Lord of the Rings

You’ve seen ‘The Rings of Power,’ but have you heard of this tiny museum housing J.R.R. Tolkien’s treasures?

By Emily McFarlan Miller — September 2, 2022
(RNS) — The collection of letters and books has grown to become the Marion E. Wade Center, one of the foremost research centers not only on Lewis, but also Tolkien and five other British Christian authors who had influenced Lewis’ work.

Tolkien fans hope to turn his house into a ‘Rivendell’ for writers and filmmakers

By Claire Giangravé — January 22, 2021
(RNS) — Fantasy enthusiasts want to turn the house of the Catholic author in Oxford, England, into a meeting place.

A last-minute gift for the spiritual reader in your life

By Jana Riess — December 17, 2019
(RNS) — A gift to offer the Christian book lover on your list. You’re welcome.

Can a Christian watch ‘Game of Thrones’?

By David Gibson — June 4, 2013
(RNS) Is there anything morally redeeming about “Games of Thrones”? Some worry that HBO's fantasy tale is the antithesis of J.R.R. Tolkien’s good-over-evil stories, but others perceive a theological framework that could inspire Christians.

Is ‘The Hobbit’ a ‘Christian’ film? Yes and no.

By Greg Garrison and Kay Campbell — December 14, 2012

(RNS) Travel along, if you dare, with Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit,” which opens in theaters on Friday (Dec. 14). If you do, you will, essentially, be traveling in a world constructed on Christian principles. By Kay Campbell and Greg Garrison.

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