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Though the Christmas story is well known, most of us have learnt it from school nativity plays and carols. On the whole, this familiar version is more concerned with light than darkness. The backwards approach taken here allows the movement to be in the opposite direction, enabling us to get under the skin of a complex narrative.

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Cottrell has a gift for inhabiting the most diverse perspectives . . . All are rendered in glorious physical language, a strange but apt mix of Scripture and modern idiom. The result is revelatory. * The Tablet *
An action-packed 114 pages brings the "well-known" story to new life. * Methodist Recorder *
The author's approach tilts the narrative on its head, enabling the reader to get under the skin of the complex tale. * The Month *

Walking Backwards to Christmas

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    A Paperback by The Most Revd and Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell

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      Publisher: SPCK Publishing
      Publication Date: 8/21/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780281071470, 978-0281071470
      ISBN10: 0281071470
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Though the Christmas story is well known, most of us have learnt it from school nativity plays and carols. On the whole, this familiar version is more concerned with light than darkness. The backwards approach taken here allows the movement to be in the opposite direction, enabling us to get under the skin of a complex narrative.

      Trade Review
      Cottrell has a gift for inhabiting the most diverse perspectives . . . All are rendered in glorious physical language, a strange but apt mix of Scripture and modern idiom. The result is revelatory. * The Tablet *
      An action-packed 114 pages brings the "well-known" story to new life. * Methodist Recorder *
      The author's approach tilts the narrative on its head, enabling the reader to get under the skin of the complex tale. * The Month *

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