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Between the Cross and Resurrection: The Harrowing of Hell, according to J.R.R. Tolkien
March 30, 2024
Easter time seems to get me reflecting on Tolkien’s Catholic imagination. I have previously written about how the dynamic of grace was portrayed in the experiences of the hobbit-protagonists of Tolkien’s Middle Earth sagas.  A key facilitator to this dynamic is, of course, the wizard Gandalf and the various ways in which he plays a
Fraud of the Rings: why Amazon’s Tolkien extravaganza falls flat
October 14, 2022
Rings of Power may be the most expensive series of all time, but a bloated plot and pompous protagonist rob it of any interest, writes Ferdie Rous
The Catholic soul of Middle Earth
December 26, 2021
Gertrude Clarke looks at how religion coloured the life and work of JRR Tolkien
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