"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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Main Author: Vassányi, Miklós 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: 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)
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
NBE Anthropology
NBK Soteriology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)