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The Ring of Truth: Truth and Wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings PDF

360 Pages·2014·1.11 MB·English
by  O'Day
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The Ring of Truth Truth and Wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Joseph E. O’Day Copyright © 2004, 2014 by Joseph E. O’Day The Ring of Truth: Truth and Wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings by Joseph E. O’Day Cover Artwork: Ron Foster Cover Design: Wayne Kijanowski All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Quotations from THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Copyright © 1954, 1955, 1965, 1966 by J. R. R. Tolkien. Copyright © Renewed 1982, 1983 by Christopher R. Tolkien, Michael H. R. Tolkien, John F. R. Tolkien, and Priscilla M. A. R. Tolkien. Copyright © Renewed 1993, 1994 by Christopher R. Tolkien, John F. R. Tolkien, and Priscilla M. A. R. Tolkien. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Page references for quotations from THE LORD OF THE RINGS taken from the one-volume 1994 edition of THE LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien, published in the United States by Houghton Mifflin Company. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. All rights reserved throughout the world. Used by permission of International Bible Society. Scripture quotations marked (ESV) are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To my family— Sue, Rebekah, Seth & Nathan— who bought me an Apple iBook to use for my writing Contents Introduction Our Beliefs 1. Divine Providence 2. Prophecy 3. Biblical Allusions 4. Ethical Absolutes 5. Resurrection 6. Spiritual Healing Our World 7. The Creation 8. Beauty 9. The Reality of Evil Our Spirituality 10. Temptation 11. Love 12. Mercy 13. Faithfulness 14. Hope 15. Humility & Pride 16. Joy 17. Righteous Anger

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Overview: For decades millions of people have enjoyed reading J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. This seminal work of modern fantasy was deservedly voted the greatest book of the twentieth century by major British booksellers. But The Lord of the Rings is more than a great work of fantasy,
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