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"The Sad Truth Of Tolkien Spirituality"
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<blockquote data-quote="zippy2006" data-source="post: 75131224" data-attributes="member: 342410"><p>First it is worth noting that the source you are pulling from is a fairly traditional Protestant/Calvinist <em>Sola Scriptura</em> position that is very wary of modern writers and fantasy in general.</p><p></p><p>The only argument the author makes is that Tolkien has unwittingly provided an ecosystem for non-Christian religion to flourish. That's a very tangential attack on Tolkien's works themselves, but in order to assess its validity we would need to understand the larger demographics of Tolkien's fans. For example, what percentage of his fans are running in these problematic directions? How strong is this correlation? The author gives us no indication. As is, it looks like a thinly-veiled hit job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zippy2006, post: 75131224, member: 342410"] First it is worth noting that the source you are pulling from is a fairly traditional Protestant/Calvinist [I]Sola Scriptura[/I] position that is very wary of modern writers and fantasy in general. The only argument the author makes is that Tolkien has unwittingly provided an ecosystem for non-Christian religion to flourish. That's a very tangential attack on Tolkien's works themselves, but in order to assess its validity we would need to understand the larger demographics of Tolkien's fans. For example, what percentage of his fans are running in these problematic directions? How strong is this correlation? The author gives us no indication. As is, it looks like a thinly-veiled hit job. [/QUOTE]
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