Citing Tolkien’s letters, Hochschild explained why Tolkien wrote “The Lord of the Rings” and what his vision for the text was. According to Hochschild, when writing the trilogy, Tolkien sought to ...

Henceforth, Tolkien never wavered in his faith, remaining a devout Catholic for the rest of his life. Mabel Tolkien died in November 1904. She was only 34 years old.

During this time, Mabel converted to Catholicism. Tolkien made the choice to follow his mother into her new faith, receiving the sacraments of holy Communion and Confirmation at the age of 12.

A new book brilliantly captures what his Catholic faith meant to the author of The Lord of the Rings. ... Tolkien the Catholic. J. R. R. Tolkien sits in his study, December 2, 1955.

Last Friday, Sept. 2, was the 49th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien at the age of 81. By coincidence, this past weekend also marked the release of the first two episodes of a Tolkien ...

In July 1916, young British signals officer J.R.R. Tolkien (Nicholas Hoult) lies extremely ill in the trenches at the Battle of the Somme in France. He is desperate for news of his dear friend ...

When J. R. R. Tolkien first set out to write The Lord of the Rings, he did so without intending for it to be seen in any way as a Catholic or religious book.As revealed in The Letters of J. R. R ...

Over the Christmas and New Year's season, "The Return of the King" has been a box-office success, while the books by J.R.R. Tolkien have been rivaling the Harry Potter series ...

During this time, Mabel converted to Catholicism. Tolkien made the choice to follow his mother into her new faith, receiving the sacraments of holy Communion and Confirmation at the age of 12. ...