Allison Pittman, author of The Seamstress, now has written a delightful spiritual guide to A Christmas Carol. In 25 short but thoughtful (and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny) chapters, she explores the story through the eyes of faith, bringing our deeper meanings and truths. Her ideas on the true identity of the three Spirits are fascinating, and her pinpointing of the real moment of Scrooge's conversion is as intriguing in a literary sense as it is theologically. While written to appeal primarily to Christians, then, Keeping Christmas should be of interest to anyone who loves Dickens's ghostly little book and enjoys revisiting it.
UGH. I definitely won’t be watching. Thanks for the thoughtful review!
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