The Ring and the Cross (eBook, ePUB)

Christianity and the Lord of the Rings
Redaktion: Kerry, Paul E.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The conversation, sometimes heated, about the influence of Christianity on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien has a long history. What has been lacking is a forum for a civilized discussion about the topic, as well as a chronological overview of the major arguments and themes that have engaged scholars about the impact of Christianity on Tolkien's oeuvre, with particular reference to The Lord of the Rings. The Ring and the Cross addresses these two needs through an articulate and authoritative analyses of Tolkien's Roman Catholicism and the role it plays in understanding his writings. The volume's contributors deftly explain the kinds of interpretations put forward and evidence marshaled when arguing for or against religious influence. The Ring and the Cross invites readers to draw their own conclusions about a subject that has fascinated Tolkien enthusiasts since the publication of his masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781611470659
• Artikelnr.: 38423069

Autorenporträt

Paul E. Kerry is an associate professor of history at Brigham Young University, research associate at Corpus Christi College and visiting fellow at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: The Ring Chapter 3 The Pagan Tolkien
Chapter 4 The Christian Tolkien: A Response to Ronald Hutton Chapter 5 The
Entwives: Investigating the Spritual Core ofLord of the Rings Chapter 6
"Like Heathen Kings:" Religion as Palimpsest in Tolkien's Fiction Chapter 7
Confronting the World's Weirdness: J. R. R. Tolkien'sThe Children of Hurin
Chapter 8 Eru Erased: The Minimalist Cosmology ofThe Lord of the Rings
Chapter 9 The Ring and the Cross: How J. R. R. Tolkien Became a Christian
Writer Part 10 Part II: The Cross Chapter 11 Redeeming Sub-Creation Chapter
12 Catholic Scholar, Catholic Sub-Creator Chapter 13 "An Age Comes On:" J.
R. R. Tolkien and the English Catholic Sense of History Chapter 14 The Lord
of the Rings and the Catholic Understanding of Community Chapter 15
Tracking Catholic Influence inThe Lord of the Rings Chapter 16 Saintly and
Distant Mothers Chapter 17 The "Last Battle" as a Johannine Ragnarok:
Tolkien and the Universal