Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely — that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” was Catholic. Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a ...

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.

Catholicism anchored Tolkien’s life and suffused his writings. “I’ve read the trilogy and The Silmarillion ten times, and I never saw anything Catholic in it.” Or, “How can he say that? The characters ...

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LONDON -- Besides capturing readers' imaginations and thrilling moviegoers, the fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings" has won high praise from religious groups for what they see as Christian values in ...

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 in sales. While some ...

A British soldier began writing “The Fall of Gondolin” while in a hospital bed, stricken by “trench disease” from the lethal front lines of World War I. A German soldier, ...

Most people are likely aware — at least vaguely — that J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was Catholic. Fewer, perhaps, know how seriously he took his faith, in a time ...