"I have never concealed the fact that I regarded him as my master; indeed, I
fancy I have never written a book in which I did not quote from him."
—C. S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia
"'His main forte was fantasy,' Maurice Sendak explains. "For admirers of
MacDonald, such as myself, his work has something of the effect of a
hallucinatory drug. Finishing one of his stories is often like waking from a
dream -- one's own dream.' [George] MacDonald's writings create within the
reader an enriched state of conciousness, one in which the attention is
focused upon the anagogic level of life, that is, thos attitudes uand actions
that are eternally significant..."
"With The Harmony Within Rolland Hein has tapped into that eternal
wellspring of genius which is George MacDonald by offering glimpses of
MacDonald's spiritual thought -- an enriching and refreshing book."
—Michael Phillips, author, novelist, and editor of
two dozen editions of George MacDonald's works
"I have always been drawn to MacDonald's dreamscapes -- they have helped me
form my own fairy-tale images."
—Jane Yolen, author of over 170 books, including
Owl Moon and The Emperor of the Kite
"The Harmony Within continues to be the first book I recommend to
anyone asking for an introduction to the life and writings of George
MacDonald. No one knows the heart of MacDonald better than Rolland Hein."
—Paul Ford, professor and author
Dr. Rolland Hein is professor of English at Wheaton College.
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