A story written by Hannah Hurnard, Hinds' Feet on High Places is a first-rate allegory, in the same class as Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. It tells of the journey of Much-Afraid as she escapes her relatives, the Fearings, and travels to the Kingdom of Love.
There are two kinds of allegorical stories: the first kind (and the kind which I like) involves characters whose name is their attribute (i.e. Obstinate, Pliable) and tells a story which seeks to prove something about those attributes and is not simply a retelling of another story; the second kind (which usually annoys me) involves an attempt to retell a story I have already heard, substituting names and places which fool no one.
This is an allegory of the first kind. Hurnard narrates the journey of a woman who longs to soar above her fears, depicting her fight against the more subtle adversaries that we face, enemies that come from within ourselves. I was satisfied by its resolution.
God Bless
There are two kinds of allegorical stories: the first kind (and the kind which I like) involves characters whose name is their attribute (i.e. Obstinate, Pliable) and tells a story which seeks to prove something about those attributes and is not simply a retelling of another story; the second kind (which usually annoys me) involves an attempt to retell a story I have already heard, substituting names and places which fool no one.
This is an allegory of the first kind. Hurnard narrates the journey of a woman who longs to soar above her fears, depicting her fight against the more subtle adversaries that we face, enemies that come from within ourselves. I was satisfied by its resolution.
God Bless
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I have that book and have been meaning to read it for some time. It sounds really good though, so I might just have to begin that one soon.
I had the book for many months before I read it.
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