One’s (God’s) design comes with a powerful and alluring gift.

In the book, the elves articulate the creation story in which the “One,” who represents God, designs a great music of creation. At the beginning of Lord of the Rings is the creation story as it mirrors the Genesis account. Middle-earth acts our world placed throughout the centuries as the central stage for a spiritual saga. Lord of the Rings focuses on middle-earth. One is a culture of life, and the other is a culture of death. Much like the spiritual nexus situated in Biblical terms there are two cultures pitted against one another. Here, there exists a clash of civilizations in which mysterious powers beyond human control are operating behind the scenes to govern the human will. In the story, forces are gathering momentum for a battle that has cosmic significance. Let us now take the journey into the heart of Lord of the Rings to unlock the Catholic imagery on full display. But, the whole point of Tolkien’s genius was to showcase the Biblical story in a hidden and subtle way in which the reader has to hunt for it. Now, if you’ve read the book or have seen the movies you might be thinking – what? Lord of the Rings hardly seems anything like the Bible. In one of his letters, Tolkien revealed that: “The Lord of the Rings is, of course, a fundamentally religious and Catholic work.” To give people the spiritual nutrition they need, Tolkien implants the Biblical saga into a parallel story that is perceived as compelling. The only way the baby can get the nutrition they need in them is when the mom has to sneak it in by way of cover – like pretending the spoon is an airplane. In Lord of the Rings, Tolkien uses a tactic that moms often use when feeding spinach to a baby. Tolkien’s work in Lord of the Rings there is an alternative way to teach people the Catholic faith. The problem is most of them have been so compromised by the pop culture that they immediately hit the “boring button” when I explain the Biblical story. I teach the Catholic faith to adults and teens alike.

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