Tolkien and the Age of the Machine: A Review of Rings of Power Season 1
by‘Well the first War of the Machines seems to be drawing to its final inconclusive chapter – leaving, alas, everyone the poorer, many bereaved…
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hope Through the Centuries
byIn late November 2018, Prof. Judith Wolfe, Professor of Philosophical Theology and Programme Director of ITIA’s M.Litt. in Theology & the Arts, was a guest…
Bird by Bird: Anne Lamott’s Advice in the Fiction of Lewis and Tolkien
byWhat makes a good writer? Is it a firm grasp of language? A creative mind? A broad literary taste? A thorough education? Is it…
Fairy-Story Apologetics, Pt. 2
byEditor’s note: Part one of this installment can be read here. It defined fairy-stories and expressed that they can be a potent defense of…
Fairy-Story Apologetics
byEditor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part review. At the mention of Christian apologetics, what comes to mind? Perhaps the first…
Hope Beyond the Walls of the World: Tolkien on Escapism and Eucatastrophe
byThe term escapism is often spoken of in distaste in the modern western world, especially among those who are considered to be among the more…
Review: The Messiah Comes to Middle Earth (Part 3)
byEditor’s Note: This is the third installment of a three-part review. Philip Ryken. The Messiah Comes to Middle Earth: Images of Christ’s Threefold…