The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-Earth |
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Ralph Wood
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Pages: 224 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0664226108
Pub: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Pub date: 2003-10-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 205550
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The Gospel According to Tolkien - review (11/12 people found this helpful)
This is a very good read, by a theology professor who pulls few punches when writing about grown-up Christianity, yet accessible and readable by lay-people who might lack specialised theological vocabulary. Ralph C Wood deals not only with the more obvious Christian themes to be found throughout Tolkien's writings, but also draws out other strands of Christian and (small-c) catholic teaching which (embarrassingly!) had not previously occurred to this traditionally-inclined Anglican reader. My only reservations concern the typos, editorial slips and straightforward silly factual mistakes which appear throughout the book at fairly regular intervals, giving it the appearance of being a "rushed job" and marring what could otherwise have been an exemplary and insightful study of Tolkien from a Christian perspective. If it goes to a second edition I hope these will be corrected, and then it will merit a 4-star rating. As it stands, the book is still a valuable addition to any Tolkienian's library. From the point of view of the average parish priest, it would make an ideal "peg" on which to hang a study course for older teens/young adults who have found spiritual meaning and inspiration in the recent films based on "The Lord of the Rings" but who might not be so familiar with the books!
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