A Passage to Something Better
He [Tolkien] folded into his work something fresh and unexpected, something vital and important: a tear drop from his own flesh and blood. From one perspective, the change was minor, […]
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Tag: Hope
Hope in Dystopia
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” George Orwell, 1984 Why is the dystopian theme in literature consistently popular? Let’s be honest […]
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A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Persistence of Hope
Perhaps one of the most obvious characteristics of our world is that evil and suffering exist. No matter how hard we try to improve our condition, the forces of darkness […]
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Tales of Courage and Hope: Black Panther in Middle Earth and Narnia
How do we become good or evil? … All these philosophers are wrong, probably because most of them do not have children. Parents and children know the answer: by example. […]
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Hope, Life, and the Fountain of Trevi
Visitors from all over the world are drawn to the city of Rome and among all of the city’s historical and artistic sites, one of the biggest draws is the […]
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Lava: A Story of Love and Hope
The world is looking for hope. We want to believe that whatever is going on, circumstances can change . . . things will get better. Pixar’s 2015 short film, Lava, […]
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A Reason for Our Hope: The Role of Fairy Stories in Christian Apologetics
One of the objectives of Christian apologetics is to heed Peter’s instruction to “always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for […]
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