George MacDonald was a many-faceted nineteenth-century writer-an
ordained minister without a church, a popular lecturer, college
professor, and most famously, the author nearly 50 books. From
sermons to poetry, scholarly essays to novels, and fantasy romances
to fairy stories, his writing often combines the flavor of the
fantastic with a scent of the spiritual-all the while evincing
wisdom based in reality. Rolland Hein, eminent MacDonald scholar,
biographer, and editor of this anthology, aptly quotes from
MacDonald's novel The Marquis of Lossie, "Life and religion are
one, or neither is anything...." The selections from Through the
Year with George MacDonald are proof of the unity of MacDonald's
vision. They are also proof of the decades Dr. Hein has spent
immersed in the writings of this remarkable author, compiling a
devotional book that readers will return to many times over for
inspiration.
Many who are aware of C.S. Lewis's indebtedness to George
MacDonald and, as a consequence, have desired to know this Scottish
author better, will find this anthology to be the perfect way into
his writings. Rolland Hein is a wise and accomplished guide to
MacDonald, presenting readers with selections that speak engagingly
of deep spiritual truths such as kindness, trust, obedience,
holiness-and chief among these always, the unending love of God the
Father for each one of His children. Indeed, in this volume you
will encounter, as MacDonald compellingly demonstrates, 'life
essential.'
Marjorie Lamp Mead, Associate Director
The Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College
C.S. Lewis said of George MacDonald, "I know hardly any other
writer who seems... closer... to the Spirit of Christ Himself." In
this devotional book, renowned scholar Rolland Hein presents gems
from the rich array of MacDonald's writings-a rare treasure for all
who wish to walk beside one who practiced the presence of God.
Monika B. Hilder, Associate Professor of English,
Trinity Western University,
author of The Feminine Ethos in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of
Narnia
Rolland Hein is professor emeritus at Wheaton College and the
author of several books about George MacDonald.
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