“I believe that no hell will be lacking which would help the just mercy of God to redeem his children.”
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George MacDonald
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons.
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culture · Scottish writer and Christian minister (1824–1905) · writer · pastor · poet · novelist · journalist · theologian · philosopher · cleric · also George MacDonald, Seòras Dòmhnallach, MacDonald
Born 10 December 1824 · Died 18 September 1905 · Q368519
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2026· 2 entries
U.S. News & World Report: George Macdonald
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1905· 1 entry
Died 1905-09-18.
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1900· 1 entry
Moved into St George's Wood, Haslemere, a house designed for him by his son, Robert, its building overseen by his eldest son, Greville
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1877· 1 entry
Was given a civil list (monastic poverty/civil duty) pension
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1856· 1 entry
With the hope that the sojourn would help turn his health around
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1851· 1 entry
With whom he raised a family of eleven children: Lilia Scott (1852–1891), Mary Josephine (1853–1878), Caroline Grace (1854–1884), Greville Matheson (1856–1944), Irene (1857–1939), Winifred Louise (1858–1946), Ronald (186
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1850· 1 entry
After briefly serving as a locum minister (a temporary replacement for a parish minister) in Ireland
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1848· 1 entry
That MacDonald began theological training at Highbury College for the Congregational ministry
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1824· 1 entry
Born 1824-12-10.
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