Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues by Mark Eddy Smith 2002 Paperback Vintage!

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Type
Novel
Era
2000s
Signed
No
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Fiction
Personalized
No
Original Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Inscribed
No
Vintage
Yes
ISBN
9780830823123
Book Title
Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues : Exploring the Spiritual Themes of the Lord of the Rings
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Item Length
8.2 in
Publication Year
2001
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
8.2 in
Author
Mark Eddy Smith
Genre
Literary Criticism, Religion
Topic
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
Item Weight
102.6 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
142 Pages
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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
ISBN-10
0830823123
ISBN-13
9780830823123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2207737

Product Key Features

Book Title
Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues : Exploring the Spiritual Themes of the Lord of the Rings
Number of Pages
142 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Christianity / Literature & the Arts
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Literary Criticism, Religion
Author
Mark Eddy Smith
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
8.2 in
Item Weight
102.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-051569
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Table Of Content
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Ordinary Virtues1. Simplicity2. Generosity3. Friendship4. Hospitality5. FaithPart Two: A Good Beginning6. Perspective7. Community8. Sacrifice9. Wonder10. Temptation11. FailurePart Three: A New Beginning12. Atonement13. Suffering14. Resurrection15. Humility16. ProvidencePart Four: Help Unlooked-For17. Trust18. Trustworthiness19. Wisdom20. Hope21. ImaginationPart Five: The Good Fight22. Submission23. Stewardship24. Courage25. Mirth26. FoolishnessPart Six: The Road Goes Ever On27. Perseverance28. Celebration29. Justice30. LoveConclusionBibliography
Synopsis
Mark Eddy Smith revisits the characters of Middle-earth and takes another look at the way their lives speak to ours. He shows how, as we witness the failures and triumphs of their journey, we can glean biblical wisdom for passing through this, our own strangely wonderful world., I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way. Frodo Baggins, at the Council of ElrondThe mere recollection of this declaration, says writer Mark Eddy Smith, "can move me to tears. I have been reading this tale since I was eleven years old, taking it from my shelf every year or so and returning to Middle-earth. . . . As I get older and learn more of what sort of person I am, and continue sojourning to the rich soil of the Shire and the high tower of Minas Tirith, I discover that many of my notions of what is good and right and noble in this world have their source in that one."For Smith, like the rest of us, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings yields essential lessons in living. In this eloquent book, Smith approaches Middle-earth as a training ground, "a place where [we] can apprentice to those whose gifts of charity, wisdom, kindness, mercy, love and faithfulness far surpass [our] own." And, Smith says, we may learn more easily at the feet of Bilbo, Gandalf, Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel, whose world is so far removed from our real lives and yet so firmly rooted in the biblical story, "than [we would] by studying the convoluted facts of our own history." Echoing Tolkien's views on the workings of story, he concludes that "while it can never supplant the Bible, [The Lord of the Rings] may do its part to supplement it, so that we see again, from a different perspective, the same essential and eternal truths."Here then, is a book that mines the gold from Middle-earth, both for long-time fans and for those just getting acquainted with Tolkien and his universe.
LC Classification Number
PR6039.O32L637 2002

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