This is Part 6 of the 8-part series exploring the themes, theology, history and culture through which MacDonald's final great novel was crafted. This episode features a conversation with theologian Jordan Daniel Wood, author of The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor (https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Mystery-Christ-Incarnation-Confessor/dp/0268203474) Dr. Jordan Daniel Wood is assistant professor of theology at Belmont University. His essays can be found on his substack, Words in Flesh. He comments frequently on faith, philosophy and the scripture on Twitter/X. Follow him @JordanW41069857 https://twitter.com/JordanW41069857 He is currently at work on a volume of Maximus’s letters, many translated for the first time in English. In this episode we discuss the nature of reality, dualistic thinking, metamorphosis and theosis and how George MacDonald illuminates the deepest and truest realities of existence through the journey of Mr. Vane with his intrepid guide, Mr. Raven.
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