Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

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Tolkien's Ordinary Virtues

By: Mark Eddy Smith

Narrated by: Simon Vance

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The Lord of the Rings offers us essential lessons in living. Here we discover ordinary virtues like generosity, pity, and hospitality. We meet extraordinary people like Bilbo, Gandalf, Tom Bombadil, and Glorfindel. We learn about the roots of destruction in pride and betrayal, and we find the ingredients for success, such as community and sacrifice.

Each of us, even the most simple, is called to a journey. We may be asked to leave behind everything we have grown dependent on. And when this is the case, the tale of Frodo and his friends offers hope that we will be given the strength and the help we need to overcome every obstacle and defeat every foe. This book is meant to help you find the way.

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"Writing in graceful, easy prose, Smith invites us to admire Tolkien not only for the epic scope of his imagination but also for the depth of his spiritual insight." (David C. Downing, professor of English, Elizabethtown College)

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A really well written and loving book, with a wonderful narrator perfectly chosen to read lines of some famous characters within. I enjoyed the honesty and effort that the author put into not only delighting in an excellent story, but into drawing lessons from Tolkein's work.

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