On the shoulders of hobbits : the road to virtue with Tolkien and Lewis / Louis Markos.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago : Moody Publishers, c2012.Description: 234 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780802443199
  • 0802443192
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR 6039 .O32 Z6936 2012
Contents:
The lure of the road -- Responding to the call -- Dangers on the road -- The end of the road -- The courage to endure -- Temperance and tobacco -- The wisdom that discerns -- The justice of the king -- Rehabilitating friendship -- The eyes of faith -- Hope and the happy ending -- The love that pities and forgives -- Forbidden fruit -- Perversion and corruption -- Blinded by the light -- Egyptian alliances.
Summary: Introduces the classic virtues both good and bad through the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and explains that real life truth and goodness are communicated powerfully through fantasy fiction.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The lure of the road -- Responding to the call -- Dangers on the road -- The end of the road -- The courage to endure -- Temperance and tobacco -- The wisdom that discerns -- The justice of the king -- Rehabilitating friendship -- The eyes of faith -- Hope and the happy ending -- The love that pities and forgives -- Forbidden fruit -- Perversion and corruption -- Blinded by the light -- Egyptian alliances.

Introduces the classic virtues both good and bad through the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and explains that real life truth and goodness are communicated powerfully through fantasy fiction.

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