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"The Iliad is the most violent book you'll ever read. Skulls shattered eyes gouged severed heads in a brutally accurate reflection of war. But it's also the most beautiful book you'll ever read. Here's why it still matters 2700 years later. (thread) 🧵"  
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"Sir Gibbie A rags to riches story of a mute saint-like boy named Gibbie He dons the role of a suffering servant" and his humility invites grace and serendipity into a fallen world The point - it's not power but self-sacrificing love that restores order to the world"  
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"Macdonald had a special influence on CS Lewis who wrote: I have never concealed the fact that I regarded Macdonald as my master He helped inspired both Chronicles of Narnia and also Lewis return to the faith Chesterton and Tolkien shared similar praise"  
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"George Macdonald was a 19th century author He was a pioneer of the fantasy genre and a personal mentor to Lewis Caroll On the surface he wrote simple children stories But his worlds were also imbued with a hidden genius"  
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"CS Lewis Tolkien and Chesterton were all inspired by one writer His works shaped Lord of the Rings Chronicles of Narnia and countless other tales Heres the writer behind the writers And his books that inspired the greatest thinkers of the 20th century🧵"  
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"Chesterton cited Macdonald as a key figure in constructing his moral imagination And while Tolkien was critical of Macdonalds simple morality his fantasy worlds helped Tolkien construct Middle Earth. Heres Macdonald's best works"  
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"Thomas Wingfold Curate Pastor Thomas Wingfold wrestles with doubt after an atheist publicly challenges him He begins a long journey heart-breaking searching for Truth: The moral: Faith is not blind belief. It's forged through fortitude patience trials and tribulations"  
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"The Golden Key A young man chases after a golden key - which would make his dreams come true He finds the key but doesnt know where the lock is His search takes him to the end of the Earth: Where he discovers a life beyond death itself"  
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