George MacDonald Christian Writings Complete and Unabridged Unspoken Sermons by George... 9781781393666

quotI know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer or more continually close to the Spirit of Christ Himself Hence his Christlike union of tenderness and severity Nowhere else outside the New Testament have I found terror and comfort so intertwined quot C S Lewis of George MacDonaldquotampnbspquotit is a striking indication of the trend and shallowness of the modern reading public that George MacDonalds books have been so neglectedquot Oswald ChambersIn his CS Lewiss introduction to George MacDonald An Anthology he speaks highly of MacDonalds theology quotThis collection as I have said was designed not to revive MacDonalds literary reputation but to spread his religious teaching Hence most of my extracts are taken from the three volumes of Unspoken Sermons My own debt to this book is almost as great as one man can owe to another and nearly all serious inquirers to whom I have introduced it acknowledge that it has given them great helpsometimes indispensable help toward the very acceptance of the Christian faith I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer or more continually close to the Spirit of Christ Himself Hence his Christlike union of tenderness and...