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Forum: The Movies
12-09-2012, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,743
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tumhalad2
Jackson's reputation
For those of us considered to be "film purists", online (and offline) discussion in the years after the release of the Lord of the Rings films were often dominated by the need to defend ourselves... |
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Forum: The Books
11-26-2012, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,112
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tumhalad2
Just to be clear, I did not start this thread...
Just to be clear, I did not start this thread with an intent to discuss the merits of religious belief. I made my own perspective clear because I wanted to be up-front about where I was coming from,... |
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Forum: The Books
11-19-2012, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,112
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tumhalad2
As I said...
I agree, Tolkien...
As I said... I agree, Tolkien certainly was an open thinker about many things, I never meant to stipulate otherwise. Moreover, I don't disagree that many Christians believe many... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2012, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 17,112
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Christianity and Tolkien
Christianity and Tolkien For what it’s worth, I’m an atheist, and an anti-theist. By this I mean that I not only disbelieve in any god, I also find many forms of theism morally objectionable. From... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-21-2012, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 8,028
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tumhalad2
A new anti-Tolkien critique
This is an apparently comical (though serious in intent) "takedown" of Tolkien. Why anyone feels the need to write an entire ebook taking Tolkien down is beyond me but each to their own. As I can't... |
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Forum: The Books
07-16-2011, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,547
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Other titles...
Some awesome news! My understanding was that HC were holding back on the facsimile Hobbit until next year, which is the 75th anniversary. Also released next year will be Corey Olsen's Exploring... |
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2011, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,238
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tumhalad2
Tolkien and "The Broken Sword"
In 1954, American author Poul Anderson published a short fantasy novel called The Broken Sword. Across the Atlantic, Tolkien published the first volume of his epic novel. I'm starting to read The... |
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Forum: The Books
04-06-2011, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,728
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tumhalad2
I get the feeling that Tolkien was maybe heading...
I get the feeling that Tolkien was maybe heading in that direction. I haven't really had the opportunity to read much of the History of Middle-earth series. Those who have: do earlier or later... |
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Forum: The Books
04-05-2011, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,728
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tumhalad2
Nikkolas - a fascinating and thought provoking...
Nikkolas - a fascinating and thought provoking response to The Silmarillion - perhaps my favourite of Tolkien's works. I think there is a great deal of truth in what you say about the Valar. The... |
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Forum: The Books
03-05-2011, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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tumhalad2
The only reason for my raising this whole point...
The only reason for my raising this whole point about "god" was that the writer in the original essay asks the question of how Turin can suffer in a universe that supposedly governed by a benevolent... |
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Forum: The Books
03-05-2011, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,620
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tumhalad2
The Ring and the Cross
This article is pretty interesting food for thought: The Ring and the Cross (http://scienceblogs.com/intersection/2008/01/the_ring_and_the_cross.php) But no discussion of Tolkien and religion... |
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Forum: The Books
03-05-2011, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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Okay, but does he possess the attributes of the...
Okay, but does he possess the attributes of the traditional Christian god or not? Is he omnipresent, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent? If you say no, then how can we understand Eru? What kind of god is... |
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Forum: The Books
03-04-2011, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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tumhalad2
In your humble opinion. :o
I said I'm...
In your humble opinion. :o I said I'm assuming Eru has the characteristics of the mainstream view of the Christian god. Got it? I have subsequently argued that there is no one version of... |
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Forum: The Books
03-04-2011, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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tumhalad2
Wow, glad you have all the answers. The Problem...
Wow, glad you have all the answers. The Problem of Evil is a question for the "real" god as well as Tolkien's "sub-created" one. And besides, there is no single view of the Christian god, so... |
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Forum: The Books
03-04-2011, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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The book of Job does not satisfy the Problem of...
The book of Job does not satisfy the Problem of Evil either; no biblical text does, and the ancients weren't really trying to respond to that problem anyway. They did want to find some ways to... |
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Forum: The Books
03-04-2011, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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Yes, actually.
The "Poetic Dialogue" aspect...
Yes, actually. The "Poetic Dialogue" aspect of the Book of Job is very interesting. As Bart Ehrman writes "It cannot be overlooked that in the divine response from the whirlwind to Job's... |
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Forum: The Books
03-04-2011, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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By "Turin's Universe" or more properly "the moral...
By "Turin's Universe" or more properly "the moral universe of The Children of Hurin" I refer merely to the textual, as opposed to the "historical" moral context of the story. I don't... |
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Forum: The Books
03-02-2011, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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True, Morgoth is just as (if not more,...
True, Morgoth is just as (if not more, considering his rapid existential decline) fallible as the Valar. I also agree that the Curse is presented as being dependent on Turin's free agency as opposed... |
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Forum: The Books
03-01-2011, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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I'm not sure why you treat me like such a pariah,...
I'm not sure why you treat me like such a pariah, is it you prerogative to decide who belongs to the in group and the out group on these boards? You could be nicer. How many Elves and Men suffer?... |
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Forum: The Books
03-01-2011, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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The "problem" the writer refers to is the...
The "problem" the writer refers to is the disjunction between two moral systems, and the incompatability of Turin's life-story, which involves both his own bad choices and the whims of fate, and the... |
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Forum: The Books
02-26-2011, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 58,077
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Fantasy Morality
I've copped a great deal of flack recently for continuing to forward particular views about The Children of Hurin with respect to the rest of Tolkien's legendarium. In response, here's an article... |
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Forum: The Books
02-09-2011, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 135
Views: 41,743
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Fr Francis' attitude toward women and the effect...
Fr Francis' attitude toward women and the effect of that attitude on Tolkien would be an interesting topic to look at. To me, it seems unfortunate that Tolkien was beholden to such an obviously... |
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Forum: The Books
01-23-2011, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,014
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tumhalad2
No, I'm intersted in the question I posited at...
No, I'm intersted in the question I posited at the beginning of the thread. However, I would like to make my whole thesis a little clearer. The Children of Hurin fails to mirror the metaphysical... |
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2011, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,014
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tumhalad2
Definitely, certain expectations were created by...
Definitely, certain expectations were created by the films' release, expectations that sometimes had more to do with the movies themselves than with the themes of the novel. I suppose I'm... |
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Forum: The Books
01-18-2011, 09:49 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 14,014
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tumhalad2
See my first post. My main question, which I...
See my first post. My main question, which I thought was pretty clear, doesn't have anything to do with how well the film might be received. It's close to, as you put it, whether it would "re-brand"... |
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