Theology And Tolkien
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Author | : Lisa Coutras |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2016-08-03 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1137553456 |
Download Tolkien’s Theology of Beauty Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of J.R.R. Tolkien’s narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how, within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of Tolkien’s writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Christianity is often held in an unsteady tension with the pagan despair of his mythic world. Some critics portray these as incompatible, while Christian analysis tends to oversimplify the presence of religious symbolism. This polarity of opinion testifies to the need for a unifying interpretive lens. The fact that Tolkien saw his own writing as “religious” and “Catholic,” yet was preoccupied with pagan mythology, nature, language, and evil, suggests that these areas were wholly integrated with his Christian worldview. Tolkien’s Theology of Beauty examines six structural elements, demonstrating that the author’s Christianity is deeply embedded in the narrative framework of his creative imagination.
Author | : Alison Milbank |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2009-03-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0567390411 |
Download Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Offers a new reading of Tolkien in terms of Chesterton's literary and theological project.
Author | : Peter Kreeft |
Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1586170252 |
Download The Philosophy of Tolkien Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
While nothing can equal or replace the adventure in reading Tolkien's masterwork, The Lord of the Rings, Peter Kreeft says that the journey into its underlying philosophy can be another exhilarating adventure. Thus, Kreeft takes the reader on a voyage of discovery into the philosophical bones of Middle earth. He organizes the philosophical themes in The Lord of the Rings into 50 categories, accompanied by over 1,000 references to the text of Lord.Since many of the great questions of philosophy are included in the 50-theme outline, this book can also be read as an engaging introduction to philosophy. For each of the philosophical topics in Lord, Kreeft presents tools by which they can be understood. Illustrated.
Author | : Trevor A. Hart |
Publisher | : Baylor University Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1932792643 |
Download Tree of Tales Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"This work examines the theological relationship between creation and creativity in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. It does so by bringing together a synthesis of various disciplines and perspectives to the creativity of J.R.R. Tolkien. Hart and Khovacs provide a fresh reading of these important themes in Tolkien, and the result captures the multi-faceted nature of Tolkien's own vivid theology and literary imagination." --Amazon.com.
Author | : Douglas Estes |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 355 |
Release | : 2024-08-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1978712642 |
Download Theology and Tolkien Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Lord of the Rings and other works of J.R.R. Tolkien have had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In print and on film, Tolkien’s works seem to be incredible epics, but religious aspects are less obvious. Yet Tolkien himself stated in his letters that the chief conflicts of his epic works were “about God, and His sole right to divine Honour,” and whether Sauron can wrest and destroy all that is good in Middle-earth. It is from this that readers awaken to the theological truths that imbue Tolkien’s works. In Theology and Tolkien: Constructive Theology, an international group of scholars consider how Tolkien’s works (and Jackson’s interpretations) can help us build better theologies for use in our world today. From essays on the music of creation in the Ainulindalë, to angels, demons, and Balrogs, to Tolkien’s theology of God, providence, evil, and love, to the eschatology of the Final Chord of the Great Music, this book invites the reader to journey through Middle-earth as the contributors engage the theology of Tolkien’s works and its impact on the world.
Author | : Michael T. Jahosky |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2020-09-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1725263149 |
Download The Good News of the Return of the King Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Although many people today reject Christianity for intellectual reasons, greater numbers of people are rejecting Christianity because it does not engage their imagination. Christians must not only demonstrate that the Christian worldview is true, but that it is also good, beautiful, and relevant. The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle-earth is a book that endeavors to show the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ, the gospel, and the biblical metanarrative by engaging the imagination through J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, as well as The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. In this book, I propose that J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a story about what Jesus' parables are about: the good news about the return of the king. As a work of imaginative fiction similar to Jesus' parables, The Lord of the Rings can bypass both intellectual and imaginative objections to the gospel and pull back the "veil of familiarity" that obscures the gospel for many.
Author | : Ralph C. Wood |
Publisher | : Westminster John Knox Press |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780664234669 |
Download The Gospel According to Tolkien Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Readers have repeatedly called The Lord of the Rings the most important book of our age--absorbing all 1,500 of its pages with an almost fanatical interest and seeing the Peter Jackson movies in unprecedented numbers. Readers from ages 8 to 80 keep turning to Tolkien because here, in this magical kingdom, they are immersed in depth after depth of significance and meaning--perceiving the Hope that can be found amidst despair, the Charity that overcomes vengeance, and the Faith that springs from the strange power of weakness. The Gospel According to Tolkien examines biblical and Christian themes that are found in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Follow Ralph Wood as he takes us through the theological depths of Tolkien's literary legacy.
Author | : Mark Eddy Smith |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780830823123 |
Download Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
For Christians who are fans of Tolkien, Smith compares the tales of the Hobbits to those of spirituality, wherein God calls those that listen to embark on a journey.
Author | : Paul E. Kerry |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1611470641 |
Download The Ring and the Cross Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The conversation, sometimes heated, about the influence of Christianity on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien has a long history. What has been lacking is a forum for a civilized discussion about the topic, as well as a chronological overview of the major arguments and themes that have engaged scholars about the impact of Christianity on Tolkien's oeuvre, with particular reference to The Lord of the Rings. The Ring and the Cross addresses these two needs through an articulate and authoritative analyses of Tolkien's Roman Catholicism and the role it plays in understanding his writings. The volume's contributors deftly explain the kinds of interpretations put forward and evidence marshaled when arguing for or against religious influence. The Ringand the Cross invites readers to draw their own conclusions about a subject that has fascinated Tolkien enthusiasts since the publication of his masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings.
Author | : Michael John Halsall |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2020-01-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1532641109 |
Download Creation and Beauty in Tolkien's Catholic Vision Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book invites readers into Tolkien’s world through the lens of a variety of philosophers, all of whom owe a rich debt to the Neoplatonic philosophical tradition. It places Tolkien’s mythology against a wider backdrop of Catholic philosophy and asks serious questions about the nature of creation, the nature of God, what it means to be good, and the problem of evil. Halsall sets Tolkien alongside both his contemporaries and ancient authors, revealing his careful use of literary devices inspired by them to craft his own “mythology for England.”