{"product_id":"the-war-for-middle-earth-jrr-tolkien-and-cs-lewis-confront-the-gathering-storm-1933-1945-9781400247936","title":"The War for Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a world devastated by the cataclysm of war, two extraordinary authors and friends, J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, delivered a bracing vision of the human story: a path back to goodness, beauty, and faith. How did they do it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, historian Joseph Loconte explains how the catastrophe of World War II trans­formed the lives and literary imagination of Tolkien and Lewis. The mechanized slaughter of the First World War had created a storm of disillusionment with the political and religious ideals of Western civilization. The new ideologies of Modernism, communism, Nazism, and totalitarianism rushed to fill the vacuum. At stake was a contest between civilization and barbarism. Tolkien and Lewis sought each other out in friendship and threw themselves into the struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoconte explores how their most beloved works--\u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Chron­icles of Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMere Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e--were conceived in the shadow of the most devastating and dehumanizing war in history. Like no other authors of their age, Tolkien and Lewis used their imagi­nation to reclaim for their generation--and for ours--those deeds of valor and virtue and love that have always kept a lamp burning, even in the deepest darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Loconte on this epic journey and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebe inspired by Tolkien's and Lewis's Christian imagination, which even today has the power to transform hearts desperate for hope and truth;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efind encouragement and strength to resist evil in our own day; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscover how a biblical view of truth and beauty can light the path out of the deepest darkness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining a careful study of history and compelling storytelling, \u003cem\u003eThe War for Middle-earth \u003c\/em\u003ereveals the remarkable achievement of these authors and friends: a recovery of heroism and faith despite deep sorrow and suffering. Here are enduring lessons for today's cultural moment. This is essential reading for anyone who believes that great stories can reveal great truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400247936\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Joseph Loconte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798531866805,"sku":"9781400247936","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_664c94c5-1350-42be-a50c-8ee3102e1f2c.jpg?v=1758639128","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-war-for-middle-earth-jrr-tolkien-and-cs-lewis-confront-the-gathering-storm-1933-1945-9781400247936","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}