This video is my attempt to settle the question of how Tolkien's work fits in with his faith. The pre-Christian influences on his story are quite clear, and it can sometimes be hard to understand what Tolkien meant by "The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work." His world at first glance contains strange, pagan magic and an apparent lack of explicit Christian messaging. Of course, what meets the eye is not everything.
In exploring this issue, I tried to focus less on superficial argumentation, and more on the philosophy behind it all - you can be the judge of how well I succeeded.
00:00 Introduction
02:27 Middle Earth
04:29 Themes and Features
05:49 The Historical Perspective
08:39 Why?
10:01 The Fall
12:29 Beyond
15:00 Maybe... to Conclusion
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30 июл 2024