Tolkien and Lewis: Hobbit to Space Trilogy
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This lecture covers literary themes in Tolkien's 'Hobbit' and C.S. Lewis' 'Space Trilogy. We apply the lectures about literary themes and reveal how we can study these books to understand these works of fiction. For the best books on Tolkien and his background check these out: Tom Shippey's biography: http://amzn.to/2dChoJu Classic biography: http://amzn.to/2dCh5hY The Road to Middle Earth: http://amzn.to/2dCikOb For the best books on C.S. Lewis and his background: George Sayer's biography 'Jack': http://amzn.to/2hHlUJQ Alan Jacob's book 'The Narnian': http://amzn.to/2gNeFy8 Michael Ward 'Planet Narnia': http://amzn.to/2hyhJx1 Ryan M. Reeves (PhD Cambridge) is Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanMReeves Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryreeves4/ Blog: https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/ryanreeves/ This is Lecture 7 in the course 'Lewis and Tolkienl'. All material is copyrighted. For the entire course, see the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRgREWf4NFWYkdjziCtks-Gws5YIdN0Fi
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"God is a host who creates His own parasites"
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I found "That Hideous Strength" to be Lewis' most interesting/prophetic. I am surprised that the initial reaction was less enthusiastic.
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As an aspiring writer I too share the same frustrations Tolkien and Lewis had and likewise I too felt that maybe I should write the stories I'd like to read.
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Why allow the fall? Because there is no free will without the test, without the ability to choose an alternative to God's will.
From a literary point of view, there's also the fact that without a fall there's no story to tell. Unless there are forces in opposition, there's nothing to write about.
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