::nod:: Lewis is actually a fairly well-known Christian writer, but I didn't know he and Tolkoen were friends.
Judith, the same could be said for Harry Potter don't you think? If anything it is less dark since the hero is not corrupted. But some "Christians" say it promotes flying on a broomstick, all that witchcraft stuff..... Dana On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:48:51 -0400, Yves Arsenault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He (Tolkien) and C.S. Lewis were supposedly great friends.... > > Lewis wrote the Narnia collection (for kids)... > > And various christian/english/sci-fi books.... > > A couple of my favorite writers.... there was another well known > author who was in their circle of friends at the time... can't > remember who.. > > Just sending my 2 cents. > > :-) > > Yves > > On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:41:57 -0400, Judith Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >The first two, Gondolin and Nargothrond were two great elvish cities > > >of Tolkien's Simarillion, the third, Moria was a ruined Dwarvish city > > >from LOTR. > > > > > >Some fundies actually do think that LOTR is on par with Harry Potter - > > >it has wizards and magic in it, THEREFORE IT IS EVIL. > > > > > I think the weirdest part of that is what a devout Christian Tolkien was (I > > just read a great biography about him.) And LOTR's supreme lesson, I always > > thought, was that relatively powerless people can overcome great evil. His > > works are a study in what evil can do to people -- for instance, the > > effects of the ring on Bilbo and Frodo over time and the taming of the > > Shire at the end of the Return of the King. He used fantasy and > > storytelling to convey his message, but it's there in everything he wrote. > > Tolkien was anything but a promoter of evil. > > > > Judith > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144201 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
