In complete opposition to all this is the equally ancient and relentless physical A Christmas story that, as the philosopher Christopher Watkin quips, has God descending upon us while today, “the modern world stands in his way, struggling and striving to leave our own wretched bodies behind as we enter heavenly property.” of Zuckerberg.

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Another obvious irony is that the Christian church throughout history has at times been deeply uncomfortable with the material realities of life: apprehensive about the human body, nervous about art, food, pleasure. But it shouldn’t be. The Bible from the beginning is radically positive about physical creation and, in a direct and conspicuous challenge to other creation stories from surrounding cultures and philosophies, declares that it is…