Theology and Tolkien - Practical Theology

J.R.R. Tolkien and his works have impacted many areas of thought and culture, including theology. In Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology, an international group of scholars discuss numerous themes related to living out theology in our world today.

List of contents

Part One: The Shire
1 Koinonia in The Lord of the Rings
Philip Ryken
2 Searching for Home in Middle-earth
J. Collin Huber
3 Love at the Burning Edge of Doom: Friendship and Biblical Theology in The Lord of the Rings
Chris Bruno and Mark Brians
4 "Her Heart Changed, or at Least She Understood It"
Christine Falk Dalessio
Part Two: Osgiliath
5 Gandalf Grey, Apostle to Men and Elves
Douglas Estes
6 Reading Barth on Jackson's Set: Threefold Salvation in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Jerome Van Kuiken
7 Art and Sub-Creation: Tolkien's Theology of Art
Miguel Benitez, Jr.
8 The Culture Wars and The Lord of the Rings: Models of Christian Engagement
Alex Sosler
9 Theodicies in The Lord of the Rings
Rodrigo Follis, Fábio Augusto Darius, and Ismael Silva
Part Three: The Greenway
10 A Nutritious Reading: A Theological View of Food in Tolkien's Writing
Federico Maria Rossi
11 Nazgûl and the Perversion of Spiritual Senses
Trevor B. Williams
12 "Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost": Greed and Power in

About the author

Douglas Estes is associate professor of religion at New College of Florida.Douglas Estes is associate professor of religion at New College of Florida.Chapurukha Kusimba is professor of anthropology at American University.

Summary

J.R.R. Tolkien and his works have impacted many areas of thought and culture, including theology. In Theology and Tolkien: Practical Theology, an international group of scholars discuss numerous themes related to living out theology in our world today.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Estes
• Assisted by: Douglas Estes (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2023
• EAN: 9781978712669
• ISBN: 978-1-978712-66-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Theology and Tolkien
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Science Fiction, Fantasy, FICTION / Science Fiction / General, FICTION / Fantasy / General, The arts: general issues, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, ART / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, The arts: general topics