Book Review
Book Reviews from a Christian Perspective
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Christianity in The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien and The Bible
Tolkien was a devout Christian, religious thinker and author of The Lord of the Rings and its prequel, The Hobbit. Christian themes such as darkness and light, mercy and justice, fellowship, authority, repentance, free will and sacrifice are found throughout Tolkien’s epic.
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Make 1984 Fiction Again: George Orwell, 666 and the Antichrist Regime
666 is coming. The American justice system has been weaponised to keep an aging president in power and freedom of speech is being abolished. For the first time, arresting your political opponent is a feature of American politics.
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The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis feels like a forgotten secret. The author tears apart the formulaic science-fiction genre and explores new worlds with heightened mystery. In his three cryptic books, we find Lewis exploring his inner Jules Verne and stretching his wings in exploration.
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The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Silence in the face of evil is evil itself… Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act - Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
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Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe, the Bible and his Spiritual Awakening
What’s the point of living? The story of Robinson Crusoe is profound and based upon the true story of a Scot, Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned for years on a Pacific Island in 1704.
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The Brothers Karamazov and the Faith of Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Brothers Karamazov is a complex theological drama, diving into questions of faith, doubt, justice, revenge, repentance and forgiveness, all set in the mystery of an unsolved murder.
