The Christian world of The hobbit / Devin Brown.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Nashville : Abingdon Press, 2012.Description: 193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781426749490
  • 142674949X
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR 6039 .O32  .B76 2012
Contents:
An "essentially" Christian story -- "Luck of an unusual kind" : providence in The hobbit -- "Very good for you" : purpose in The hobbit -- "I don't think I ought to" : the moral landscape in The hobbit -- Response and legacy.
Summary: Written by internationally regarded Tolkien scholar, Devin Brown, this approachable, witty, and highly entertaining book offers up fresh perspectives to fans of The Hobbit, both the book and the film adaptation, especially the often overlooked Christian elements of the story.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192).

Written by internationally regarded Tolkien scholar, Devin Brown, this approachable, witty, and highly entertaining book offers up fresh perspectives to fans of The Hobbit, both the book and the film adaptation, especially the often overlooked Christian elements of the story.

An "essentially" Christian story -- "Luck of an unusual kind" : providence in The hobbit -- "Very good for you" : purpose in The hobbit -- "I don't think I ought to" : the moral landscape in The hobbit -- Response and legacy.

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