The Messiah Comes to Middle-Earth: Images of Christ's Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings
Based on the inaugural Hansen Lecture at Wheaton College's Marion E. Wade Center, president Philip Ryken explores how J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings reflects the threefold office of Christ. Examining Gandalf as prophet, Frodo as priest, and Aragorn as king, Ryken illuminates Tolkien's rich Christian imagination.