Finding God in the Hobbit

I loved this in-depth look at the Christian themes found in the Hobbit! Tolkien is one of my top three favorite authors, so I was hanging on every word. The author takes various characters, events, dialogue, and plot points from the Hobbit and then uses them to illustrate a Biblical truth. He really......more

With, "The Hobbit, and "Lord of the Rings", being re-introduced to young and old, "Finding God in the Hobbit" is an allegorical reflection of Middle Earth and how like Bilbo Baggins finds himself, an ordinary hobbit, caught up in extraordinary events, so the same with God at work, sometimes in the f......more

Welp. I don't love this like I hoped too. I didn't enjoy the re-narration at the start of each chapter. I'm here for Tolkien. Just start with Tolkien. I felt like some of his points were really reaching, while others were so obvious because Tolkien was a Christian, so yes, that is going to influence......more