapters answer an emphatic yes, it is certainly possible. This final chapter draws the threads of this short book together, and confronts the reader with the Light of the World who came down at Christmas. All this builds to Chapter Four: Why Does it Matter? Chapter One considers the evidence that Jesus was a real person, Chapter Two examines the Gospel accounts to see if they stand up to historical criticism, and Chapter Three asks whether science has simply explained away the miracles these Gospels describe. ![]() ![]() McLaughlin’s short book looks at three big question marks that surround the Christmas story. And if it is, then it really might just matter. ![]() What this little book does excellently, however, is suggest that maybe the Christmas story really is credible after all. She doesn’t try to respond to every question, nor dispel every argument against the Christian faith. Different books very much do different things, and Rebecca McLaughlin’s new book simply seeks to answer whether or not the Christmas story is truly believable. ![]()
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