Objects of Belief: The Christmas Crib

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Channel: University of Nottingham · 2011 · Education

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The crib is a familiar scene at Christmas time -- seen as a set so statues, as an image of Christmas Cards, and acted out in Nativity Plays. However, looking at how the scene was build up over centuries shows how theology interacts with history.

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