Theology and Tolkien
Practical Theology
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 22. August 2023
292 pages
978-1-9787-1267-6 (ISBN)
Description
The works of J.R.R. Tolkien have not only redefined a genre of literature but also had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Tolkien's name has joined the ranks of authors such as Shakespeare, Milton, Dostoevsky, Donne, and Dickens who make us think differently about the world. In Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology, an international group of scholars consider what Tolkien's works (and Jackson's film interpretations) can teach us about living out our theology in the world. From essays on Tolkien's insights into community, what we can learn about our spiritual senses from encounters with the Nazgûl, the pastoral wisdom of Treebeard, to the theological value of food-including second breakfasts-we invite you to journey with us through Middle-earth as we engage the applicability of Tolkien's works for theology and our world.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-9787-1267-6 (9781978712676)
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08/2023
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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Persons
Douglas Estes (PhD, University of Nottingham) currently teaches at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.
Content
Part One: The Shire
1 Koinonia in The Lord of the Rings
Philip Ryken
2 Searching for Home in Middle-earth
J. Collin Huber
3 Love at the Burning Edge of Doom: Friendship and Biblical Theology in The Lord of the Rings
Chris Bruno and Mark Brians
4 "Her Heart Changed, or at Least She Understood It"
Christine Falk Dalessio
Part Two: Osgiliath
5 Gandalf Grey, Apostle to Men and Elves
Douglas Estes
6 Reading Barth on Jackson's Set: Threefold Salvation in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Jerome Van Kuiken
7 Art and Sub-Creation: Tolkien's Theology of Art
Miguel Benitez, Jr.
8 The Culture Wars and The Lord of the Rings: Models of Christian Engagement
Alex Sosler
9 Theodicies in The Lord of the Rings
Rodrigo Follis, Fábio Augusto Darius, and Ismael Silva
Part Three: The Greenway
10 A Nutritious Reading: A Theological View of Food in Tolkien's Writing
Federico Maria Rossi
11 Nazgûl and the Perversion of Spiritual Senses
Trevor B. Williams
12 "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost": Greed and Power in
1 Koinonia in The Lord of the Rings
Philip Ryken
2 Searching for Home in Middle-earth
J. Collin Huber
3 Love at the Burning Edge of Doom: Friendship and Biblical Theology in The Lord of the Rings
Chris Bruno and Mark Brians
4 "Her Heart Changed, or at Least She Understood It"
Christine Falk Dalessio
Part Two: Osgiliath
5 Gandalf Grey, Apostle to Men and Elves
Douglas Estes
6 Reading Barth on Jackson's Set: Threefold Salvation in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Jerome Van Kuiken
7 Art and Sub-Creation: Tolkien's Theology of Art
Miguel Benitez, Jr.
8 The Culture Wars and The Lord of the Rings: Models of Christian Engagement
Alex Sosler
9 Theodicies in The Lord of the Rings
Rodrigo Follis, Fábio Augusto Darius, and Ismael Silva
Part Three: The Greenway
10 A Nutritious Reading: A Theological View of Food in Tolkien's Writing
Federico Maria Rossi
11 Nazgûl and the Perversion of Spiritual Senses
Trevor B. Williams
12 "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost": Greed and Power in
