George MacDonald, Michael Phillips
George MacDonald, Michael Phillips
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George MacDonald
A Biography of Scotland's Beloved Storyteller

Author: Michael Phillips

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 14 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 10/15/2015

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Scotland's beloved storyteller
George MacDonald, nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and poet, was reintroduced to twentieth century Christians by C.S. Lewis, whose reading of MacDonald’s Phantastes triggered his own spiritual awakening and conversion. Other renowned writers have voiced similar acknowledgements. G.K. Chesterton said of MacDonald, “If we test the matter of originality of attitude, George MacDonald was one of the three or four greatest men of the nineteenth century.” W.H. Auden adds, “In his power . . . to project his inner life into images . . . which are valid for all, he is one of the most remarkable writers of the nineteenth century.” Despite acclaim by his peers, historians, Christian statesmen, and literary giants of the past 100 years, MacDonald’s life and writings continue to be a source of controversy. Challenging the traditional religious views of his day, MacDonald was continually stretching, reaching, probing, questioning, and searching for truth. Author Michael R. Phillips leads the listener through those controversies to bring a fresh and insightful look at the man, his times, and his work.

About The Author

MICHAEL PHILLIPS (b.1946), one of many in a rising generation of spiritual offspring of C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, and the legacy of the Inklings, has made it his life's passion to promote the teachings of these giants of the past. Following the tradition of C.S. Lewis, he stands with others through the years who have shared a vision to awaken interest in the man known as the Father of the Inklings, including the names Kilby, Yates, Hein, Sadler, Reis, Robb, Amell, Triggs, Raeper, and many contributors to this important work. Through their efforts, MacDonald's legacy lives on in the lives of thousands of spiritual grandsons and granddaughters. Michael Phillips is widely known as George MacDonald's redactor, publisher, and biographer, whose vision and editorial expertise building upon the forerunning work of C.S. Lewis, Elizabeth Yates, and Rolland Hein helped bring MacDonald back from obscurity in the 1980s when his realistic novels had been nearly forgotten.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laurel on August 28, 2016

Now I want to read all of his novels and poems! (I've read the fairy tales and fantasies.)......more

Goodreads review by Timothy on January 06, 2019

Overall, this is an excellent, comprehensive look into the life and thought of George MacDonald. My only minor issue with it is in Phillips' approach. His desire was for MacDonald's writings to speak on his behalf. This results in frequent multiple-paragraph, even multiple-page quotes from MacDonald......more

Goodreads review by Jason on September 26, 2022

I didn’t know much about George MacDonald’s life, so this was enlightening. Helpful info on his early life, inspirations, pastoral ministry, theology and, of course, his writings.......more

Goodreads review by Carol Bakker on December 29, 2022

George MacDonald is as slippery as my ice-covered driveway. He defies being categorized. He writes things that raise antennas and eyebrows. But then his exuberant love of Christ captures a yearning within me. I'm not comfortable reading authors I don't entirely agree with (but I do it regularly), bu......more

Goodreads review by Glen on October 19, 2013

I enjoyed this biography – my first opportunity to become familiar with the life story of one of my most beloved authors, mentors and spiritual friends. But I find myself in agreement with the concluding words of the biographer Michael Phillips: “As MacDonald himself emphasized, his life lives in hi......more