Tolkien Dogmatics
Theology Through Mythology With the Maker of Middle-earth
Lexham Press · Print & ebook · November 16, 2022
Theology through mythology J.
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- Genres
- Religion in the Arts, Christian Theology, SF & Fantasy Criticism
- Published
- Lexham Press, November 16, 2022
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Theology through mythology J. R. R. Tolkien was many things: English Catholic, father and husband, survivor of two world wars, Oxford professor, and author. But he was also a theologian. Tolkien’s writings exhibit a coherent theology of God and his works, but Tolkien did not present his views with systematic arguments. Rather, he expressed theology through story.
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In Tolkien Dogmatics, Austin M. Freeman inspects Tolkien’s entire corpus—The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond—as a window into his theology. In his stories, lectures, and letters, Tolkien creatively and carefully engaged with his Christian faith. Tolkien Dogmatics is a comprehensive manual of Tolkien’s theological thought arranged in traditional systematic theology categories, with sections on God, revelation, creation, evil, Christ and salvation, the church, and last things. Through Tolkien’s imagination, we reencounter our faith.
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| SF & Fantasy Criticism | 53% |
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| Religion in the Arts | 45% |
| Christian Theology | 36% |
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- Authors
- Austin M. Freeman
- Publisher
- Lexham Press
- Published
- November 16, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook