Posts Tagged ‘J.R.R. Tolkien’

Dark new Tolkien tale could hint at Christian themes

Friday, August 21st, 2015

A previously unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien to be released next week retells a dark epic Finnish poem, but will likely hint at the author’s Christianity. “The Story of Kullervo” is Tolkien’s retelling of “The Kalevala”, a 19th century Finnish epic about an orphan who avenges the massacre of his family and accidentally seduces his Read more

Atheist to Catholic, by way of truth and beauty

Friday, March 6th, 2015

Dr. Holly Ordway is Professor of English and Director of the MA in Cultural Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. She holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her academic work focuses on imagination in apologetics, with special attention to the writings of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams; she Read more