Cosmos: Weakened Edition, 10

No lemons in these links, more like oranges and roses (Francisco de Zurbaran, Still Life with Lemons, Oranges, and a Rose, 1633; Source: Wikimedia Commons, PD-Old-100).

What’s not weak this week on Cosmos the in Lost.

1. Advent and the Pointlessness of God

2. The Discovery of God: God IS Dead? Long Live God!

3. On Noses and the Incarnation

4. Two Nativities? Can You Divine the Original Christmas Story?

5. The Pope’s Sympathy for the Devil

6. Squishy New Atheist Pieties Miss Gospel Love’s Ruthless Demands

7. Just Another Atheist Jewish Catholic: An Interview With Damon Linker

8. In the Beginning Was Poverty: Advent Should Rob You Blind

9. American Conservatives Are, After All, What They Said They Were

10. EXCLUSIVE: Longtime Immigration Lawyer & Pastor Explains the Refugee Process

Three classics:

1. René Girard: Is Christianity a Myth?

2. Ruined by Books: My TOP10 Novel List

3. 11 Most Important Critiques of Modernity According to Thomas Pfau

Here are some dramatic renditions of Polish Christmas carols brought to you by Zbigniew Preisner, composer of the soundtracks for Kieslowski’s all-time cinema classic, the Three Colors film trilogy, which happens to be 80% off on amazon for now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrkKEotmkWA&list=PLepmpuftS8fSWdu3iLZcVK80QlStQMxUz