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The Abolition of Batman: Joker Colored Christmas Lights

The abolition of man has consequences in art, especially art pertaining to the incarnation of Christ. Like man, many symbolic artefacts employed in present-day celebration of Christmas that formerly were more archetypal in nature. Icons are smashed and combined with … Continue reading

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From Jesus to Elf: A Partial Genealogy of Dives, or Why Elf is Not a Bad Movie

Elf A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is an inversion of the parable of Lazarus and Dives. The lesson of Passion and Patience in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress is an allegorized form of the parable of Lazarus and Dives. It’s a Wonderful Life is an inversion … Continue reading

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