Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography
Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography Tolkien described The Lord of the Rings as "a fundamentally religious and Catholic work" and declared, "I am a Christian (which can be deduced from my…
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Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography
Tolkien described The Lord of the Rings as "a fundamentally religious and Catholic work" and declared, "I am a Christian (which can be deduced from my stories)." Yet he insisted his writings were not allegories, and Middle-earth is loved by millions who do not share his religious beliefs. Holly Ordway answers that question biographically, focusing on Tolkien's spiritual development, a dramatic story that previous accounts of his life have left largely unexplored. How were his faith and his fiction related?
His Anglican upbringing was overturned when his mother converted to Catholicism. Here we find that Tolkien's faith was hard won. Soon afterward, she died, leaving Tolkien under the guardianship of a Catholic priest, who forbade him to see his Protestant girlfriend, whom nonetheless he eventually married.
The Great War, in which most of his close friends were killed, deepened
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