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goldwine · 02-20-2002, 01:22 AM

QUOTE 2. There are also arguments that whilst Tolkien's books were not directly allegorical in intention, his Christian beliefs somehow suffuse the works with an explicitly Biblical morality.

I guess that as LOTR in particular contains evident themes and truths which are obvious also in scripture it is easy to relate the two. Add to this the fact that Tolkien (by our understanding of a Christian) had a relationship with the living God and the two flow together! God's truths are going to be in LOTR - not in totality of course, but a reflection of them. They may not be obvious to everyone, but the inspiration for Tolkien's work would have been not only the language and historical texts he researched and loved, but the bible that he loved also. I find it an unavoidable conclusion!

02-20-2002, 01:22 AM	#93
goldwine Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Australia Posts: 64	QUOTE 2. There are also arguments that whilst Tolkien's books were not directly allegorical in intention, his Christian beliefs somehow suffuse the works with an explicitly Biblical morality. I guess that as LOTR in particular contains evident themes and truths which are obvious also in scripture it is easy to relate the two. Add to this the fact that Tolkien (by our understanding of a Christian) had a relationship with the living God and the two flow together! God's truths are going to be in LOTR - not in totality of course, but a reflection of them. They may not be obvious to everyone, but the inspiration for Tolkien's work would have been not only the language and historical texts he researched and loved, but the bible that he loved also. I find it an unavoidable conclusion! __________________ 2A Balrog. A demon from the underpants (Gandalf)