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<blockquote data-quote="2PhiloVoid" data-source="post: 75133341" data-attributes="member: 167101"><p>While I appreciate the fundamentalist tenacity of this C.R. Carmichael, I'm going to have to say he's taking a position that doesn't fully engage the necessary hermeneutics involved in what we might call "The Tolkien Case."</p><p></p><p>You may want to do some more study on Tolkien beyond this article you've chosen, reading from several diverse sources even. You might even want to watch the recent bio-drama movie that came out about a year or so ago: <em>Tolkien</em>. It's a good movie!</p><p></p><p>Moreover, there is no "Tolkien Religion." There are, however, nerds and geeks like me who happen to enjoy Fantasy and Sci-Fi, but unlike me, they have decided that paganism is their focal point of choice in life and they've unfortunately dragged Tolkien into their affinities. <strong>To my mind, I do find some Christian-esque moral patterns, even if not straightforward lessons, within Tolkien's Hobbit and LOTR works. </strong> And I'd say that the whole essay by C.R. Carmichael which you're offering here would more properly pertain to someone like J.K. Rowling, the author of the <em>Harry Potter </em>series.</p><p></p><p>I mean, we DON'T see a highly commercialized, multi-million dollar "Hobbit" section at Universal Studios, do we? No. We don't. But we do see 'Hogwarts Galore....," where tons and tons of children and families line up to buy their very own, personally chosen Harry Potter brand 'magic wand.' No, REALLY!!!! They do.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2PhiloVoid, post: 75133341, member: 167101"] While I appreciate the fundamentalist tenacity of this C.R. Carmichael, I'm going to have to say he's taking a position that doesn't fully engage the necessary hermeneutics involved in what we might call "The Tolkien Case." You may want to do some more study on Tolkien beyond this article you've chosen, reading from several diverse sources even. You might even want to watch the recent bio-drama movie that came out about a year or so ago: [I]Tolkien[/I]. It's a good movie! Moreover, there is no "Tolkien Religion." There are, however, nerds and geeks like me who happen to enjoy Fantasy and Sci-Fi, but unlike me, they have decided that paganism is their focal point of choice in life and they've unfortunately dragged Tolkien into their affinities. [B]To my mind, I do find some Christian-esque moral patterns, even if not straightforward lessons, within Tolkien's Hobbit and LOTR works. [/B] And I'd say that the whole essay by C.R. Carmichael which you're offering here would more properly pertain to someone like J.K. Rowling, the author of the [I]Harry Potter [/I]series. I mean, we DON'T see a highly commercialized, multi-million dollar "Hobbit" section at Universal Studios, do we? No. We don't. But we do see 'Hogwarts Galore....," where tons and tons of children and families line up to buy their very own, personally chosen Harry Potter brand 'magic wand.' No, REALLY!!!! They do.;) [/QUOTE]
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