Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien

Book Review: Finding God In The Lord Of The Rings

Posted on February 3, 2016 by nathanalbright

Finding God In The Lord Of The Rings, by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware Like its companion volume on Finding God In The Hobbit, this volume is short and seeks to demonstrate the moral intent and worldview behind Tolkien’s classic … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Finding God In The Hobbit

Posted on February 3, 2016 by nathanalbright

Finding God In The Hobbit, by Jim Ware This book is fairly slim, coming in at around 200 relatively small pages if one includes its introduction. Yet, for its small size, much like a hobbit in fact, it is a … Continue reading →

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A Desolate Transition

Posted on December 16, 2013 by nathanalbright

Today I happened to watch The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, and I found some elements of the movie to be noteworthy, noteworthy enough to at least provide the movie with some personal relevance. I would like to discuss that … Continue reading →

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Catastrophe and Eucatastrophe

Posted on December 9, 2010 by nathanalbright

J.R.R. Tolkien, the justly famous British scholar and fantasy author, invented the term eucatastrophe to refer to the redemption present in the greatest stories of humanity as well as the Gospel.  A eucatastrophe is a happy ending that honestly faces … Continue reading →

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