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On Religion: Tolkien, Lewis And Great Post-World War I Myths
On Religion: Tolkien, Lewis And Great Post-World War I Myths

(ANALYSIS) A young J.R.R. Tolkien wrote: “The fume of the burning, and the steam of the fair fountains of Gondolin withering in the flame of the dragons of the north, fell upon the vale of Tumladen in mournful mists.” The battlefields were “cold and terrible.”

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Analysis, Christianity, Europe, ReligionTerry MattinglyTerry Mattingly, books, literature, analysis, news, Tolkien, Lewis, Europe, World War I, religionComment
Philip Jenkins on giant, global leaps of faith in 1918, 1968 and 2018?
Philip Jenkins on giant, global leaps of faith in 1918, 1968 and 2018?

(COMMENTARY) While it's common to believe that religion evolves slowly over time, in a linear manner, the evidence suggests that history lurches through periods of "extreme, rapid, revolutionary change, when everything is shaken and thrown up into the air," said historian Philip Jenkins. Ever 50 years or so, new patterns and cultural norms seem to appear that never could have been predicted.

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Analysis, Opinion, Religion, Europe, North AmericaTerry MattinglyTerry Mattingly, King University, Philip Jenkins, Baylor, World War I, Africa, Pentecostalism, History, Israel, Sexual Revolution, Sixties, Russia, Catholic clergy, Christianity, Orthodox Christians