The popular high fantasy author’s obsession with magic systems fails to glimpse the real truth of creation.
J.R.R. Tolkien
From the Editor’s Desk: Ad Fontes Spring 2024
Senior Editor Rhys Laverty introduces the Spring 2024 print edition of Ad Fontes.
Shelby Foote and “Sub-Creation”
What light does Shelby Foote shed on Tolkien’s “sub-creation”?
Tolkien’s Faith: A Review
Holly Ordway’s new biography of Tolkien finally puts his Roman Catholic faith center stage.
Like the Days of the Tree: The Other Voice of Allegory in Tolkien’s Artistic Reflections
Tolkien seemingly had harsh things to say about allegory. But is there more to it?
Davenant Staff Summer Reading List 2023
Find out what the Davenant Institute staff is reading this summer!
J.R.R. Tolkien: Theologian?
We know him as an author and professor, but is it time to appreciate Tolkien as a theologian?
The Forest and the Descendants of Saruman
Felling trees as Saruman does is not always a bad thing.
Tolkien: Naive Storyteller or Political Realist?
Did Tolkien have room for shades of gray within and without Middle Earth?