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Title	:	The Life of Our Lord: Written for His Children During the Years 1846 to 1849
Author	:	Charles Dickens
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 128 pages
Published	:	November 9th 1999 by Simon Schuster (first published 1934)
Categories	:	Classics. Religion. Holiday. Christmas. Nonfiction. Childrens

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Originally written for the private edification of his children (the children that he later abandoned when he separated from his wife to live out his days with a mistress), this retelling of the Gospels is a victorian nightmare theologically. Dickens removes Christ's miracles and all messages about sin and repentance, altering the Lord's mission on earth to comforting the downtrodden--making them feel good and helping them to greater prosperity. This little book ends up being less a representation of God's truth and more a kind of desperate and pragmatic nominalism (though more fearful and less pragmatic than that of someone like Matthew Arnold): in the wake of Darwinist theory's arrival and acceptance, the faith of many learned Englishmen was radically undercut, leading them to disbelieve the supernatural and the sacred. As a result, a chaotic, atheistic void opened up at their feet and many of them believed it was better for society at large to preserve at least the externals of Christianity as a kind of "golden lie" to comfort the weak-minded and maintain a justification for moral action. The Life of Our Lord is Dickens' appropriation of Christ's life and work to that end. That said, do not be misled into sharing this story with children as "gospel truth," but it makes an interesting and valuable case study in the popular atheism/Averroism of the high Victorian era.

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Original Title:	The Life of Our Lord
ISBN:	0684865378 (ISBN13: 9780684865379)
Edition Language:	English

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As others have pointed out, this was never meant to be published nor considered a literary work. Nevertheless it is fascinating for showing the almost completely overlooked Christian faith of Dickens. Also of interest is Dickens simplifying the ideas of Jesus for his children, which show Dickens's thorough understanding of the teaching of Christ. The Life of Our Lord is a "gospel harmony," a telling of the gospels story by putting together all of the details in the four gospels. According to the

Lovely little read, only takes a couple of hours. Some wonderful insights into the scriptures and Christ's teachings via Dickens's commentary on the parables, etc. Really enjoyed it.

Good book. One review I read said this is no literary masterpiece, but it wasn't supposed to be. I feel the same way. A succinct summary of the Life of Jesus Christ. Even as I write this review, I have a sense of difficulty to write anything about Jesus Christ without seeming incomplete. I like how he chooses what to share to illustrate to his children who good Christian people are. Many books are written on the life of our Savior that have impacted me more, but given this was written to his

Excellent depiction of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ by Charles Dickens. It was written for his children because he wanted them to know of Jesus. This book was not published until the last of his ten children passed away. It also has beautiful illustrations by Simon Dewey.

Originally written for the private edification of his children (the children that he later abandoned when he separated from his wife to live out his days with a mistress), this retelling of the Gospels is a victorian nightmare theologically. Dickens removes Christ's miracles and all messages about sin and repentance, altering the Lord's mission on earth to comforting the downtrodden--making them feel good and helping them to greater prosperity. This little book ends up being less a

Charles Dickens wrote The Life of Our Lord for his family, so that his children would have a simple and straightforward way to learn about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. He never published it in his life time and bequeathed the manuscript to his son on condition that he not publish it. His son respected his father's wishes but did not lay such a restriction on his own son who published the book in 1933.The book follows the gospel accounts, retelling the many events and teachings in

I have always wanted to read this, my favorite author impressed me again. I was touched by his desire to share his testimony with his family. Such a beautiful testimony of Christ.