Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues: Discovering the Spiritual Themes of the "Lord of the Rings" - Softcover

Smith, Mark Eddy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830823123 ISBN 13: 9780830823123

Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press,US, 2002

Synopsis

Thirty meditations on the virtues to be found in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. From the back cover: In the journey from birth to death, you will be asked to leave behind everything you have known, and to bear what treasure you have to an uncertain end. When the road is invisible, impassable or crowded with foes, the tale of Frodo and his friends offers hope that you will be given the strength and the help you need to keep walking, as well as a reminder that you are not alone.

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Synopsis:

The mere recollection of [this phrase] sends chills down my spine. I have been reading this tale since I was twelve years old, taking it from my shelf every year or so and returning to Middle Earth, drinking it in, pulling sustenance from it the way a tree draws earth with its roots. I have never grown weary of it. As I get older, and learn more of what sort of person I am, and continue sojourning to the rich soil of the Shire and the high towers of Minas Tirith, I discover that many of my notions of what is good and right and noble in this world have their source in that one. The Lord of the Rings offers us the most essential lessons in living. Here we discover ordinary virtues, like generosity, pity, hospitality and rest. We meet extraordinary people, like Bilbo, Gandalf, Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel. We learn about the roots of destruction in pride and betrayal. And we find the ingredients for success, such as community and sacrifice. God calls each of us - even the most simple - to a journey. We may be asked to leave behind everything we have grown dependent on. And when this is the case, the tale of Frodo and his friends offers hope that we will be given the strength and the help we need to overcome every obstacle and defeat every foe. This book will help you find the way.

About this edition

• Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press,US
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0830823123
• ISBN 13: 9780830823123
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 132