Theology and Tolkien: Constructive Theology - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1978712634 ISBN 13 : 9781978712638

Editeur : Fortress Academic, 2024

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Douglas Estes is associate professor of Religion at New College of Florida.

Austin M. Freeman (PhD, systematic theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) specializes in the theology of fantasy literature, especially that of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fortress Academic
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1978712634
• ISBN 13: 9781978712638
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 354
• Éditeur: Estes Douglas
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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