Fairy Tales.

Catalog description

Tolkien said that fairy tales have a unique quality of “evangelium,” the delivery of good news that brings “a fleeting glimpse of Joy, Joy beyond the walls of the world.” Because fairy tales express deep spiritual truths, the study of fairy tales can lay not only a foundation for the Christian faith, but also for intellectual development as the subject is approached with a variety of disciplinary tools. In this course, we will survey prominent historical examples of the genre alongside examples produced by contemporary writers. As we do so, we will explore the nature of fairy tales and what they uniquely say about us and the world.