A literary reflection by Kate Deddens on George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin. This is one installment of a monthly series providing reflections on works of literature from a Lutheran perspective. “Let no one think himself too wise, and disdain … child’s play. When Christ wished to teach men, he became a man. If we are to teach children, we must become children. Would God we had more of this child’s play,”[1] wrote Martin Luther. Children should be taught in “a childlike...
