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Nick:	Finding Frodo (Registered User)
Date/Time:	Thu, 9/30/2004 at 23:17 EDT (Thu, 9/30/2004 at 21:17 CST)
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In Reply To:	Tolkien the Catholic: to the blessing or detriment? <Beren IV> [9/30/2004 @ 22:37] (9/24)
Subject:	I had no idea...
Message:
that Tolkien was a devout Catholic, or Catholic at all, until a few years ago. Even knowing now, I don't pick up on it, except those themes that are pointed out to me. I've read that Tolkien did not particularly want Catholic doctrine to come out in his writing, and he deliberately refrained from having "religion" as such in LOTR at all. Now, I admit that I am often oblivious to themes and just enjoy a good story, and I assume that other people do too, regardless of whether they are Christian or not. I am interested to hear others' opinions/reactions to this question.

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Tolkien the Catholic: to the blessing or detriment? <Beren IV> [9/30/2004 @ 22:37] (9/24)

Being Catholic myself <Snowmane> [10/5/2004 @ 16:02] (0/0)
Don't forget that both Tolkien <Elf_Maven> [10/2/2004 @ 13:03] (4/13)

Good point. <Snowmane> [10/5/2004 @ 16:10] (0/0)
*raises hand* <Arquen> [10/3/2004 @ 16:49] (2/6)

Huzzah Arquen <Penthe> [10/4/2004 @ 19:52] (2/2)

It's the point of view <93143> [10/6/2004 @ 17:44] (0/0)
Tolkien would have agreed with you! <Elf_Maven> [10/5/2004 @ 13:11] (0/0)

Perhaps you didn't realize that <Elf_Maven> [10/4/2004 @ 0:16] (1/2)

Point of logic here... <Arquen> [10/5/2004 @ 16:19] (1/1)

We just have <Elf_Maven> [10/5/2004 @ 20:33] (0/0)

Universal assertions actually lack much power <squire > [10/3/2004 @ 12:11] (3/3)

Compare *and* contrast. <Curious> [10/4/2004 @ 7:22] (0/0)
Is a plot, a story? <Elf_Maven> [10/4/2004 @ 0:28] (0/0)
I love the Reading Room (No Text) <Finding Frodo> [10/3/2004 @ 21:43] (0/0)

Thats a powerful statement <CelebornsMirror> [10/3/2004 @ 10:33] (0/0)

Creative Process <CelebornsMirror> [10/1/2004 @ 10:58] (0/0)
I'm with Chip <L�thien_Rising> [10/1/2004 @ 9:37] (0/0)
Blessing ;-) <Chip of Dale> [10/1/2004 @ 7:35] (0/0)
at heart, a story <an seileachan> [10/1/2004 @ 6:38] (0/0)
Tolkien was many things. <Curious> [10/1/2004 @ 6:17] (2/2)

I lost my upmodding <Golfimbul> [10/3/2004 @ 0:40] (0/0)
deja vu all over again <an seileachan> [10/1/2004 @ 6:26] (0/0)

Non-christians. <Ceorl> [10/1/2004 @ 5:09] (0/0)
I had no idea... <Finding Frodo> [9/30/2004 @ 23:17] (0/0)

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