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"The Sad Truth Of Tolkien Spirituality"
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<blockquote data-quote="dms1972" data-source="post: 76023262" data-attributes="member: 325736"><p>I think its important here not to mispresent Tolkien or his works - the Carmichael article about Tolkien spirituality is <em>one view (a negative critical one) </em>on Tolkien's works - there are others who find things of value in Tolkien writings- eg. Clyde Kilby (who knew Tolkien personally) and Fleming Rutledge (author of The Battle for Middle Earth) to name two. </p><p></p><p>I don't mind reading a critique but I tend to avoid critiques that find it hard to find anything of value in what they are evaluating - even if one wants to point up concerns there is rarely an excuse for being almost entirely negative.</p><p></p><p>When it comes to the Inklings if one is concerned about occultism Charles Williams leant far more in that direction and incorporated some ideas into some of his works which are at best highly questionable. However not that many people read Williams compared to Tolkien whose works have a much higher profile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dms1972, post: 76023262, member: 325736"] I think its important here not to mispresent Tolkien or his works - the Carmichael article about Tolkien spirituality is [I]one view (a negative critical one) [/I]on Tolkien's works - there are others who find things of value in Tolkien writings- eg. Clyde Kilby (who knew Tolkien personally) and Fleming Rutledge (author of The Battle for Middle Earth) to name two. I don't mind reading a critique but I tend to avoid critiques that find it hard to find anything of value in what they are evaluating - even if one wants to point up concerns there is rarely an excuse for being almost entirely negative. When it comes to the Inklings if one is concerned about occultism Charles Williams leant far more in that direction and incorporated some ideas into some of his works which are at best highly questionable. However not that many people read Williams compared to Tolkien whose works have a much higher profile. [/QUOTE]
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