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There and Beowulf Again: Providence and Plot in Tolkien’s Hobbit

Beowulf is known as a pagan myth, but it was penned by a Christian writer. The Hobbit borrows from Beowulf and shows how Tolkien used mythology to show forth Christian truths. · Anthony G. Cirilla

Deus Ex Machinas and The Doctor

A deus ex machina — a surprise twist at the last second to save one’s characters or story — need not always be wrong, for at least four reasons. · E. Stephen Burnett