tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post1075521635490556958..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: An Example Of Christian Imaginationelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-58022931514350131242011-01-14T18:00:52.820-05:002011-01-14T18:00:52.820-05:00Magnificent! Thank you for the recommendation!Magnificent! Thank you for the recommendation!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-8478962117696626502011-01-14T17:35:00.403-05:002011-01-14T17:35:00.403-05:00The genius of Tolkien is that his stories make vis...The genius of Tolkien is that his stories make visible and physical the otherwise abstract realities of sin and grace.<br /><br />Sin:<br /><br />-Orcs are actually twisted Elves.<br /><br />-The shard from the Morgal blade left in Frodo's shoulder will actually bore its way through his body until it pieces his heart transforming him forever into a wraith.<br /><br />Grace:<br /><br />-The pity of Bilbo saves the world.<br /><br />-Frodo's prayer in Shelob's lair--Aiya Earedil Elenion Encalima! (Hail Earendil, brightest of Stars!)--calls forth the power of the phial, a relic which contains the light of a blessed being who has been set in the sky as Star to watch over Middle Earth.<br /><br />And on and on it goes...<br /><br />If you've never ready Tolkien's poem Mythopoeia, please do:<br /><br />http://mercury.ccil.org/~cowan/mythopoeia.html<br /><br />He first wrote it for C.S. Lewis while Lewis was yet a hardened atheist--a gift which Lewis acknowledged did much to soften his heart. It is one of the most hauntingly beautiful things I've ever read.Brian Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258180202197521978noreply@blogger.com