J.R.R. Tolkien and the arts: A Theology of Subcreation

Tolkien once wrote in an essay called On Fairy-Stories that “we make in our measure and in our derivative mode, because we are made: and not only made, but made in the image and likeness of a Maker.” We are little makers, emulating the True Creator, God. This book reflects on the implications of Tolkien’s ideas and his writings to explore the theory of Art and Imagination in Tolkien, the literary and visual art of Tolkien, and the art made about the mytholgies Tolkien created. 

Contributors include: Ned Bustard, Matthew Clark, Matthew Dickerson, Billie Jarvis-Freeman, John Hendrix, Bryan Mead, Christine Perrin, Bethany Ross, Charlie Starr, Jennifer Trafton, Donald Williams (Foreword by Devin Brown)

“Tolkien expressed his creativity in many different forms of art: painting, poetry, drawing, scholarship, calligraphy, fiction, and songwriting, among others. He was also unusually skilled at articulating profound insight about the heart of the creative process. This collection does an admirable job of illuminating these facets of Tolkien’s mind and work.” 

—Diana Pavlac Glyer, author of Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings

ISBN: 978-1-941106-1-36 | List: $18.99