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littlemanpoet · 03-31-2002, 05:23 PM

Apparently I'm uncool or irritated somebody (lowest rating) Oh well.

Take a look back about 30 days to see a discussion on Tolkien and the Bible in Books, I think. It probably answers every question you have.

Wondering what happens next exists for people in New Guinea and the Amazon who are being reached for the first time with the Christian Bible. It's totally brand new to them and they're being told that the whole thing is true. I'm told it's very life changing positively for them, unlike what you may be led to believe from movies like "At Play in the Fields of the Lord".

So one of Tolkien's primary achievements was making the good news fresh, what he called in "On Fairie Stories", 'the evangelium' and 'eucatastrophe'. Check out On Faerie Stories for real insight into what Tolkien was trying to do.

03-31-2002, 05:23 PM	#4
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Apparently I'm uncool or irritated somebody (lowest rating) Oh well. Take a look back about 30 days to see a discussion on Tolkien and the Bible in Books, I think. It probably answers every question you have. Wondering what happens next exists for people in New Guinea and the Amazon who are being reached for the first time with the Christian Bible. It's totally brand new to them and they're being told that the whole thing is true. I'm told it's very life changing positively for them, unlike what you may be led to believe from movies like "At Play in the Fields of the Lord". So one of Tolkien's primary achievements was making the good news fresh, what he called in "On Fairie Stories", 'the evangelium' and 'eucatastrophe'. Check out On Faerie Stories for real insight into what Tolkien was trying to do.