“This book on Tolkien is not only readable, it is profound. The counter-culture movement latched onto to The Fellowship of the Ring more than a decade after its 1954 publication and never let go. The ultimate irony is that many of those young people were looking for alternative world-views to traditional values. And all the while, Professor Tolkien was a devout believer writing stories that reflected precisely traditional Christian beliefs and values. Donald T. Williams explores all the nuances of that irony here with humor and insight.”  —  Jim Prothero, author of Gaining a Face: The Romanticism of C. S. Lewis

“Williams is always worth reading for his thoughtful engagement with a vast range of disciplines, topics, and perspectives. What is compelling in this new book is the greater sense of play: interspersed with poetry, infused with personality, and bound together with humor and good cheer. Whether or not you agree with each and every observation and interpretation, it is hard to resist the sense that you are being personally invited into a rich and nourishing conversation with ideas that deserve your best attention. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”   —  Diana Pavlac Glyer, Professor at Azusa Pacific University and author of The Company They Keep and Bandersnatch: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings

“I enjoy the way Williams provides meaningful insight into Tolkien’s writings in a very personal way. He takes the reader through an interesting journey of when he first encountered LOTR and how he began to understand the Christian underpinnings and how that helped strengthen his faith.”  —  William O’Flaherty, author of The Misquotable C.S. Lewis

“This book deserves to be savored with a deep bowl of Longbottom leaf and a pint of the Prancing Pony’s best.”  —  WinterReader, on Amazon

To receive a $4.00 discount, order it here:

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If this book interests you, you might also like Dr. Williams’s companion piece to it: Deeper Magic: The Theology behind the Writings of C. S. Lewis (Baltimore: Square Halo Press, 2016).  Order from the publisher or Amazon.