Description: "By exploring these supernatural figures in MacDonald's stories through the lenses of Jungian psychology, Hindu religion, Biblical Sophia literature, and Greek myth, Gaarden does something more than just impart to her readers a deeper understanding of the centrality of these figures in MacDonald's mythopoeia. She also gestures toward something transcendent that a life of its own beyond these texts. Thus there is something in this book to interest literary critics as well as theologians. ... It seems clear to me that this book -- thoroughly researched, elegantly argued, and engagingly written -- should be essential reading not only for MacDonald scholars, but also for historians of Victorian religion and those interested in feminine spirituality more generally." -- Mythlore "The Christian Goddess will surely interest students of MacDonald's theology and mythopoesis, as well as those interested in archetypal and gender studies approaches to fantasy. Gaarden explains complex ideas with enviable clarity and ease, making this book accessible to the scholar and the lay reader alike. It is a significant addition to MacDonald scholarship, and one that deserves distinction." -- Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter "Gaarden guides the reader in a biblical and mythological exegesis of the way in which each of MacDonald's goddesses educates protagonists through struggles of ignorance and pain in the dark valleys of the human condition. ... For scholars of MacDonald, Victorian fantasy, Christian theology, and Jungian psychology, Gaarden's study will prove engaging." -- Victorian Studies larity and ease, making this book accessible to the scholar and the lay reader alike. It is a significant addition to MacDonald scholarship, and one that deserves distinction." -- Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter "Gaarden guides the reader in a biblical and mythological exegesis of the way in which each of MacDonald's goddesses educates protagonists through struggles of ignorance and pain in the dark valleys of the human condition. ... For scholars of MacDonald, Victorian fantasy, Christian theology, and Jungian psychology, Gaarden's study will prove engaging." -- Victorian Studies larity and ease, making this book accessible to the scholar and the lay reader alike. It is a significant addition to MacDonald scholarship, and one that deserves distinction." -- Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter "Gaarden guides the reader in a biblical and mythological exegesis of the way in which each of MacDonald's goddesses educates protagonists through struggles of ignorance and pain in the dark valleys of the human condition. ... For scholars of MacDonald, Victorian fantasy, Christian theology, and Jungian psychology, Gaarden's study will prove engaging." -- Victorian Studies larity and ease, making this book accessible to the scholar and the lay reader alike. It is a significant addition to MacDonald scholarship, and one that deserves distinction." -- Orts: The George MacDonald Society Newsletter "Gaarden guides the reader in a biblical and mythological exegesis of the way in which each of MacDonald's goddesses educates protagonists through struggles of ignorance and pain in the dark valleys of the human condition. ... For scholars of MacDonald, Victorian fantasy, Christian theology, and Jungian psychology, Gaarden's study will prove engaging." -- Victorian Studies gnorance and pain in the dark valleys of the human condition. ... For scholars of MacDonald, Victorian fantasy, Christian theology, and Jungian psychology, Gaarden's study will prove engaging." -- Victorian Studies

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