The White Stone: Selections from George MacDonald

"Each of us is growing toward the revelation of our true selves," wrote George MacDonald, "the white stone given to each person by God, on which the true name is written."

MacDonald, a nineteenth-century minister, was considered a heretic in his day, because he believed absolutely in a God of love who works eternally to make us whole. His theology of love, hope, and affirmation runs through all his writing-and Anamchara has pulled out some of the best selections and arranged them thematical...