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The Lord of the Rings & the Bible, Frodo’s Journey, JRR Tolkien & CS Lewis Podcast
Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Christian who carefully embedded profound Christian themes into The Lord of the Rings? Throughout his epic tale of Middle-earth, Tolkien wove in ideas of moral choice, temptation and resilience, mercy, redemption, providence, and the quiet triumph of good over evil, without overt allegory. These themes shine especially clearly in the journey of Frodo Baggins, the ordinary hobbit who shoulders an extraordinary burden.
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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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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.
