Issue 78. J.R.R. Tolkien & the Lord of the Rings


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His wartime creation of Middle-earth
His part in C.S. Lewis's conversion
His artistry with brush and pen ... and more.

Explore the world of J.R.R. Tolkien—a Christian author in a modern time and place shadowed by war. Learn how his work is a response to the condition of his times, and how the great novelist developed creatively through his interaction with his children—at times his only audience. Imagine first hearing The Hobbit as a father's bedtime story!

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • Meeting Professor Tolkien
    An American professor spent a summer with Tolkien. He remembers the man, his faith, and his writings.
  • Tolkien: Man Behind the Myth
    Also: "Most Married Man"
    Also: A feeling for Language
    Also: A niggling Art
  • The Christian Humanists
    Tolkien joined these authors in countering the decadence of a dark century.
  • One Truth, Many Tales
    How did Tolkien’s approach to writing for a secularizing world compare with those of his contemporaries?
  • Sacramental Imagination
    Catholicism anchored Tolkien’s life and suffused his writings.
  • Good and Evil in Middle-earth
    The characters are mythic, but the epic sweeps across a Christian moral landscape.
  • Gallery: The Inklings
    Tolkien relished his weekly meetings with this club of remarkable friends.
  • Tollers & Jack
    Tolkien and Lewis made an odd couple, but they contributed profoundly to each other’s work.
  • Hobbits & Englishmen
    His were small people surmounting impossible odds.
  • Father of Epic Fantasy
    Scores of authors have paid Tolkien the highest homage-imitation.
  • An Unexpected Party
    Tolkien found himself, in the 1960s, hosting a growing American fan club.
    Also: The "idol" speaks
    Departments
  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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