[BibChr]

I appreciate your honesty with his statement. I see so many (inluding Ian McKellen) scoffing at any religious overtones in LOTR — in which case they are, in effect, disagreeing with the author himself!

And I say this as one myself who, though both a Christian and a multi-decade reader of LOTR, has never been overwhelmed by anything religious in LOTR. I've come to see that it must be mostly in the moral and teleological fabric of Tolkien's universe. There are, as well, a few more overt statements sprinked here and there, and more so in the Silmarillion — or in the portion I've been able to labor through!

Dan

[2nd Amendment]

I. too, would nominate this trilogy for Movie of the Millenium. I,ve read where Tolkien and his son disavow any allegorical elements to the movie. I believe all truth, all light, all justice, all honor come from God. Since I believe the God of Christianity to be the only God, then I find reassuring elements in this movie. To the extent that LOR reflects these values, it reflects the nature of God. I, for one, cannot miss the allegorical elements to the Lord of the Rings. I believe this trilogy is even more significant because of the times we live in. Right over wrong, good over evil, orthodoxy over relativism are all being debated daily in our political circles.