On Why we Like Tom Bombadil and Probably Shouldn't

May 17th, 2005 | 5 min read

I'm going to enter unfamiliar territory for Mere-O: Lord of the Rings. I am no expert in the matter--in fact, I have just finished only my second read through.

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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.

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On Why we Like Tom Bombadil and Probably Shouldn't

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