Autor: Joseph Loconte, Joe Loconte

Editura: Thomas Nelson

An aparitie: 2017

Coperta: Paperback

Format: 13.9 x 1.8 x 21.3 cm

Nr. pagini: 256

ISBN: 9780718091453

 

The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis 

 

The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence and the end of faith. Yet for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been noHobbit, noLord of the Rings, noNarnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis.

 

Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, Tolkien and Lewis produced epic stories infused with the themes of guilt and grace, sorrow and consolation. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions. This is the first book to explore their work in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict."

 

About the Author

Joseph Loconteis a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Politics at The King s College in New York City, where he teaches Western Civilization and U.S. foreign policy and writes widely about the importance of religious freedom in strengthening democracy, human rights, and civil society.

 

Joseph Loconte, PhD, Associate Professor of History at the King's College in New York City, teaches Western Civilization and American Foreign Policy. His commentary on international human rights and religious freedom has appeared in the nation's leading media outlets, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and National Public Radio. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he divides his time between New York City and the Washington, DC, area.