Tag Archives: George MacDonald

George MacDonald and the Scientific Imagination

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Kerry

“George MacDonald & the Scientific Imagination” Coming out with Winged Lion press, September 2026. Yale version: Slides PDF. December, 2024. Abbreviated version. 20 mins. Inkling Folk Fellowship version: Slides PDF. May 2, 2025. 50 mins. To watch a video recording, … Continue reading →

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Wardrobes and Rings

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Kerry

Julia Golding, Malcolm Guite, Simon Horobin, Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings (Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2025). (Amazon) Drawing on the work of some of the Inklings’ most well-known members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as … Continue reading →

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Speak their names

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Kerry

PDFs: Key to Blessing lyrics | Liturgy Enter the wild with care, my love And speak the things you see Let new names take and root and thrive and grow… Our 18-month-old grandson was touring wild areas of Washington and … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Party, by George MacDonald

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Kerry

Download PDF of “The Christmas Party,” by George MacDonald. Introduction “The Christmas Party,” by George MacDonald, comprises chapter X of Annals of a Quiet Neighborhood (1867). MacDonald wrote across multiple genres. First and foremost he was a literary critic presenting … Continue reading →

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The Genius of George MacDonald Conference

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Kerry

2024 is the 200th anniversary of George MacDonald’s birth (1824-1905). Sponsored by Drexel University and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, the “Genius of George MacDonald” conference will close the bicentennial year which has been celebrated in numerous events throughout … Continue reading →

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Jack Magruder, 1935-2024

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Kerry

Jack Magruder, 1935-2024 Sue Magruder, 1932-2021 Tillman Comstock, Jr., -2011 Phyllis Comstock, 1931-2021 Jack with Governor Willis Jackson Magruder, 89, of Kirksville, Missouri, died Sunday, November 17, 2024 at his home in Kirksville. Jack was born on Wednesday, August 7, … Continue reading →

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George MacDonald Bicentenary Conference

Posted on May 20, 2024 by Kerry

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. Joining instructions Program (PDF) Concert … Continue reading →

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15 books on a deserted island

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Kerry

Russell Moore asks what 12 books one would want to have near if one were stranded on a deserted island for the rest of one’s life. I can’t do it. For me, 15 is the minimum! So here are my … Continue reading →

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George MacDonald Christmas Reading

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Kerry

So great to see the George MacDonald Society flourishing with activities like this. Hopefully this is the first of what may become an annual gathering this time of year. Thanks to those who organized it, to Malcolm Guite for welcoming … Continue reading →

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Love and the Cosmos: Trinitarian Perspectives on Science

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Kerry

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Old friends

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Kerry

“The familiar faces of my books welcomed me. I threw myself into my reading chair and gazed around me with pleasure. All my old friends present—there in spirit, ready to talk with me any moment when I was in the … Continue reading →

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Little Women, lifelong children

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Kerry

“My child, the troubles and temptations of your life are beginning and may be many, but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your Heavenly Father as you do that … Continue reading →

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