Tag Archives: Malcolm Guite

Moon over the valley

Posted on October 31, 2026 by Kerry

At the Lifting the Veil retreat in Boston, October 2026, I rejoiced to pick up this print by Stephen Crotts. Stephen, of course, is the renowned illustrator for Malcolm Guite’s Merlin’s Isle Arthurian saga. An actual print rather than a … Continue reading →

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Poetry includes Science: George MacDonald and the Scientific Imagination

Posted on June 21, 2026 by Kerry

Kerry V. Magruder, George MacDonald & the Scientific Imagination (Hamden, CT: Winged Lion Press, September 2026). Use the purchase links below to order the paperback or hardback at a discount (US and UK only). On each purchase page there’s also … Continue reading →

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Guite and Galahad

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Kerry

The first volume of Malcolm Guite’s Merlin’s Isle: An Arthuriad, has now appeared: Galahad and the Grail, illustrated Stephen Crotts (Nashville, Tennessee: Rabbit Room Press, 2026). Do you have Galahad and the Grail or are you thinking about reading it? … 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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Love Remembers

Posted on July 27, 2025 by Kerry

In this latest episode of his YouTube series, “A Spell in the Library,” Malcolm reads and muses upon “The Healing of Harms,” the final chapter of The Silver Chair. The passage includes a poignant scene where Jill and Eustace find … Continue reading →

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Refugees

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Kerry

“You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 22:21) “You shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD … Continue reading →

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In the House of Bombadil

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Kerry

In three recent episodes of “Spell in the Library” (youTube conversations; cf. earlier post), Malcolm reads and discusses Goldberry and Tom Bombadil and their place in The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien’s legendarium. Malcom explores the meaning of Bombadil, … 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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Midweek Manna

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Kerry

I’m grateful to Westminster Presbyterian in Oklahoma City for inviting me to come talk with an adult study class about the Bizzell Bible Collection on Oct 9 and 16 to close out a 6-week series as part of their Midweek … Continue reading →

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PPP: Painters, Prophets, Poets

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Kerry

This October 4-6, 2024, Oklahoma City will welcome a firmament of stellar speakers and a Milky Way of radiant participants to the Painters, Prophets, Poets conference, subtitled “Imagining New Creation Together.” Hosted by Travis Lowe and Hannah Anderson, speakers are … 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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Deep peace of the shining stars

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Kerry

Deep peace of the shining stars to you Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you. On a wall of 20 Hills Cottage, that most hospitable of places, Hannah displays a prayer from Iona: The deep peace of the … Continue reading →

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