Tag Archives: J.R.R. Tolkien

Wardrobes and Rings

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Kerry

Julia Golding, Malcolm Guite, Simon Horobin, Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings (Norwich: Canterbury Press, 2025). (Amazon) Drawing on the work of some of the Inklings’ most well-known members, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, as well as … Continue reading →

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In the House of Bombadil

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Kerry

In three recent episodes of “Spell in the Library” (youTube conversations; cf. earlier post), Malcolm reads and discusses Goldberry and Tom Bombadil and their place in The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien’s legendarium. Malcom explores the meaning of Bombadil, … Continue reading →

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How can I keep from singing?

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Kerry

Morning after update: Thank you, Rev. Jennifer, for your pastoral words. The Common Hymnal: Main website | youTube | review Singing, like friendship, is a potent form of resistance. This is not a time for despair, but a call to … Continue reading →

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Oxford Inklings tour

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Kerry

In November 2021, we found ourselves with a day free in the Bath area due to an unexpected relaxation of Covid protocols for travelers seeking to return to the US. Thus at the end of a three week stay in … Continue reading →

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15 books on a deserted island

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Kerry

Russell Moore asks what 12 books one would want to have near if one were stranded on a deserted island for the rest of one’s life. I can’t do it. For me, 15 is the minimum! So here are my … Continue reading →

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Bandersnatch

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Kerry

A desperate dilemma confronts writers, artists, and students in these times: Authentic creative endeavor is always embedded in friendship and community. Yet both friendship and community seem increasingly remote and elusive. This is why I find myself recommending Diana Glyer’s … Continue reading →

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The Holiness of Ordinary Time

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Kerry

In this season of the liturgical year called Ordinary Time, Candace and I are reading aloud two books this year: Steve Bell, Ordinary Time, from his Pilgrim Year series; and Tish Harrison Warren, A Liturgy of the Ordinary (IVP, 2019). … Continue reading →

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Inklings books – Wade Podcast

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kerry

Note: This page is now superseded by a new Wade Center Podcast Index at wadecenterpodcast.org. For more information, check out the About page for that website. This kerrysloft.com page will no longer be updated, and the index links here have … Continue reading →

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When I first met Bonhoeffer

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Kerry

Greg Williams recently interviewed me on the topic of GCI’s new initiative to establish Ministry Training Centers on every inhabited continent. Here’s an excerpt from that interview where he asked me about my own spiritual formation, and I recalled the … Continue reading →

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Tim Keller on hope, at Hong Kong University

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Kerry

Hope is essential for life at any time, particularly for living in times like these. in this 2014 address at Hong Kong University, Tim Keller channeled Augustine, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien with reflections on hope and … Continue reading →

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Love and the Cosmos: Trinitarian Perspectives on Science

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Kerry

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Middle Earth astronomy: A primer

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Kerry

These three resources will introduce you to the constellations and starlore of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth: Middle Earth astronomy, by Rachel Folmar (Commentary on the poem “Lindë Elenion) Lindë Elenion, by Rachel Folmar (based on Tolkien’s starlore) Under the Starry Skies … Continue reading →

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