The Thomistic Seed of Tolkien and O'Connor

Like a Seed in the Dark, Thomism Grew in the Leaf-mould of Their Minds

We’ve been treating the commonalities between the three authors in view—Lewis, Tolkien, and O’Connor. One of the their chief commonalities is related to a Thomistic impulse. That is, Thomas Aquinas appears to have had significant influence on their thinking and writing. One ironic and interesting aspect of their Thomistic commonality has to do with what…