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Dr. Holly Ordway is a leading J.R.R. Tolkien expert and the Cardinal Francis George Fellow of Faith and Culture for the Word on Fire Institute. She is also the Visiting Professor of Apologetics at Houston Christian University (formerly Houston Baptist University). Her writing, speaking, and teaching focuses on imaginative and literary apologetics, and on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
In this interview, we discuss Dr. Holly Ordway's upcoming book, Tolkien's Faith.
"Tolkien described The Lord of the Rings as “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work” and declared, “I am a Christian (which can be deduced from my stories).” Yet he insisted his writings were not allegories, and Middle-earth is loved by millions who do not share his religious beliefs.
How were his faith and his fiction related? Holly Ordway answers that question biographically, focusing on Tolkien’s spiritual development, a dramatic story that previous accounts of his life have left largely unexplored."
Tolkien's Faith is available directly from Word on Fire: [ Ссылка ]
or on Amazon
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