Tolkien's faith : a spiritual biography /
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 importa...
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Elk Grove Village, Illinois :
Word on Fire Academic,
[2023].
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Table of 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.