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Bruce David Forbes

Born

March 30, 1948

Genre

Religion, Nonfiction

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Bruce David Forbes is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church. Forbes holds a BA in religious studies from Morningside College, an MTh from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. His formal academic training is in the history of Christianity, but he has also developed a special interest in the analysis of popular culture.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 805 ratings · 114 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Christmas: A Candid History 3.92 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories 3.90 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Religion and Popular Culture in America 3.90 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rapture, Revelation, and the End Times: Exploring the Left Behind Series by Bruce David Forbes (Editor), Bruce David Forbes 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Star: The Story of Corabelle Fellows, Teacher at Dakota Missions, 1884-1888 (Borealis Books) by Kunigunde Duncan, Bruce David Forbes (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When Christmas started in the fourth century, right in the middle of three Roman winter festivals, it was, from its very first moments, a winter party with Christian meanings added on top.”
― Bruce David Forbes, Christmas: A Candid History

tags: christianity, christmas, paganism, religion, roman

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