George Macdonald as Poet and Prophet of Faith
A brisk review lauds George Macdonald for blending religious faith with generous wit in poetry and fiction. The piece highlights his balance of spiritual wisdom with accessible verse, noting The Disciple and Somnium Myatici collections, and compares his imagination to Browning while stressing his role as a moral force countering nihilism.
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George Macdonald
Macdonald
Mr. Macdonald
Aden
Lngth
Galilee
Tennyson
Robert Falconer
David Elginbrod
Bartimeus
Robert Browning
Poem Fragment on Hope and Seasonal Change
A verse about a second coming anticipated by siblings from childhood. It contrasts polar night with a rising sun on a slanted hill and mentions laborers waking, harvest ripening, and green blades breaking through the earth.
Garbett's Bampton Lecture on Revelation and Dogma
The 1867 Bampton Lecture by Garbett questions the excess of orthodoxy and the overemphasis on creeds. It warns against denying truth in opposition to dogma and argues for recognizing both faith and the spirit opposing rigid doctrinal tests. The reviewer laments the lecturer's perceived lack of vigor and defends a balanced view of theology.
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Revelation
Douma
Mr. Garbett
Paul
Christ
Anselm
Bampton
Eereon
Garbett
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