| Acknowledgments |
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| References and Conventions |
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| Abbreviations for Works |
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| A Note on Capitalization |
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| Introduction |
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Finding Meaning in Fantasy |
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2 | (3) |
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5 | (6) |
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Allegory and Applicability |
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11 | (8) |
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1 On Hobbits, the Treatment of Prisoners, and the Ethics of War |
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19 | (17) |
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Principles of Ethics in Warfare |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (4) |
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28 | (3) |
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The Complexities of Narratives, and of Life |
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31 | (5) |
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36 | (26) |
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The Battle of Five Armies |
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38 | (3) |
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The Black Gate and the Skirmish with Southrons |
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41 | (2) |
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The Rohirrim and the Anglo-Saxons |
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43 | (5) |
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48 | (6) |
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54 | (2) |
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The "Contest" at Helm's Deep |
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56 | (3) |
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War, the Individual, and Fellowship |
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59 | (3) |
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3 Frodo and the Wisdom of the Wise |
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62 | (18) |
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Spotting Wisdom in Middle-earth |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (4) |
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Military Might and True Hope |
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69 | (3) |
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72 | (3) |
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The Wisdom of the Bagginses |
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75 | (5) |
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4 Military Victory or Moral Victory? |
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80 | (15) |
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81 | (5) |
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The Temptation of the Ring: Gandalf and Elrond |
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86 | (5) |
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The Temptation of the Ring: Galadriel and Faramir |
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91 | (4) |
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5 Human Freedom and Creativity |
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95 | (13) |
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98 | (4) |
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Aragorn and the Doom of Choice |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (4) |
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6 The Gift of Iluvatar and the Power of the Ring |
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108 | (18) |
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109 | (5) |
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114 | (5) |
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The Firstborn and the Followers |
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119 | (3) |
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122 | (4) |
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7 Moral Responsibility and Stewardship |
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126 | (22) |
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Objective Morality and Judgment |
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131 | (5) |
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136 | (3) |
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Another Word on (or against) Judgment |
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139 | (4) |
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The Steward of Middle-earth |
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143 | (5) |
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8 The Seen and the Unseen: Salvation and Social Justice |
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148 | (22) |
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151 | (4) |
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155 | (4) |
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Saruman, Denetbor, and Damnation as Un-Salvation |
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159 | (3) |
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Bilbo and Frodo: Mercy for the Merciful |
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162 | (2) |
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Social Justice and a Rejection of Gnosticism |
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164 | (6) |
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9 A Shift in Tone: Free Will and the Hand of Iluvatar |
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170 | (33) |
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171 | (8) |
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179 | (3) |
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182 | (6) |
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188 | (3) |
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191 | (7) |
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Free Will and the Hand of Iluvatar |
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198 | (5) |
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10 Iluvatar's Theme and the Real War |
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203 | (48) |
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206 | (10) |
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216 | (5) |
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221 | (6) |
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227 | (9) |
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The Absence and the Presence of the Incarnation |
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236 | (4) |
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240 | (4) |
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The Real War and the Happy Ending |
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244 | (7) |
| Notes |
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251 | (8) |
| Sources |
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