The necessary unlikeness between the creator and the created holds within it the equally necessary likeness of the thing made to him who makes it, and so of the work of the made to the work of the maker... The imagination of man is made in the image of the imagination of God.
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About George MacDonald
George MacDonald was a 19th-century Scottish writer and christian minister. George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. He became a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow-writer Lewis Carroll. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Creativity — The spark of original thought, invention, and artistic vision
- God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
- Imagination — The creative power of the mind and visionary thinking