Haven Today

In The Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia, we get a glimpse of two very twisted and corrupted characters: Gollum and Eustace. One of them finds destruction, while the other finds grace.

Fairy tales can often seem more true to us than real life. No one knew this better than J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. They used mythology and fantasy to tell stories that point to Christ.

In the aftermath of World War I, many survivors were overcome with grief and despair. But for C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, they were convinced by their Christian faith that evil would not endure.

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien created Narnia and Middle Earth, two fantasy worlds that look very different than our own. But the closer you look, the more you see the profound impact of WWI.

When Tolkien and Lewis marched off to what they thought was the war to end all wars, they didn’t expect to return. Find out how the Lord used World War I to shape their lives and their work.