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“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds
together the volume of the week.” 
–H. W. Longfellow


November, 2003 • by Anna Mathie

Tolkien and the Gift of Mortality

Tolkien looks unblinkingly at “the loss and the silence” of death, but remains steadfast: Death is our curse, but also our blessing.

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January, 2004 • by Anna Mathie

The Gospel According to Tolkien

In Tolkien’s world, natural virtues, such as wisdom, justice, courage, and temperance, take on a Christian character. 

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