This is the conclusion of our 8-part series on the theology, history and culture through which MacDonald's final great novel was crafted.

This episode features a conversation with Bishop Chris Green and Theologian Jordan Daniel Wood.

Chris is a Bishop in the Continuing Anglican Movement and is Professor of Public Theology at Southeastern University.

He is the author of numerous books, most recently The Fire and The Cloud, A Biblical Christology.

His podcast and various essays can be found on his Substack, Speakeasy Theology.

Dr. Jordan Daniel Wood is assistant professor of theology at Belmont University in Nashville.

Jordan is the author of The Whole Mystery of Christ: Creation as Incarnation in Maximus Confessor (https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Mystery-Christ-Incarnation-Confessor/dp/0268203474)

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

“Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. This has been always the instinct of Christendom, and especially the instinct of Christian art. Seriousness is not a virtue. It would be a heresy, but a much more sensible heresy, to say that seriousness is a vice. It is really a natural trend or lapse into taking one's self gravely, because it is the easiest thing to do.  For solemnity flows out of men naturally; but laughter is a leap. It is easy to be heavy: hard to be light. Satan fell by the force of gravity."

G.K. Chesterton