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Lord of the Rings and the Eucharist Kindle Edition

by Scott L. Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 152 ratings
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What is "the one great thing to love on earth", according to J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings? The Eucharist! Tolkien made sure his one great love was woven throughout his books. It's easy to find if you know where to look. In Smith's new book, find Tolkien's hidden Eucharist!

The Lord of the Rings can't be fully understood without understanding its hidden Eucharistic significance. What's more, perhaps: J. R. R. Tolkien can't be fully understood apart from his Catholic identity and his devotion to the Eucharist. Are you ready to read Lord of the Rings like you never have before?
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    March 17, 2019
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07PQ89VRP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Holy Water Books (March 17, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 17264 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 125 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 152 ratings

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Scott L. Smith

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Scott is a Louisiana attorney, author, blogger, and lover of all things Catholic: the wisdom of the Saints, the Eucharist and the Blessed Mother, and especially the King of Kings, as well as all the hidden connections between history, scripture, culture, and theology. Scott is, in all respects, a Catholic nerd, which conveniently happens to be the name of his podcast: Catholic Nerds (with an 's').

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Emily
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
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Really good read
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Aaron:)
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect for catholic nerds
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2023
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Loved and appreciate how theologically accurate this story and insights are to our Catholicism as well as being true to Tolkien’s life as a catholic and the myth he created. 10/10 recommend!
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Tyrone Beiron
4.0 out of 5 stars Readable with insights on the parallels
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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Read Scott Smith's Kindle edition at one go. Perhaps because I was familiar with both Tolkien as well the Catholic belief about the Eucharist. It's perfect for the layman, avoiding deep academic insights while referencing popular Eucharistic theology. It might help non-Catholic readers of Tolkien's LOTR gain a better sense of how his faith laid some elemental influence to his material and myth, but Tolkien was adamant his cosmos of Middle-Earth was never allegorical. Smiths demonstrates how unabashed the language and inferences are. But I think whether you are Anglican, Lutheran or Catholic, or anyone who has a sense of the mythical power of the spiritual especially in fiction, this quick book covers all you might want to know, and apart from some interesting new insights, it might deepen one's appreciation of the original text. It actually got me to buying the new corrected edition on Kindle so 'beware' if you fall in love with the text all over again.
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Susie McAllister
5.0 out of 5 stars Successful delivery!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023
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Delivered in great condition on time!
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Mom of 9
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read, profound ideas
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2022
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My daughter who is 13 read in one day. She loved all the connections in the book! Grew her love even more for Tolkien.
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Allan F. Sayre
4.0 out of 5 stars Middle-Earth Lore
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022
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Great Book to enhance the Movies
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
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This is a great read and the shipping was quick.
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Kyle Reynen
2.0 out of 5 stars Low resolution, both pictures and writing.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2021
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The book is pretty low quality. That goes for the illustrations/images and the written content. Nothing very in-depth. I was hoping for a more scholarly look at Tolkien’s weaving Catholic themes into the Lord of the Rings. But pretty much everything in it is a level of analysis that a high schooler might point out if making a book report on the topic. If that’s what you’re looking for then this is the book for you but based on the pixelated images and writing level, this was a disappointing purchase.
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