Tolkien dogmatics : theology through mythology with the maker of middle-earth / Austin M. Freeman.
| Author/creator | Freeman, Austin M., 1989- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Bellingham, WA : Lexham Press, [2022] |
| Copyright Date | cu2022 |
| Description | ix, 476 pages ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prolegomena -- God -- Revelation -- Creation -- Humanity -- Angels -- The Fall -- Evil and sin -- Satan and demons -- Christ and salvation -- The Church -- Christian life -- Last things. |
| Abstract | "J. R. R. Tolkien was many things: English Catholic, father and husband, survivor of two world wars, Oxford professor, and author. But he was also a theologian. Tolkieńs writings exhibit a coherent theology of God and his works, but Tolkien did not present his views with systematic arguments. Rather, he expressed theology through story. In Tolkien Dogmatics, Austin M. Freeman inspects Tolkieńs entire corpuśThe Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and beyond́as a window into his theology. In his stories, lectures, and letters, Tolkien creatively and carefully engaged with his Christian faith. Tolkien Dogmatics is a comprehensive manual of Tolkieńs theological thought arranged in traditional systematic theology categories, with sections on God, revelation, creation, evil, Christ and salvation, the church, and last things. Through Tolkieńs imagination, we reencounter our faith" -- Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-370) and indexes. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| ISBN | 9781683596677 |
| ISBN | 1683596676 (paperback) |
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