"At journey's end, in darkness": a reticent redemption in "The lord of the rings"
In this paper, the author is trying to disentangle and analyse the principles of Tolkien’s implicit soteriology in The Lord of the Rings. The paper argues that Tokien’s novel is a metaphysical statement about redemption which only adumbrates, and does not clarify, how mankind is saved by divine grac...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 76, Issue: 3, Pages: 232-240 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973, The lord of the rings
/ Soteriology
/ Fall of Man (Motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture NBE Anthropology NBK Soteriology |
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| Summary: | In this paper, the author is trying to disentangle and analyse the principles of Tolkien’s implicit soteriology in The Lord of the Rings. The paper argues that Tokien’s novel is a metaphysical statement about redemption which only adumbrates, and does not clarify, how mankind is saved by divine grace. At the same time, The Lord of the Rings is unambiguous about the Fall. Hence it seems reasonable to say that Tolkien’s work is a reticent soteriology. In order to find an adequate framework for its historical interpretation, the paper also refers to Thomas Mann’s and T. S. Eliot’s respective oeuvres. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2327 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2015.1072834 |