On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis Book cover type:Paperback He is a passionate writer

He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase

Eventually captured and forced to watch their Japanese Christian brothers lay down their lives for their faith

but not everyone likes normal

He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children

and went on to become Henri Nouwen’s greatest legacy to Christians around the world

On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis Book cover type:Paperback He is a passionate writerThe world of J. R. R. Tolkien is filled with strange creatures, elaborately crafted lore, ancient tongues, and magic that exists only in fantasy; yet the lessons taught by hobbits and wizards speak powerfully and practically to our real lives. Courage, valor, trust, pride, greed, and jealousy these are not fictional virtues. This is the stuff of real life, the Christian life. Professor and author Louis Markos takes us on the road with Tolkien and C.