Middle-earth and the Middle Ages
Arguably the most important literary influence on The Lord of the Rings, the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf, helps us understand the way in which Tolkien both conceals and reveals the deepest […]
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To J. R. R. Tolkien
On a day when Fall’s first leaves were flying And the wind was howling and geese were crying And clouds were black and the sun was hiding, Word first came, […]
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The Imaginative Power of Sub-Creation
The brave things in the old tales and songs, Mr. Frodo: adventures, as I used to call them. I used to think that they were things the wonderful folk of […]
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The Heroism of the Ordinary in The Lord of the Rings
G.K. Chesterton defended the value of fairy tales as he wrote Orthodoxy. Specifically, he wrote, “Fairyland is nothing but the sunny country of common sense. It is not earth that […]
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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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Tales of Courage and Hope: Hamilton in Middle Earth and Narnia: Part One
Hey yo, I’m just like my country I’m young scrappy and hungry And I’m not throwing away my shot.[1] By means of all created things, without exception, the divine […]
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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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The Lord of the Rings and Consolation Concerning Death
Along with the fear of heights and of public speaking, thanatophobia — the fear of death — usually makes most Top Ten Fears lists. Given the grim statistic that one […]
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Tales of Courage and Hope: Hamilton in Middle Earth and Narnia: Part Two
We continue our look at Hamilton from the perspective of Oxford Professors C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Part one showed how issues of group and individual significance, […]
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Lewis in La La Land
City of stars Are you shining just for me? City of stars There’s so much that I can’t see Who knows? Is this the start of something wonderful and new? […]
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