Tag: J.R.R. Tolkien

Chrysostom, Tolkien, and Humility

Andrew Koperski — April 1, 2025

Chrysostom, Tolkien, and Humility

Do not expect to be crowned promptly

Brandon Sanderson’s Materialist Fantasies

John Ehrett — December 10, 2024

Brandon Sanderson’s Materialist Fantasies

The popular high fantasy author's obsession with magic systems fails to glimpse the real truth of creation.

From the Editor’s Desk: Ad Fontes Spring 2024

Rhys Laverty — July 10, 2024

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”

E. J. Hutchinson — April 11, 2024

Shelby Foote and “Sub-Creation”

What light does Shelby Foote shed on Tolkien's "sub-creation"?

Tolkien’s Faith: A Review

Austin M. Freeman — December 4, 2023

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

Anthony Cirilla — November 27, 2023

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

Michael Riggins — July 5, 2023

Davenant Staff Summer Reading List 2023

Find out what the Davenant Institute staff is reading this summer!

J.R.R. Tolkien: Theologian?

Austin Freeman — December 28, 2022

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

John Ahern — December 9, 2022

The Forest and the Descendants of Saruman

Felling trees as Saruman does is not always a bad thing.

Tolkien: Naive Storyteller or Political Realist?

Andrew Koperski — November 2, 2022

Tolkien: Naive Storyteller or Political Realist?

Did Tolkien have room for shades of gray within and without Middle Earth?