George MacDonald, Part 1

"The Mystical World of George MacDonald"

This film is now available on DVD for free to my YouTube subscribers. I may sell it eventually, but I want my supporters here to have it first and at no cost. All you have to do is send me a message here or through the email at my website and ask for it. Feel free to show it at your church, school, or other special events.

Part 1 - What is Reality?

This is the 1st part from a 51-minute documentary on the life and fantasy works of 19th century Scottish author--George MacDonald. I had abandoned the project in 2007 but eventually went back and finished it. It takes a long time to do everything by myself: writing the script, programming all the lettering effects and other special effects, hunting down photos, and especially composing and recording background music along with the narration.

The entire script is culled from my book: "C.S. Lewis Called Him Master (Exploring the Life & Adult Fantasy Works of George MacDonald)". MacDonald was a very big influence on later writers such as C.S Lewis and G.K. Chesterton. MacDonald is often spoken of as having had a mystical imagination. He excelled in fantasy literature of a spiritual nature, the best of which would probably be "Lilith", "Phantastes", "The Portent", and a children's book called "At the Back of the North Wind".

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[barrach7]

I still think it's a shame, as so many are essentially 'missing out' on George Macdonald's works. Possibly more of a shame here, in his place of birth and youth. My sister certainly had a lot of Americans, in particular, coming to the house to see where he was from - but I don't think she had one of us Scots visit.

[gmdinformation]

True, but I think it's only natural that several Americans would turn out simply because there are many more Christians here than just about anywhere and because the population is so large in the USA. GB is nearly an atheistic nation now with something like a 10% belief in God, so I wouldn't expect many Scots going to see GMD's house. I'm not sure why atheism has such a hold on GB or how it started, especially considering how many great Christian writers come from the Britsh Isles.

[Graham Innocent]

I think, broadly speaking, it was the effect the First World War had on our society.

[gmdinformation]

I'm sure that had to be a part of it.

[javakogan]

Thank you for this series.

[TheTempacct]

Amazing materials that resonate loudly with recent experiences! THX!

"..this is not just a battle of flesh and blood, but also of principalities"

[Cherie Sykes]

Perfect, helped me with my degree studies on Macdonald

[David Watson]

This is just excellent...wow, what a great series

[Tim Hall]

MacDonald appeals to many people, not just Christians. Much the same as C.S. Lewis and Tolkien do.

[itreeye]

This is just so good. Thank you Brother.

[Ivan Medina]

Thank you for uploading this video.