Monday December 17, 2001

LORD OF THE RINGS HAS STRONG CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION

December 17, 2001 (LSN.ca) - As with Harry Potter, many parents are wondering whether the soon to be released movie blockbuster, Lord of the Rings, with all of its violence, monsters and even some magic is appropriate for them and/or their children. The movie, which is probably too frightening for young children, is closely based on the J.R.R. Tolkien three part novel of the same title. What is not so well known is that the book, and it's epic struggles between good and evil, was written with a strong Catholic Christian perspective.

Tolkien was passionate about his faith and attempted to incorporate that faith's world view into his writings. The EWTN Television network discussed The Lord of the Rings and J.R.R. Tolkien this past Friday in a revealing interview with Tolkien biographer Dr. Joseph Pearce. The program will be re-broadcast tonight at 10 p.m. and then again at 11 p.m. (eastern time) tonight on EWTN. The audio portion of the program is now archived on the EWTN website.

For the Internet audio record of the program go to:
http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/frmselecrprog.asp?seriesID=-6892288&T1=The~world~over and then go to page 2 and select the last item (#60) from The World Over series.

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