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   Re: Tokien and Lewis   
   08 Mar 09 17:43:32   
   
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   From: bredband.net@ojevind.lang   
      
   "Jacob C."  skrev i meddelandet   
   news:925e1844-c889-46c8-9dd7-4442bf6bc3c4@x13g2000yqf.googlegroups.com...   
   > Please read this first:   
   >   
   > http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/ID24Aa01.html   
   >   
   > What do you all think of Spengler's comparison of Tolkien's writings   
   > to Lewis's as they pertain to Christianity?  Is Spengler looking at   
   > Lewis's writings incorrectly or is his view that Tolkien's perceptive   
   > look at 'pre-Christian tribalism' is more convincing a convincing one?   
      
   I don't think Tolkien wrote Christian allegory at all, and not only because   
   he deneid it himself. The article feels a little contrived to me.   
      
   Öjevind   
      
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