Abiding the Long Defeat with J.R.R. Tolkien: Faithfulness in a Disenchanted Age – ABC Religion & Ethics July 4, 2018 by Fulcrum J.R.R. Tolkien once noted that from the point of view of the Christian - who knows that "the world in its present form is passing away" (1 Corinthians 7:31) - history is more about the story of defeat and decline than it is about victory, at least on any purely human scale of calculation. Conor Sweeney. ABC Religin & Ethics. 29 June 2018 FulcrumShareTweetShare
