The ring and the cross : Christianity and the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien - Kerry, Paul E. (Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, 2011)
Introduction : a historiography of Christian approaches to Tolkien's The lord of the rings / Paul E. Kerry -- The pagan Tolkien / Ronald Hutton -- The Christian Tolkien : a response to Ronald Hutton / t Ronald Hutton -- The Entwives : investigating the spiritual core of The lord of the rings / Stephen Morillo -- "Like heathen kings" : a religion as palimpsest in Tolkien's fiction / John R. Holmes -- r Bradley J. Birzer.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Tolkien, J. R. R. -- 1892-1973 -- Criticism and interpretation; Tolkien, J. R. R. -- 1892-1973 -- Religion; Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism; Christianity and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century; Christianity in literature