Description: The imagination has been called, "the principal organ for knowing and responding to disclosures of transcendent truth." This book probes the theological sources of the imagination, which make it a vital tool for knowing and responding to such disclosures. Kerry Dearborn approaches areas of theology and imagination through a focus on the nineteenth century theologian and writer George MacDonald. MacDonald can be seen as an icon whose life and work open a window to the intersection of word, flesh and image.
Review Quotes: 'This is - certainly for one who values the writing of C. S. Lewis - an excellent study.' Heythrop Journal ' Dearborn's book is a magisterial work, at once panoramic and detailed.' Theology '... the text is important; those intending to grapple either with MacDonald or the thinkers who claim his influence must consider Baptized Imagination. Petition your libraries for purchase...' VII: An Anglo-American Literary Review