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Michael Phillips is an author, and editor of Christian fiction.[1][page needed] and a scholar of George MacDonald.[2]

Biography

Michael Phillips graduated in 1969 from Humboldt State University with a degree in physics[3] and has run independent bookstores in both California and Oregon.[4] He has written for the Christian market since 1977 and is the author of more than a hundred books.[5] Phillips is recognized as one of the premier novelists of the Christian fiction boom of the 1980s,[according to whom?] while his books have been translated into eight different languages. In addition to his own work, he has published eighty titles by and about George MacDonald, including George MacDonald: Scotland's Beloved Storyteller and The Cullen Collection.

Phillips served as the general series editor for the Masterline Series of four literary monographs focused on MacDonald, including volumes by Ronald MacDonald, Rolland Hein, David Robb, and Richard Reis and brought out eighteen edited editions of MacDonald's novels between 1982 and 2006.[6]

Critical reception

Phillips has been credited with "the first efforts to re-introduce [MacDonald's] novels,"[7] while his Cullen Collection has been praised as "examples of the tremendous progress that has been made recently in printed versions."[8] John Pennington, professor of English at St. Norbert College, raised concerns about Phillips's attempts "to promote MacDonald as a conservative Christian whose message is needed to ward off a godless society", while praising George MacDonald: A Writer's Life for "doggedly—in a good sense—track[ing] down the various editions of particular novels to determine what is the most reliable edition that is closest to MacDonald's vision."[9]

Works

Novels

Stonewycke trilogy

The Stonewycke Trilogy was written with Judith Pella and published by Bethany House Publishers.

Stonewycke Legacy trilogy

The Stonewycke Legacy was written with Judith Pella and published by Bethany House Publishers.

The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister series

The Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister series was written with Judith Pella and published by Bethany House Publishers.

The Russians trilogy

The Russians trilogy was written with Judith Pella.

Jackson Maxwell duet

Secret of the Rose series

Mercy and Eagleflight series

Adam Livingstone duet

Secrets of Heathersleigh Hall series

Caledonia duet

Destiny Chronicles duet

Shenandoah Sisters and Carolina Cousins series

American Dreams trilogy

Angel Harp duet

Green Hills of Snowdonia duet

Beyond trilogy

Secrets of the Shetlands trilogy

Tribulation Cult duet

Single Titles series

Non-fiction

Early non-fiction

Devotional

Works by and about George MacDonald

Biography

References

  1. ^ Woods, Robert, ed. (2013). Film, Radio, Television and the internet. Evangelical Christians and popular culture : pop goes the gospel / Robert H. Woods Jr., editor; foreword by Mark A. Noll. Santa Barbara, Calif: Praeger. ISBN 978-0-313-38654-1.
  2. ^ "Phillips, Michael R. 1946–". Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Times-Standard, The (2011-06-18). "On harps and sailboats". Times-Standard. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  4. ^ Finch-Durichen, Pauline (November 20, 1993). "Testing and finding faith". Waterloo Region Record. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. p. 81. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  5. ^ "Works by Michael R. Phillips". WorldCat. Retrieved December 21, 2023. Retrieved from worldcat.org on 12/21/2023
  6. ^ Fritz, Janie Harden (2013). Woods Jr., Robert H. (ed.). A prophecy fulfilled: George MacDonald and Evangelical popular culture. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. pp. 45–46.
  7. ^ Trexler, Robert (2018). "New Materials on MacDonald: The Cullen Collection". North Wind: A Journal of George MacDonald Studies. 37: 181.
  8. ^ Trexler, Robert (2018). "New Materials on MacDonald: The Cullen Collection". North Wind: A Journal of George MacDonald Studies. 37: 185.
  9. ^ Pennington, John (2018). "Phillips, Michael. George MacDonald: A Writer's Life. Vol. 38 of The Cullen Collection of the Fiction of George MacDonald. Sunrise Books and Wise Path Books, 2018. 606 pp". North Wind: A Journal of George MacDonald Studies. 37: 193.
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