Tolkiens Ordinary Virtues, Mark Eddy Smith
Tolkiens Ordinary Virtues, Mark Eddy Smith
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Tolkiens Ordinary Virtues
Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings

Author: Mark Eddy Smith

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 2 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/30/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion

Synopsis

The Lord of the Rings offers us essential lessons in living. Here we discover ordinary virtues like generosity, pity, and hospitality. We meet extraordinary people like Bilbo, Gandalf, Tom Bombadil, and Glorfindel. We learn about the roots of destruction in pride and betrayal, and we find the ingredients for success, such as community and sacrifice. Each of us, even the most simple, is called to a journey. We may be asked to leave behind everything we have grown dependent on. And when this is the case, the tale of Frodo and his friends offers hope that we will be given the strength and the help we need to overcome every obstacle and defeat every foe. This book is meant to help you find the way.

About Mark Eddy Smith

Mark Eddy Smith, a writer who grew up in rural New Hampshire (which is not so different from the Shire) has read The Lord of the Rings more than a dozen times. He works as a graphic designer at InterVarsity Press and currently resides in Oak Park, Illinois.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on June 27, 2023

Why is it that The Lord of the Rings continues to inspire and fascinate generations of readers? I think it is because it mirrors elements of a much larger story- the spiritual story of God and his Creation. In this book, we explore different themes found in LotR and see how the virtues of the charac......more

Goodreads review by Laurel on September 13, 2019

Much of what Smith has to say was obvious to me but well stated, and it is always good to find people who agree with me.......more

Goodreads review by Kirk on July 23, 2021

This is the best kind of Tolkien analysis that I think there can be. There's no attempt to allegorize Tolkien (allegory being something Tolkien was expressly not fond of). There's no attempt to try and use life in Middle-Earth to prove some already established point. Mark Eddy Smith rather draws out......more

Goodreads review by Moriah on November 17, 2011

Not as good as "Walking with Frodo" or "Walking with Bilbo", but very very good! This is geared to fans of the books, and doesn't really include anything about the movies, which is actually a very good thing for fans of the books. Particularly "older" fans. (People who read and loved the books befor......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on November 12, 2019

This book is a classic example of a secondary work whose whole reason for being depends on the primary existence and popularity of an existing work, namely the Lord of the Rings.  The author has clearly read the Lord of the Rings multiple times and views it as a worthwhile book in ethical instructio......more

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