Just as some have said that The Chronicles of Narnia shows C. S. Lewis’ faith, so does The Lord of the Rings. However, the one book that explains it all, The Hobbit, is many times overlooked when it comes to this. Jim Ware saw this also and wrote Finding God in the Hobbit to show us where God come through in Tolkien’s writing once again.
I originally picked up the book because I have read The Hobbit and I was curious about the author’s perception on the book. Also, not too long ago I read Finding God in the Land of Narnia, another book in the same series. I must say, while I enjoyed some of the chapters of Finding God in the Hobbit, sometimes I felt that the idea of God was stretched out a little, “like butter spread over too much bread.” Jim Ware did a nice job in many places of pulling out things that could be applied to life, but sometimes I wasn’t really able to see the connection, especially how they related to The Hobbit. The one thing I did like about the book (and the whole Finding God series in general) was the reflections at the end of each chapter. They reminded me of a fable because they had big ideas to bring home and think about. It was hard for me to get into the book, but I am mainly a fiction reader and I only picked up this book because I knew I had liked the previous one in the series that I read. I would, however, recommend this book to anyone who has read The Hobbit or is planning to read it and who wants to delve further into the meaning behind Tolkien’s works.
I was provided with a free copy of this book by Tyndale Blogging Network in exchange for my review.
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