Themes in Lord of the Rings (Part I)

This is a graduate level lecture on the literary and Catholic themes Tolkien uses in his Lord of the Rings books. We are not seeking to make them allegorical, but rather explore these themes in general, to see what Tolkien wanted to echo in his story of Middle Earth.

For the best books on Tolkien and his background check these out:

Tom Shippey's biography: http://amzn.to/2dChoJu
Classic biography: http://amzn.to/2dCh5hY
The Road to Middle Earth: http://amzn.to/2dCikOb

Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter:   / ryanmreeves   Instagram:   / ryreeves4  

Blog: https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/...

This is Lecture 14 in the course 'Lewis and Tolkienl'. All material is copyrighted.

For the entire course, see the playlist:    • Lewis and Tolkien