2024 is the 200th anniversary of George MacDonald’s birth (1824-1905). The George MacDonald Society and the Marion E. Wade Center of Wheaton College sponsored a conference, “George MacDonald and the Prophetic Imagination,” May 29-31, 2024.
- Conference page, GMD Society
- Joining instructions
- Expanded program (PDF)
- Concert program
- Wade Center
- MacDonald bookmarks
As with the centenary celebration in 1924, this bicentennial conference explored MacDonald’s imaginative vision through formal papers and presentations integrated with music, drama, art, and conversation over mealtimes. With eschatological hope and ecumenical hospitality arising from the love of the Father, it was a community-forming event as much as an academic conference. As one coming from dust-in-the-wind Oklahoma, who greatly appreciates allergy-free clear water, it felt to me as restorative as swimming in a clear mountain lake. As Malcolm noted in the final session, its ramifications will ripple out over years to come.
Here’s Malcom’s evening keynote from the second day of the conference.
At the conference, two more GMD bicentenary events were announced which will happen at the end of the year:
- November 8-9, 2024. St. Andrews University. Theme: “Borderlands: George MacDonald Between Worlds.” More info.
- December 13-14, 2024. Yale University. Theme: (coming soon). More info (coming soon).
