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What Does it Mean for a Story to be “Christian”?
There are at lease nine different ways to define a story’s relationship or lack thereof to Christianity (we’re counting đ ). And that’s not all.
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The Fantasy Itch: Gettin’ To Be THAT Time Of Year
Ah, yes, I’m definitely ready to settle down with a good fantasy. It’s that time of year! Last year I read Brandon Sanderson’s
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Review – The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
My first thought at the end of the movie was, How sad that there will be no more stories set in Middle Earth.
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Exploring âThe Hobbitâ Chapter 19: The Last Stage
Donât be a story Scrooge. See the final âThe Hobbitâ film(s) and explore the bookâs final chapter.
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Theology and Heroes-Shaping Our Stories By What We Believe
To add to our enjoyment of a good story, we have the excitement of holding it up transparently before the Story of God and finding its parallels and tangents.
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Exploring âThe Hobbitâ Chapter 17: The Clouds Burst
Smaug is dead in the water. But the dragon is back and he brings war.
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Exploring âThe Hobbitâ Chapter 16: A Thief In The Night
Whatâs a good Hobbit to do when the returned king becomes a new dragon?
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Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 15: The Gathering Of The Clouds
Thanks to the bookâs final grown-up tone, âThe Battle of the Five Armiesâ may be better than the second âHobbitâ film.
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Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 14: Fire and Water
J.R.R. Tolkienâs images of a horrific dragon attack rivals todayâs disaster-prone filmmakers.
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 12: Inside Information
Two hundred pages into the story, Bilbo Baggins finally âburglarizesâ the lair of Smaug the Terrible.
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 11: On The Doorstep
âStop dragging and get to the dragon,â silly critics may cry; but Tolkien takes his time as his heroes finally reach the Lonely Mountain.
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 10: A Warm Welcome
Tolkien tests his modified genreâs limits when The Hobbit’s road trip turns into political intrigue and even archetype parody.
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond
Youâll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkienâs escape is much less visible.
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders
In which the Dwarvesâ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil.
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 7: Queer Lodgings
Tolkien introduces Beorn the non-âwere-bear,â a creature of vague loyalties and mixed methods.
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Seeking A Better Country Than Middle Earth
Watching Peter Jackson interpret J.R.R. Tolkien is like watching a master jazz impresario play Beethoven. The original is classic; the interpretation as a new work is equally brilliant.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 6: Out Of The Frying-Pan Into The Fire
(How) do you plan to see âThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journeyâ? Be prepared for the film to climax with an expanded version of the bookâs chapter 6, âOut of the Frying Pan Into the Fire.â
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âThe Hobbitâ Story Group 5: Riddles In The Dark
âThe Hobbitâ chapter 5, âRiddles in the Dark,â marks a turning point in the careers of not only Bilbo Baggins, but J.R.R. Tolkien.
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E. Stephen Burnett
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