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Is ‘Lord of the Rings’ Christian?

Is Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ a Christian book? In one sense, no, for neither God nor Christ is mentioned. But in a deeper sense, yes, for the workings of redemptive providence run through the whole story.

Good and Evil Are Not Equals

Don’t give Peter Jackson all the credit. He wasn’t the first to desire an adult version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s children’s story The Hobbit. According to author and scholar Colin Duriez, it was actually Tolkien himself who initially had the…