How does the nativity story relate to today’s culture? What does it tell us about ourselves? About this life? And the next?
Peterson and the scholars who join him at the table examine the birth story of Jesus in the context it was written while at the same time analyzing its relevance to today’s culture. Together, they read the narrative that begins the life and mission of Jesus.
His mission was to bring true peace, reconciling man to God through his eventual sacrifice. But his story begins as a babe in a manger. Yet even his birth illuminates the universally salvific nature of his life and those in it.
The nativity story continues to draw us in, sometimes in ways we simply cannot explain — try as we might.