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Tolkien´s Theology of Beauty: Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middle-earth
Lisa Coutras
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Description for Tolkien´s Theology of Beauty: Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middle-earth
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of J.R.R. Tolkien's narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how, within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of Tolkien's writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy. J.R.R. Tolkien's Christianity is often held in an unsteady tension with the pagan despair of his mythic world. Some critics portray these as incompatible, while Christian analysis tends to oversimplify the presence of religious symbolism. This polarity of opinion testifies to the need for a unifying interpretive ... Read more
In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of J.R.R. Tolkien's narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how, within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of Tolkien's writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy. J.R.R. Tolkien's Christianity is often held in an unsteady tension with the pagan despair of his mythic world. Some critics portray these as incompatible, while Christian analysis tends to oversimplify the presence of religious symbolism. This polarity of opinion testifies to the need for a unifying interpretive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
279
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137553447
SKU
V9781137553447
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99-15
About Lisa Coutras
Lisa Coutras holds a PhD in Theology from King's College London, UK, and an MTh in Applied Theology from the University of Oxford, UK.
Reviews for Tolkien´s Theology of Beauty: Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middle-earth
This book was an interesting read. To find out more about where Tolkien's theology stands, Catholic though it may be, was certainly enlightening. I give this book 4 stars out of 5. (Justin Dilliplane, Resolved for Christ, resolvedfc.blogspot.de, January, 2018) This excellent study ... is, to the best of my knowledge, the only monograph on ... Read more