George MacDonald
GEORGE MACDONALD (1824-1905), forerunner of the Inklings--Scottish minister, poet, novelist, and imaginative seer-- was one of the most beloved Victorian authors throughout Great Britain and the U.S. in the 19th century. He wrote some 50 volumes of novels, poetry, short stories, fantasy, sermons, and essays. His influential body of work placed him alongside his era's great men of letters and his following was vast. Two decades after his death, his books were pivotal in leading C.S. Lewis to Christianity. He thus became the foundational member of Wheaton's Wade Center "Seven." After … [For articles about George MacDonald, go to GEORGE MACDONALD]
Michael Phillips
MICHAEL PHILLIPS (b.1946), one of many in a rising generation of spiritual offspring of C.S. Lewis, George MacDonald, and the legacy of the Inklings, has made it his life's passion to promote the teachings of these giants of the past. Following the tradition of C.S. Lewis, he stands with others through the years who have shared a vision to awaken interest in the man known as the "Father of the Inklings," including the names Kilby, Yates, Hein, Sadler, Reis, Robb, Amell, Triggs, Raeper, and many contributors to this important work. Through their efforts, MacDonald's legacy lives on in the lives of thousands of spiritual grandsons and granddaughters. Michael Phillips is widely known as George … For articles about Michael Phillips, go to MICHAEL PHILLIPS]
Behind The Wardrobe
BEHIND THE WARDROBE is a phrase conveying a world of spiritual reality unseen by the masses but discovered by those with courage to explore it. This page of the website contains books and essays, chiefly by Michael Phillips, on bold thinking Christianity. As there will be no more writings from the pens of C.S. Lewis or George MacDonald, it is Michael’s goal to further the spiritual vision of the two men by providing thought-provoking writings that challenge readers as they did toward mentally robust faith. The article “What is Behind the Wardrobe” explains this priority in detail. BEHIND THE WARDROBE contains writings and features on "bold thinking Christianity," attempting to bring … [For books and articles by Michael Phillips, go to BEHIND THE WARDROBE]
New Books
HELL AND BEYOND
AVAILABLE NOW!! Order Michael Phillips' astonishing new afterlife fantasy Hell and Beyond. AVAILABLE IN EBOOK ONLY, at: http://ganxy.com/i/74190/michael-phillips/hell-and-beyond. See book trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRn31TOoZts. J. Baxter Kruger, author of The Shack Revisited, says:"Michael Phillips has done the impossible--written a thriller on hell. Hell and Beyond breathes the rarified air of George MacDonald's Unspoken Sermons and Lilith, C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces and The Great Divorce...It is brilliant and scary, fantastic and unnerving, evangelistic and terrifying..." EUGENE PETERSON SAYS: "Michael Phillips skillfully immerses our imaginations in a detailed participation in what may be involved in ‘life after death.’ He neither defines nor explains. Instead, using fantasy as his genre, he takes us on an end run around the usual polarizing clichés regarding heaven and hell and enlists us in honest, prayerful biblical … [Find links here]
The Bookstore
The Bookstore
WELCOME TO OUR BOOKSTORE After 35 years of having a brick and mortar store, we have now made the transition to a website store. We hope you will have an enjoyable experience of browsing through the aisles, alcoves, rooms, shelves, and hopefully find just the title you are looking for. After so many years serving customers face to face, we wish this online store of the books we have available could be more personal. However, if you have questions about any MacDonald or Phillips or other title, don’t hesitate to email us. We will do what we can to provide you a helpful answer.
You will see that some of the areas are incomplete. In The Bookstore, the George MacDonald Alcove and Michael Phillips Aisle are now functional though certain titles remain unpriced. Contact us for specific details of your interests and wants. We will reply personally with pricing details. The other sections of the store are works in progress as we add titles and the shopping cart capability.
Anything that you do not see or have questions about, or that is unpriced…an email to us is a and we will do our best for you.
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