Ask Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips, best-selling Christian writer and novelist, is one of the key individuals responsible for reawakening worldwide public interest in George MacDonald through publication of his edited and original editions of MacDonald's books. Dismayed to learn that all MacDonald's major fiction, as well as most other titles, were unavailable, Phillips embarked on an ambitious lifetime project to re-introduce the world to the remarkable Victorian author. He is also MacDonald's biographer--George MacDonald, Scotland's Beloved Storyteller--and in the 1980s inaugurated the publication of MacDonald's original works in the Sunrise Centenary Editions series.
Perhaps no one on the planet has more knowledge of the life and works of MacDonald, and here on this page, Michael fields any and all questions concerning the great man.
How did GM's theology and/or fiction (hard to separate!) evolve over his life, or did he achieve his mature style and theology early on?
A most fascinating question. It is a query to which I have given much thought over the years. I am interested both as a writer and a Christian in precisely the two elements you highlight—MacDonald’s style and his theology...
