Many people have asked that question about "A Christmas Carol" and many other classic stories, after they've taken a class or heard one of my talks on Christianity in stories.
I love helping teachers and parents find the Christian elements and symbols that are hiding in plain sight, and which give a much deeper meaning to those stories, so they can confidently make better choices about educating their kids.
How can I find out more about finding Christianity in stories?
That’s why I’m offering this online digital course on that wonderful story by Charles Dickens, which is part of the series,
Finding the Christianity Hidden in Fiction ™
In This Course:
We delve deeper into the story arc, the characters, and events to discover how Charles Dickens intentionally wrote this as a specifically Christian story, and one that is far richer in meaning than many people realize.
What's Included:
A Free, downloadable PDF of the original story by Charles Dickens
In-depth discussion of the Christianity in the story elements, and the story arc itself
An explanation for why the subtitle for the story is "A Little Ghost Story for Christmas"
Discussion Forum
The course is in audio format so you can listen to it while you’re on the go, and includes digital copies of some of the original versions that you can download.
Once you purchase this course, you have lifetime access to it.
If I make any edits or changes to the course, you automatically have access to those as well, because you will still have access to the course.
Course curriculum
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Welcome to "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
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PDF of the Story by Charles Dickens
Show Content- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens illus by John Leech for the Faith, Reason, and Fiction online course
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Introduction to the Course
Show Content- Course Introduction FREE PREVIEW
- Course Introduction FREE PREVIEW
- Course Introduction 2 Is it Really a Christian story
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04
Ghost Stories for Christmas--a Tradition!
Show Content- Introduction 2 Stories that Scare Us
- Introduction 1 Why Did Charles Dickens Write a Ghost Story for Christmas
- Introduction 3 What are Ghosts
- Introduction 4 Why at Christmas
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05
The Story and the Characters: Plumbing the Depths
Show Content- Story 1 Introduction
- Story 2 The Name of the Story
- Story 3 Beginning
- Story 4 Describing Scrooge
- Story 5 Counting house
- Characters 1 Merchants
- Characters 2 Bob Cratchit
- Characters 3 Fred
- Characters 4 Marley
- Characters 5 Christmas past
- Characters 6 Fred and Fan
- Characters 7 Fezziwigs and Belle
- Characters 8 Ghosts of Christmas Present and Future
- Characters 9 Tiny Tim
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06
The Conclusion
Show Content- Conclusion
Course Instructor: Amy MacKinnon
Many Christian teachers and parents are concerned about what their kids are learning. I help them develop their knowledge of faith and the use of reason, and understand how they work together in stories so they can confidently make more informed choices about educating their children.
About me:
I have taught for over 20 years to people in every age group, and during part of that time I was also working on my two graduate degrees in theology:
MA in Theology with a specialization in Catechetics from Christendom Graduate School
STB in Thomistic Theology from Dominican House of Studies