Researchers at the University of Maine and Kingswood University are conducting a brief survey to understand Christians’ experiences with religion and works of fantasy. If you are 18 or older, grew up Christian, and were ever told by an authority figure like a parent, grandparent, youth leader, or religious official to avoid reading or watching what…
Tag: Lord of the Rings
Call for Papers: Theology, Religion, and Middle Earth
Theology, Religion, and Middle Earth Edited by Scott Donahue-Martens, Ph.D., and Brandon Simonson, Ph.D. Few works have made such a lasting impact on the fantasy genre or captured the imagination as those of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien’s fiction, essays, letters, and more are widely read and loved. His works, and his high fantasy setting known as…
What About Second Advent? Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy as Seasonal Inspiration
By Danny Anderson For the past several years, my family and I have made a tradition of watching through Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy in the Thanksgiving window. In all honesty, the tradition wasn’t born out of an intentional act of religious devotion. Thanksgiving break simply provided ample free-time to luxuriate in the…
Call for Papers: Theology and Tolkien
No proper list of the greatest works of English literature in the twentieth century can exclude the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. His works are not only much-read and beloved, but also Hollywoodized (Peter Jackson), and have launched (or, perhaps, re-envisioned) an entire genre of fiction. As a result, they have made an indelible…
Ents, Hobbits, and Salvation in the Shadow of Charlottesville: David Roberts on “The God Who Saves”
A great engagement by David Roberts with the work of David Congdon over at DET: What form, then, does a such informed church assume in our present situation? I can speak only as a person of privilege in this space. But, in light of Congdon’s proposal, a few suggestions: A practiced, visible presence in the…
Pop Culture and Theology 