The works of J.RR. Tolkien have not only redefined a genre of literature and had a far-reaching impact on culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, but his name has joined the ranks of authors such as Shakespeare, Milton, Dostoevsky, Donne, and Dickensauthors who make us think differently about the world, including the creator of the world and the meaning of life. In Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology, an international group of scholars consider what Tolkiens works (and Jacksons interpretations) can teach us about living out our theology in the world. From essays on Tolkiens insights into community, what we can learn about our spiritual senses from encounters with the Nazgūl, the pastoral wisdom of Treebeard, and the theological value of foodincluding second breakfastswe invite you to journey with us through Middle-earth as we engage the applicability of Tolkiens works for theology and our world.
Recenzijos
Estes has done a great service for scholars and fans of Middle-earth alike who want to dig deeper into such key Tolkien themes as friendship and fellowship, death and immortality, salvation and sub-creation, theodicy and the corruption of the senses, the art of power and the power of art, and even home and food. All the writers balance a critical eye with a robust love of the legendarium and a desire to be changed, theoretically and practically, by their interaction with Tolkien. I was particularly glad to see several of the contributors analyze Jacksons films alongside Tolkiens epic in a positive and fruitful way. -- Louis Markos, Houston Christian University; author of Tolkien for Beginners and On the Shoulders of Hobbits
Part One: The Shire
1Koinonia in The Lord of the Rings
Philip Ryken
2Searching for Home in Middle-earth
J. Collin Huber
3Love at the Burning Edge of Doom: Friendship and Biblical Theology in The
Lord of the Rings
Chris Bruno and Mark Brians
4Her Heart Changed, or at Least She Understood It
Christine Falk Dalessio
Part Two: Osgiliath
5Gandalf Grey, Apostle to Men and Elves
Douglas Estes
6Reading Barth on Jacksons Set: Threefold Salvation in The Lord of the Rings
Trilogy
Jerome Van Kuiken
7Art and Sub-Creation: Tolkiens Theology of Art
Miguel Benitez, Jr.
8The Culture Wars and The Lord of the Rings: Models of Christian Engagement
Alex Sosler
9Theodicies in The Lord of the Rings
Rodrigo Follis, Fįbio Augusto Darius, and Ismael Silva
Part Three: The Greenway
10A Nutritious Reading: A Theological View of Food in Tolkiens Writing
Federico Maria Rossi
11Nazgūl and the Perversion of Spiritual Senses
Trevor B. Williams
12Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Greed and Power in J.R.R. Tolkiens
Works
Anthony Glaise
13The Doom of Elves and Men: A Thought Experiment on Death and Immortality
Keith A. Mathison
14Thinking Like an Ent: Treebeard and the Pastoral Wisdom of Eugene Peterson
Trygve D. Johnson
Douglas Estes (PhD, University of Nottingham) currently teaches at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.
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