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The Christian World Of The Hobbit (2012)

by Devin Brown(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

142674949X (ISBN13: 9781426749490)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Abingdon Press

review 1: Okay, so I usually read fantasy or science fiction or something like that. It's not that I don't read things that are good for my brain -- I'm in medicine, so I'm reading science all day long, so when I choose my leisure reading, it's usually just fun things. But this book intrigued me. First, it's fairly short. Then, just a glance through it showed me the author wasn't interested in impressing me with his great big high-falutin' vocabulary about philosophy and psychology and theology. He just wanted to say, nice and clearly, what we all recognize but perhaps only could feel instead of verbalize -- that Tolkein was obviously a deeply religious man, devoted to the idea that a person's choices can lead him toward good or evil, and that making these choices on a daily ba... moresis is what builds our character. There are some wonderful essays about the "sacred ordinary" and other side issues. A very worthwhile book.
review 2: Tolkien was devoutly Catholic in his religious beliefs, and he *frequently* & *OPENLY* stated that he intended Christian religious messages, morals, ethics & principles to be conveyed through his "fairy tale" writings.Devin Brown does an amazing job, through extensive Tolkienian quotations of his books, essays, lectures & letters, to establish the very Christian religious messages found within both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.One need not be Christian (or even religious) to appreciate the insightful & scholarly value of this book. But to ignore the religious intentions of Tolkien's works would be very detrimental to the credibility of one's own interpretations of Tolkien's tales.Highly recommended. less

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