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Hilde Bracegirdle · 01-23-2006, 11:56 AM

A bit more time, so I will add a few thoughts.

I really don’t think that Tolkien’s work has had any bearing on my religious life or other than in some respect validate some values I hold, (and that my culture possibly had been letting slip). That being said, it did strike a chord in me, a very full and beautiful one, and as it happens, it seems to evoke quite a few of the same feelings as my faith. So I will say that one bolsters the other to an extent.

But you have me wondering if the same sorts of people who are interested in thinking about religious subjects, are interested in Tolkien’s work because they are drawn to the beauty (or potential beauty) and complexity of both.

01-23-2006, 11:56 AM	#32
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,488	A bit more time, so I will add a few thoughts. I really don’t think that Tolkien’s work has had any bearing on my religious life or other than in some respect validate some values I hold, (and that my culture possibly had been letting slip). That being said, it did strike a chord in me, a very full and beautiful one, and as it happens, it seems to evoke quite a few of the same feelings as my faith. So I will say that one bolsters the other to an extent. But you have me wondering if the same sorts of people who are interested in thinking about religious subjects, are interested in Tolkien’s work because they are drawn to the beauty (or potential beauty) and complexity of both.