Chesterton and Tolkien as Theologians: The Fantasy of the Real

by Alison Milbank

Book Overview

This book takes Chesterton's 'natural theology' through fairytales seriously as a theological project appropriate to an intellectual attempt to return to faith in a secular age. It argues that Tolkien's fiction makes sense also as the work of a Catholic writer steeped in Chestertonian ideas and sharing his literary-theological poetics. While much writing on religious fantasy moves quickly to talk about wonder, Milbank shows that this has to be hard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567390411
• ISBN13: 9780567390417
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"