Skip to main content
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

Books about the Gospel in the lives and writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien
-
Light beyond All Shadow: Religious Experience in Tolkien's WorkISBN: 9781611470109
Publication Date: 2011-07-21
Essays in Light beyond All Shadows examine the full sweep of Tolkien's legendarium, not only The Lord of the Rings but also The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-Earth series plus Peter Jackson's film trilogy. Contributions to Light beyond All Shadows probe both the mind of the maker and the world he made to uncover some of his fictional strategies, such as communicating through imagery. They suggest that Tolkien's Catholic imagination was shaped by the visual appeal of his church's worship and iconography.
-
C. S. Lewis: On the Christ of a Religious Economy by P. H. Brazier; Judith Wolfe (Foreword by)ISBN: 9781610977203
Publication Date: 2013-05-03
This book opens with Lewis on creation, the fall into original sin, and the human condition before God and how such an understanding permeated all his work, post-conversion. For Lewis, Christ, the second person of the Trinity, is the agent of creation and its redeemer. This leads into Lewis's representation through sub-creation: explaining salvation history and the purpose of the creation and the creature through story (The Chronicles of Narnia, The Space Trilogy, Screwtape, etc.), but also the question of multiple incarnations.
-
Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The Fantasy of the Real by Alison MilbankISBN: 9780567390417
Publication Date: 2009-03-01
This book takes Chesterton's 'natural theology' through fairytales seriously as a theological project appropriate to an intellectual attempt to return to faith in a secular age. It argues that Tolkien's fiction makes sense also as the work of a Catholic writer steeped in Chestertonian ideas and sharing his literary-theological poetics.
-
C. S. Lewis's Christian Apologetics: Pro and Con by Gregory Bassham (Editor)ISBN: 9789004301252
Publication Date: 2015-07-10
Are C. S. Lewis's major arguments in defense of Christian belief sound? In C. S. Lewis's Christian Apologetics: Pro and Con, defenders and critics of Lewis's apologetics square off and debate the merits of Lewis's arguments from desire, from reason, from morality, the "trilemma" argument for the divinity of Christ, as well as Lewis's response to the problem of evil. By means of these lively, in-depth debates, readers will emerge with a deeper understanding and appreciation of today's most influential Christian apologist.
-
The Power of the Ring: The Spiritual Vision behind The Lord of the Rings by Stratford CaldecottISBN: 9780824522773
Publication Date: 2005-03-01
The spiritual intensity of The Lord of the Rings is obvious to anyone who has read the trilogy or watched the films by Peter Jackson. Yet the majority of fans are still not aware that the authors was a devout Roman Catholic. In this book Stratford Caldecott reveals the deeper meanings of the text and films, drawing not only on the classic published works but also on Tolkien's writings unpublished during his lifetime.
-
Pursuing an Earthy Spirituality: C.S. Lewis and Incarnational Faith by Gary S. SelbyISBN: 9780830852369
Publication Date: 2019-05-21
Gary Selby contends that spiritual formation comes about not by retreating from the physical world but through deeper engagement with it. By considering themes such as our human embodiment, our sense of awareness in our everyday experiences, and the role of our human agency--all while engaging with the writings of Lewis, who himself enjoyed food, drink, laughter, and good conversation--Selby demonstrates that an earthy spirituality can be a robust spirituality.
-
Tolkien's Theology of Beauty: Majesty, Splendor, and Transcendence in Middle-Earth by Lisa CoutrasISBN: 9781137553447
Publication Date: 2016-07-06
In this book, Lisa Coutras explores the structure and complexity of J.R.R. Tolkien's narrative theology, synthesizing his Christian worldview with his creative imagination. She illustrates how, within the framework of a theological aesthetics, transcendental beauty is the unifying principle that integrates all aspects of Tolkien's writing, from pagan despair to Christian joy.
-
C.S. Lewis on the Fullness of Life: Longing for Deep Heaven by Dennis Joseph BillyISBN: 9780809145430
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
C.S. Lewis on the Fullness of Life borrows C.S. Lewis's concept of "Deep Heaven" to examine six important aspects of Jesus' redeeming actions, including his incarnation, passion and death, descent into hell, resurrection, ascension, and second coming, and includes reflection questions and meditative prayers.
Peter Turkstra Library, Redeemer University , 777 Garner Road East, Ancaster, ON, L9K 1J4, Canada Circulation Desk Telephone: 905.648.2139 ext. 4266, Email: library@redeemer.ca