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Yes, the Eru/God debate is quickly becoming a Morgoth/Satan debate and a Ainur/Angels debate, and so on, but I'm not so sure if this is symbolism, or Tolkien presenting an alternate history of the world we already live in.
Other Christian symbols I've heard are Aragorn= Christ (traveling through the paths of Death to emerge King of all Men) and Frodo= Christ (bearing the sin of the world to be destroyed.)
Themes presented have been the transition from suffering to hope, weakness overcoming mightiness, and the movement of unseen forces.
My personal opinion though, is that symbolism is all well and good, but over-analyzing anything tends to remove some of the wonder. Maybe we should just let Tom Bombadil be Tom Bombadil, and Frodo be Frodo, and Eru be Eru (whatever conections I may draw), and just enjoy the story.
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We can't all be Roas when it comes to analysing... -Lommy
I didn't say you're evil, Roa, I said you're exasperating. -Nerwen
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