Reading this morning and this part stuck out to me: I am reminded of a more spiritual danger that is found in Tolkien but is less obvious than the physical danger posed by the Balrog or the Orcs. As odd as it may seem, one of the greatest obstacles that the members of the Fellowship, or any pilgrim for that matter, must face is the temptation to cease believing in the Road-to embrace a postmodern, existential nihilism that says that there is neither beginning nor end, that we are all adrift in a world with Purpose, Direction, or Call. In short, that there really is no Road, or, if there is, that it leads nowhere. -Dr. Louis Markos, On the Shoulders of Hobbits (p.49)
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:52:51 +0000
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