A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald audiobook. Genre: philosophy A Dish of Orts gathers George MacDonald's most searching short pieces - part literary criticism, part spiritual meditation, and part manifesto for the imagination. Rather than offering a single plot, the book invites listeners into an ongoing conversation with a Victorian storyteller who believed that art and faith meet in the deepest places of the human heart. Across essays on poetry, fairy tales, and the moral work of storytelling, MacDonald argues that imagination is not escapism but a disciplined way of seeing: a means of approaching truth, goodness, and God with humility. He challenges shallow moralizing, defends the importance of wonder, and asks what it means to read, write, and live attentively. The central tension is between a reduced, merely practical view of life and MacDonald's insistence that beauty, mystery, and childlike receptivity are essential to spiritual growth. With a voice at once gentle and uncompromising, he addresses artists, teachers, and ordinary readers alike, urging them to cultivate inner honesty and compassion. This is a book for anyone drawn to reflective nonfiction that treats creativity as a serious moral vocation. For ad-free listening try our premium subscription Chapters (Approximate) (00:00:00) Chapter 00 (00:01:59) Chapter 01 (00:50:43) Chapter 02 (01:22:52) Chapter 03 (02:27:46) Chapter 04 (03:05:08) Chapter 05 (03:47:36) Chapter 06 (04:31:18) Chapter 07 (05:29:08) Chapter 08 (05:51:15) Chapter 09 (06:12:25) Chapter 10 (06:48:12) Chapter 11 (07:22:42) Chapter 12 (07:37:48) Chapter 13 (08:17:17) Chapter 14 (08:58:08) Chapter 15 (09:25:28) Chapter 16 (09:52:05) Chapter 17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices