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The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth: Images of Christ's Threefold Office in the Lord of the Rings
Contributor(s): Ryken, Philip (Author)

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ISBN: 0830853723     ISBN-13: 9780830853724
Publisher: IVP Academic
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: November 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts
- Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Religion
- Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious
Dewey: 823.912
LCCN: 2017041213
Series: Hansen Lectureship
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.40 lbs) 150 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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How can we grasp the significance of what Jesus Christ did for us? Might literature help us as we seek to understand the Christian faith? J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings has generated much discussion about the relationship between Christianity and literature. It is well known that Tolkien disliked allegory. Yet he acknowledged that his work is imbued with Christian symbolism and meaning. Based on the inaugural Hansen Lectureship series delivered at the Marion E. Wade Center by Philip Ryken, this volume mines the riches of Tolkien's theological imagination. In the characters of Gandalf, Frodo, and Aragorn, Ryken hears echoes of the threefold office of Christ--his prophetic, priestly, and royal roles. Guided by Ryken, readers will discover that they can learn much about the one who is the true prophet, priest, and king through Tolkien's imaginative storytelling.


Contributor Bio(s): Ryken, Philip: - Philip Ryken (DPhil, Oxford) is the eighth president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He formerly served as the senior pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He is the author or editor of more than forty books, including The Message of Salvation, Art for God's Sake, and When Trouble Comes .
 
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