"The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work"
- J.R.R. Tolkien to Fr. Robert Murray, 2 December 1953

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There are a few basic facts [about me], which however drily expressed, are really significant. For instance I was born in 1892 and lived for my early years in 'the Shire' in a premechanical age. Or more important, I am a Christian (which can be deduced from my stories), and in fact a Roman Catholic. - The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

Far from being escapist or reactionary, The Lord of the Rings addresses the greatest struggle of this century and beyond.... Who, then, is living in a world of fantasy? Tolkien's critics, not his readers, are out of touch with reality.
- Patrick Curry, New Statesman, 31 January 1997

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