Session 7 - 'George MacDonald and the new privileging of childhood in theology'
In this session, John McNeill will be tracing a trajectory in MacDonald's oeuvre which turns 'older' understandings of God and of children/childhood, in relation to God, upside down.
A biography on the speaker
Rev Dr John McNeill
John McNeill is both a Methodist minister and is on the board of trustees for the Child Theology Movement (CTM). He previously worked full time with children in the Shetland Isles and published his Cambridge PHD, 'Children before God.'
Pre-reading material
It may be useful to read MacDonald's sermon, 'the Child in the Midst' (Unspoken Sermons, Series 1); Adela Cathcart (includes the Light Princess); The Golden Key.