Lectures on Tap-"Inventing Christmas: How the Most Popular Holiday Began"

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📚 Lecture: “Inventing Christmas: How the Most Popular Holiday Began”

🎤 Speaker: David Gibson

Christmas season has begun! But does it really ever end? Christmas is everywhere, all the time—along with the ongoing debate about its true meaning. In this captivating lecture, David Gibson asks an even more fundamental question: Did the Christmas story of the birth of Jesus in a manger actually happen, and did it unfold anything like the beloved narrative we all cherish?

Join us as David Gibson explores the historical reality of Christmas, tracing its emergence as an important holiday for Christians and its transformation over the centuries into a massive celebration and retail phenomenon.

David Gibson is the director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and a seasoned journalist and filmmaker. He has produced several documentaries on the historical Jesus, providing a unique perspective on the holiday’s significance.

Don’t miss this illuminating opportunity to rethink the story of Christmas with David Gibson!

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Agenda

6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.

6:55 PM – Host introduction

7:00 PM – Lecture begins

7:45 PM – Audience Q&A

8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round

8:30 PM – Wrap up.