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The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of thankfulness. I am thankful to many people and I will name a few, starting with Father Joseph Marquis of the St. Nicholas Institute, Mrs. Carol Myers of the St. Nicholas Center, and Father Gerardo Cioffari of the Centro Studi Nicolaiani. I am grateful for the encouragement of my colleagues in the Department of Christian Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Divinity School, and Wiggins Library at Campbell University, with special thanks to the college’s associate dean, Dr. Glenn Jonas, my dean, Dr. Mike Wells, my provost, Dr. Mark Hammond, Campbell’s president, Dr. Brad Creed, and chancellor, Dr. Jerry Wallace. A word of gratitude is in order to the editorial staff at Wipf and Stock. I could not imagine my life without the support of Charissa, W.D., Nancy and Dan, my siblings, and my wife’s wonderful family who love me and whom I love dearly.

I dedicate this book to the future: Cassidy, Rachel, Rebekah, Iain, Brett, Aubryn, Braylon, Caden, Jessica, Makayla, Kaitlyn, Weston, Colton, Colten, Zachary, Lizzy, Ellie, Nate, Mary-Haven, Teagan, Miles, Amos, Kara, Jade, Elle, Hanna, Hannah, Gracie, Mariah, Thomas, Summer, Angelica, Chadisey, Winter, Autumn, Elizabeth, Catherine, Madison, Katy, Brady, Adam, Emilee, Eliza, Liam, Aaron, Isaac, Natalie, Allison, Alyssa, Hannah, Emma, Drew, Blake, Bennett, Michala, Eva Gray, Izzy, Lee, John Duncan, Hayden, Abby, Emily . . .