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Lord of the Rings: Tolkien Special Section

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Special Extended DVD Edition

An extra 50 minutes has been added to the multiple Oscar winner—some of it good, some of it not. But the two extra discs, loaded with terrific bonus material, are worth the price of admission.
from Christianity Today Movies

One Ring Rules Them All
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King sweeps the Oscars with a record-tying 11 awards.
from Christianity Today Movies

The Return of the King: Best Picture, Perhaps, But Not Best Version
The author of The Battle for Middle-Earth examines the missing theology of the cinematic blockbuster.
from Christianity Today Movies

Doing Tolkien Justice
The Christian virtues of humility and sacrifice filter through a tarnished triumph.
from Christianity Today magazine

The Lure of the Obvious in Peter Jackson's The Return of the King
The film adaptations of a 1,200 page novel required making significant changes to the story. But at what cost?
from Christianity Today magazine

Where to Go for all Things Tolkien
The best sites on the Internet about the man, his faith, his books, the Inklings and the movies.
from Christianity Today magazine

Christian History Corner: The Lord of the Rings: What Harvest?
A reader's guide to the best of epic fantasy.
from Christianity Today & Christian History magazine

Christian History Corner: Saint J. R. R. the Evangelist
Tolkien wanted his Lord of the Rings to echo the "Lord of Lords"—but do we have ears to hear?
from Christianity Today & Christian History magazine

Tolkien Canonized
Should the creator of the Lord of the Rings be acknowledged as the foremost author of the twentieth century?
from Books & Culture magazine

Books & Culture Corner: Saint Frodo and the Potter Demon
The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter series spring from the same source.
from Books & Culture magazine

Good and Evil in Middle-earth
The characters are mythic, but the epic sweeps across a Christian moral landscape.
from Christian History magazine

An Unexpected Party
Like Bilbo discovering one dwarf after another at his door, Tolkien found himself, in the 1960s, hosting a growing American fan club.
from Christian History magazine

Soul Wars, Episode Two
The second Lord of the Rings film raises the spiritual stakes.
from Christianity Today magazine

Does The Lord of the Rings Teach Salvation By Works?
The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth talk about whether Tolkien was too ignorant of evil and other subjects.
from Christianity Today magazine

Why The Lord of the Rings Is Dangerous
The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth talk about the Christian life in Faerie.
from Christianity Today magazine

Hobbits Aren't Fence-Sitters
The authors of Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues and J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth discuss why Tolkien hated modernity and thinking about evil—and whether he was right to do so.
from Christianity Today magazine

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J.R.R. Tolkien Issue: Man Behind the Myth
from Christian History, Issue 78, Spring 2003

Good and Evil in Middle-earth
The characters are mythic, but the epic sweeps across a Christian moral landscape.

Meeting Professor Tolkien
An American professor spent a summer with Tolkien. He remembers the man, his faith, and his writings.

The Christian Humanists
Tolkien joined these authors in countering the decadence of a dark century.

One Truth, Many Tales
How did Tolkien's approach to writing for a secularizing world compare with those of his contemporaries?

Sacramental Imagination
Catholicism anchored Tolkien's life and suffused his writings.

Gallery: The Inklings
Tolkien relished his weekly meetings with this club of remarkable friends.

Tollers & Jack
Tolkien and Lewis made an odd couple, but they contributed profoundly to each other's work.

Hobbits & Englishmen
His were small people surmounting impossible odds.

Father of Epic Fantasy
Scores of authors have paid Tolkien the highest homage—imitation.

An Unexpected Party
Tolkien found himself, in the 1960s, hosting a growing American fan club.


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