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Tolkien's Theology of Beauty - Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middle-earth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Tolkien's Theology of Beauty - Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middle-earth (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of
J.R.R. Tolkien's narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian
worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how,
within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental
beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of
Tolkien's writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy. J.R.R.
Tolkien's Christianity is often held in an unsteady tension with
the pagan despair of his mythic world. Some critics portray these
as incompatible, while Christian analysis tends to oversimplify the
presence of religious symbolism. This polarity of opinion testifies
to the need for a unifying interpretive lens. The fact that Tolkien
saw his own writing as "religious" and "Catholic," yet was
preoccupied with pagan mythology, nature, language, and evil,
suggests that these areas were wholly integrated with his Christian
worldview. Tolkien's Theology of Beauty examines six structural
elements, demonstrating that the author's Christianity is deeply
embedded in the narrative framework of his creative imagination.
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