A hobbit, a wardrobe, and a great war : how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis rediscovered faith, friendship, and heroism in the cataclysm of 1914-1918
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Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015].
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Book
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xix, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2015].
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence -- and the end of faith. Yet for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been no Hobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis. Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, Tolkien and Lewis produced epic stories infused with the themes of guilt and grace, sorrow and consolation. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions. This is the first book to explore their work in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict."--Book jacket.
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"The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis"--Amazon.com.
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Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Religion.
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Tolkien, J. R. R. -- (John Ronald Reuel), -- 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. -- (John Ronald Reuel), -- 1892-1973 -- Religion.
World War, 1914-1918.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Religion.
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Tolkien, J. R. R. -- (John Ronald Reuel), -- 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Tolkien, J. R. R. -- (John Ronald Reuel), -- 1892-1973 -- Religion.
World War, 1914-1918.