On the Shoulders of Hobbits

On the Shoulders of Hobbits
Author: Louis Markos
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1575678543

The world of J. R. R. Tolkien is filled with strange creatures, elaborately crafted lore, ancient tongues, and magic that exists only in fantasy; yet the lessons taught by hobbits and wizards speak powerfully and practically to our real lives. Courage, valor, trust, pride, greed, and jealousy--these are not fictional virtues. This is the stuff of real life, the Christian life. Professor and author Louis Markos takes us on the road with Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, with looks at selected classic works of literature as well, to show how great stories bring us so much more than entertainment. They inspire and convict, imparting truth in unforgettable ways. Rediscover the virtue of great storytelling and the power of fantasy to transform our reality.

The Marvellous Land of Snergs

The Marvellous Land of Snergs
Author: Edward Augustin Wyke Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1927
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN:

Human children Joe and Sylvia have magical adventures in the land of the snergs, a race of people only slightly taller than the average table.

The Wisdom of the Shire

The Wisdom of the Shire
Author: Noble Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1250026415

In The Wisdom of the Shire, Noble Smith sheds a light on the life-changing ideas tucked away inside the classic works of J. R. R. Tolkien and his most beloved creation—the stouthearted Hobbits. How can simple pleasures such as gardening, taking long walks, and eating delicious meals with friends make you significantly happier? Why is the act of giving presents on your birthday instead of getting them such a revolutionary idea? What should you do when dealing with the Gollum in your life? And how can we carry the burden of our own "magic ring of power" without becoming devoured by it? The Wisdom of the Shire holds the answers to these and more of life's essential questions.

Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Author: Colin Duriez
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1587680262

"This book explores their lives, unfolding the extraordinary story of their complex friendship that lasted, with its ups and downs, until Lewis's death in 1963. Despite their differences - of temperament, spiritual emphasis, and storytelling style - what united them was much stronger: A shared vision that continues to inspire their millions of readers throughout the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

On the Shoulders of Hobbits SAMPLER

On the Shoulders of Hobbits SAMPLER
Author: Louis Markos
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2012-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0802486878

Enjoy these SAMPLE pages from On the Shoulders of Hobbits- The world of J. R. R. Tolkien is filled with strange creatures, elaborately crafted lore, ancient tongues, and magic that exists only in fantasy; yet the lessons taught by hobbits and wizards speak powerfully and practically to our real lives. Courage, valor, trust, pride, greed, and jealousy--these are not fictional virtues. This is the stuff of real life, the Christian life. Professor and author Louis Markos takes us on the road with Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, with looks at selected classic works of literature as well, to show how great stories bring us so much more than entertainment. They inspire and convict, imparting truth in unforgettable ways. Rediscover the virtue of great storytelling and the power of fantasy to transform our reality.

On the Shoulders of Hobbits

On the Shoulders of Hobbits
Author: Louis Markos
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802443199

Introduces the classic virtues both good and bad through the stories of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, and explains that real life truth and goodness are communicated powerfully through fantasy fiction.

Lewis Agonistes

Lewis Agonistes
Author: Louis Markos
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2003-09-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433675269

The written legacy of C.S. Lewis continues to be a rich mine of Christian thought and perspective. And each work continues to be as relevant today as it was at its original publishing.And now, Lewis scholar Louis Markos has done the community of faith a great service by organizing Lewis’s thoughts on a wide scope of subjects pertaining to modernity and postmodernity—on science and the natural world, the new age movement, philosophy, evil and suffering, the arts, and heaven and hell. Lewis Agonistes will make readers work in the same way that Lewis’s writings made them work, forcing them to rethink and examine ideas—to become participants in the agon (or wrestling match) of the twenty-first century.

C.S. Lewis For Beginners

C.S. Lewis For Beginners
Author: Louis Markos
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2022-06-05
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1939994810

C.S. Lewis For Beginners is a thorough examination of C. S. Lewis, the greatest Christian apologist of the twentieth century, throughout his career as an author and as a professor at Oxford University. A Christian apologist defends Christianity as a consistent and coherent worldview that squares with human reason, history, and desire. It offers answers to every facet of our lives on earth as well as answers to our questions about what happens after we die. What makes C.S. Lewis unique as an apologist is the way he balanced so perfectly reason and imagination, logic and intuition, and head and heart. In addition to writing such non-fiction apologetics books as Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, and Miracles, he wrote eleven novels: the seven Chronicles of Narnia, a trilogy of science-fiction adventures, and a haunting retelling of an old myth set in the ancient world. All eleven tell wonderful, captivating stories that stand on their own as fiction but that also support and bring to life the kinds of apologetical arguments he makes in his non-fiction. He also wrote two utterly unique works of fiction, The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce, that offer a fresh, highly original take on sin and temptation, angels and devils, and heaven and hell. And that’s not all. Lewis the apologist and novelist had a day job. He was a celebrated English professor at Oxford, and then Cambridge, University who wrote works of literary criticism that are still famous today. C.S. Lewis For Beginners takes the reader through the wardrobe of his complete catalog of writing.

Hobbit Virtues

Hobbit Virtues
Author: Christopher A. Snyder
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9781643134109

A response to our fractured political discourse, Hobbit Virtues speaks to the importance of “virtue ethics” by examining the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien—with particular attention to his hobbits. Tolkien’s works resonate with so many readers in part because Bilbo, Frodo, Sam, Merry, and Pippin demonstrate Classical, Judeo-Christian, Medieval, and even Hindu and Confucian virtues. Tolkien ennobles the small, the humble, and the marginalized in his Middle-earth writings and presents leaders who are hesitant to exercise power, are courteous, and value wisdom and learning. Each chapter in Hobbit Virtuesconsists of a wide-ranging discussion of a single virtue, exemplified by a character in Middle-earth, explaining its philosophical or theological roots and how the virtue is still relevant in a modern democracy. It will also include appendices where readers can find passages in Tolkien’s and Lewis’s works that discuss virtue ethics, and a glossary of virtues from ancient to modern, East to West. Tolkien’s readers come from many different religious and secular backgrounds and the pleasure and profundity of Hobbit Virtues is that mutual respect for public virtues is, especially now, necessary for a well-functioning pluralistic society.

Restoring Beauty

Restoring Beauty
Author: Louis Markos
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-01-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830859381

An analysis of Lewis's eleven novels and many non-fiction works critically looking at the twin concepts of beauty and truth as Divine in source.