Title:
Tolkien's faith : a spiritual biography / Holly Ordway.
ISBN:
9781685789916
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Publication Information:
Elk Grove Village, IL : Word on Fire Academic, [2023]
©2023
Physical Description:
480 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm
Contents:
Beginning : 1892-1916. "I am in any case myself a Christian" ; Two worlds ; Mabel's choice ; J.R.P.R.T. ; Learning to pray ; Formation ; Death in a cottage ; A home in the highest ; Horsemaster ; Love's labors ; Towery city ; A second wind ; "The one great thing to love on earth" ; "With this ring I thee wed" -- Middle : 1916-1952. Into battle ; Stella Vespertina ; Demobilization ; "I almost ceased to practice my religion" ; The domestic church ; Fellow pilgrim ; An academic vocation ; Saints and angels ; Charity and forgiveness ; Men of valor ; Darkness visible ; The Inklings ; Praises ; Tolkien's parish -- End : 1952-1973. "I have exposed my heart to be shot at" ; The accredited altar ; Bearing witness ; In the beginning was the word ; Jonah ; "An axe-blow near the roots" ; "The tree is the thing" ; Loyalty ; New friends, new horizons ; "Companions in shipwreck" ; Reuel.
Summary:
"Tolkien's Christian Faith is an exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's Catholic faith and how it shaped his life and his literary work. How was he formed as a Catholic? What was the nature of his spirituality? Why does this matter for our understanding of his writings? These questions are important because Tolkien's Christian faith was at the heart of his life and work, yet it is routinely either overlooked or mishandled." -- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1397038825
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