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Home: Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGEArticles:I’m Enchanted - Frederica Mathewes-GreenI’m going to try not to gush, but it’s hard when a movie is this delightful. Read more... J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth - Bradley BirzerIn his writings and in his life, J.R.R. Tolkien believed that true myth allows us to see things as they were meant to be, prior to the Fall. Read more... J.R.R. Tolkien: Lord of the Imagination - The Irish Family"The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work," wrote Tolkien, "unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is why I have not put in, or have cut out, practically all references to anything like "religion", to cults or practices, in the Imaginary world. For the religious element is absorbed into the story and the symbolism." Read more... J.R.R. Tolkien: Truth and Myth - Joseph PearceTolkien preserved his mother's legacy and kept the faith, not only in his life but also in his work. In particular, and crucially, Tolkien’s encounter with the depths of Christian mysticism and his understanding of the truths of orthodox theology enabled him to unravel the philosophy of myth that inspired not only the "magic" of his books but also the conversion of his friend C.S. Lewis to Christianity. Read more... Jane Austen, Public Theologian - Peter J. LeithartTo call Jane Austen a public theologian is counterintuitive for two reasons: she does not seem much interested in things public, and she does not seem much interested in things theological. Read more... Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie - Mark SheaVeggie Tales has been called "the biggest pop culture phenomenon you've never heard of." That may be an exaggeration. There are probably even bigger ones you've never heard of, but then I've never heard of them either, so I can't tell you about them. Read more... Just a Fairy Story? - Michael D. O'BrienGood magic and bad magic in truthful stories correspond to true religion and false religion in our real world. Read more... Kingdom of Heaven - James BowmanSir Ridley Scott’s Crusades movie, Kingdom of Heaven, though visually impressive as we might expect, is shockingly unhistorical. Read more... Labour of Love - Mary VallisNowhere near Italy, inside a mundane Iowa storefront wedged between a financial planner’s office and an abandoned antique store, an arched plaster ceiling glows with colour. Read more... Last Farewell and First Fruits: The Story of a Modern Poet - MARIA J. CIRURGIAOThen I baptized him, and the next day I brought him Communion. It was just a few days later that he died. He seemed very much at peace, and he would say, `Now I'm in the fold.' Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 20-Nov-2009 - 09:48:49
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