A young man in ancient Antioch abandons his Christian faith for worldly success, only to confront grief and rediscover its power during a Christmas season of temptation and loss.
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A young man in ancient Antioch abandons his Christian faith for worldly success, only to confront grief and rediscover its power during a Christmas season of temptation and loss.
The Lost Word is a story of an early Christmas and the healing power of divine knowledge. Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) was an American clergyman, educator, and author. He graduated from Princeton in 1873, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1874. He was pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church, New York City (1883-99), professor of English literature at Princeton (1899-1923), and U.S. minister to the Netherlands (1913-16). Among his popular inspirational writings is the Christmas story The O...
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
No violent or gory content present.
No profanity or strong language present.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Central Christian themes of faith, apostasy, temptation, and spiritual restoration.
No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
No occult or demonological content present.
No political or ideological messaging present.
No self-harm or suicide content present.
Depictions of grief and loss following personal tragedy.
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