Aging & Death: George MacDonald for Every Generation | Kerry Dearborn

Описание: 📚 Welcome to Episode 6 in our series George MacDonald for Every Generation:
✨ Aging & Death with Kerry Dearborn ✨

🕊️ This episode is lovingly dedicated to my father, Neil Holser, who passed away on June 18, 2025. His life and legacy are deeply woven into the spirit of this conversation.

🎙️ Meet Our Guest: Kerry Dearborn

Kerry is the deeply grateful wife of 💖 Tim Dearborn, mom to three amazing daughters — Alison, Andrea, and Bethany — and mother-in-law to their wonderful husbands. She beams with joy as grandmother to eight delightful grandchildren 👧🧒👶👶👶👧🧒👶!

🎓 With a PhD in Theology & Imagination from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, Kerry’s academic heart beats alongside the work of George MacDonald. She’s taught theology at Seattle Pacific University for nearly 20 years, and also at Fuller Seminary and Regent College.

📖 Author of Baptized Imagination: The Theology of George MacDonald and Drinking from the Wells of New Creation, Kerry continues to inspire minds and hearts as a professor emerita at SPU.

🌿 In daily life, she finds joy in swimming, hiking, biking, gardening, reading, and sharing life with family, friends, and new acquaintances. Above all, she is anchored in gratitude for being drawn as a child into the love of God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — and for God’s steadfast faithfulness. 🙏

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📗 Explore George MacDonald’s Work:
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📚 Books on Aging & Dying Referenced in This Episode:
• The Lost Art of Dying 🕯️ | https://tinyurl.com/n7u999p2
• When Breath Becomes Air 💨📘 | https://tinyurl.com/538w846h
• Being Mortal 🌱📖 | https://tinyurl.com/y75bzppb

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction to George McDonald and Aging
01:06 Personal Reflections on Aging and Death
04:18 The Detachment from Death in Modern Society
08:03 Faith and Understanding of Suffering
09:11 Evolving Beliefs About Humanity and God
13:21 The Significance of Aging and Death in McDonald's Work
20:48 Exploring McDonald's Literary Themes
27:19 Compassionate Care in McDonald's Characters
33:53 The Absence of Fear in the Face of Death
36:05 Personal Experiences with Death and Dying
39:37 McDonald's Wisdom on Aging and Death

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