Christianity and Tolkien - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rhod the Red · 11-22-2012, 03:53 AM

Well if people read it with a kind of religious filter, they're idiots.

He didn't write the books as a religious kind of text, but to 'create a mythology' for the modern world. We know he was dissatisfied with the Aurthurian legends, etc.

And for the Hobbit; intended as a book for children.

Anything else for either book is pure intellectual dishonesty.

11-22-2012, 03:53 AM	#11
Rhod the Red Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 257	Well if people read it with a kind of religious filter, they're idiots. He didn't write the books as a religious kind of text, but to 'create a mythology' for the modern world. We know he was dissatisfied with the Aurthurian legends, etc. And for the Hobbit; intended as a book for children. Anything else for either book is pure intellectual dishonesty. __________________ Head of the Fifth Order of the Istari Tenure: Fourth Age(Year 1) - Present Currently operating in Melbourne, Australia