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On Providence: Peter Jackson vs. JRR Tolkien

May 17th, 2007 | 1 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

One of these days I’m going to do a thorough comparison of the crucial differences between Tolkien’s version of Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s film adaptation.  The differences illuminate much, I think, about our contemporary values in very interesting ways. But today is not that day.
Whenever we want some mind-numbing entertainment, my wife and I inevitably turn on one of the films.  We love them and have seen them numerous times.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.