British author George MacDonald (1824-1905) was best known in his day-and best remembered today-as a novelist, but he was also a preacher of some renown in Victorian England.
This new edition contains the second volume of Macdonald's "Unspoken Sermons," originally published in 1886, including:
This new edition contains the second volume of Macdonald's "Unspoken Sermons," originally published in 1886, including:
. "Life"
. "The Hardness of the Way"
. "The Voice of Job"
. "Abba, Father"
. "The Cause of Spiritual Stupidity"
. "The Fear of God"
. "Self-Denial"
. "Man's Difficulty Concerning Prayer"
. and many others.
. "Life"
. "The Hardness of the Way"
. "The Voice of Job"
. "Abba, Father"
. "The Cause of Spiritual Stupidity"
. "The Fear of God"
. "Self-Denial"
. "Man's Difficulty Concerning Prayer"
. and many others.
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.
Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had "made a difference to my whole existence."
Even Mark Twain, who initially disliked MacDonald, became friends with him, and there is some evidence that Twain was influenced by MacDonald.
MacDonald grew up influenced by his Congregational Church, with an atmosphere of Calvinism. But MacDonald never felt comfortable with some aspects of Calvinist doctrine; indeed, legend has it that when the doctrine of predestination was first explained to him, he burst into tears (although assured that he was one of the elect). Later novels, such as Robert Falconer and Lilith, show a distaste for the idea that God's electing love is limited to some and denied to others.
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