Sunday, December 15, 2024
“Mankind Was Our Business!”: “A Christmas Carol” Revisited
Cynthia Grzywinsky
Written over 180 years ago, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” remains beloved today as an emblem of our Yuletide celebrations. This 1843 novella represents not only a “feel good” homage to the holiday season, but also an indictment of the socio-economic inequities of Victorian-era England. Could Dickens, a recent convert to Unitarianism, be espousing the social justice values of our shared faith through Marley’s ghost’s simple yet emphatic message to Scrooge, that rather than money, “Mankind was our business!”?
BIO: “Cynthia, a UUCSJS member, has been affiliated with this community since 2005. She currently serves as a member of the Nominations Committee and has been active in local environmental causes. She is a retired FAA Engineering Research Psychologist. A lover of music, Cynthia is a member of the UUCSJS choir who from time to time you’ll see at the piano or playing flute. A devotee and practitioner of Buddhism, she also belongs to the UUCSJS Buddhist Sangha. Cynthia currently resides in Galloway Township with her partner, David, and rescue dog, Jazzy.”
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