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Christmas Eve: A Dialogue on the Celebration of Christmas is unavailable, but you can change that!

Written as a Socratic-style dialogue, Christmas Eve recounts a number of conversations during a banquet held on Christmas Eve by a woman named Ernestine. Through discussions between the various characters, Schleiermacher communicates his views on theology and religion—particularly as they relate to the role of Christ. The people represented in the book are taken from the types of people...

I believe we might dispute the point as to whether the two are to be regarded as in any respect at all the same; but at least I cannot admit the application of that fine epithet “distorted” to what pertains to the Moravians. You know I have two of my lady friends among them who are certainly not distorted, but whose judgment and understanding are as correct as their piety is deep.’ ‘My dear,’ answered Edward, smiling, ‘you must attribute this in the case of Leonard to ignorance. He merely repeats
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