MYTHS OF LIVE

Niina has a super post on the role that stories have  in shaping our minds, hearts, longings and lives.  Veteran apologist John Montgomery strongly confirmed this in the Basel consultation, and highlighted the specific mind-capturing power which especially myths carry: "Myths bear the power to speak to us on a deep, holistic, imaginative, subconscious dimension. They can communicate things which are inexpressible for human language."
This is obviously true for the myth of the Lord of the Rings. I just cannot escape its imaginative power, but keep recognizing cosmic truth and Gospel power in it. And though its myth is "not meant to be religious or Christian", Tolkien himself admitted that "every great literary work mirrows the deeply held values of the author". Tolkien being a committed Christian, it should come as no surprise to find the whole Gospel in its plot. (No, it is NOT an allegory...) Here is a great resource for mythical LOTR fans :)