Inklings of Heaven

Creation and New Creation in the Work of Lewis and Tolkien

Lewis and Tolkien both wrote works that celebrate the beauty of creation and reflect on the links between divine and human creativity. Both of them also looked beyond the present order towards “a new heaven and a new earth.” But among shared themes and convictions, they also had profound differences of approach to both these themes. Malcolm Guite and Judith Wolfe explored these themes and drew out these differences in conversation with one another and with the key texts.