Because he is "edgy", those old people couldn't appeal to his emo punk sensibilities /s<p>><i>Like Chesterton, and other orthodox Christian writers who substituted faith for artistic rigour [Tolkien] sees the petit bourgeoisie, the honest artisans and peasants, as the bulwark against Chaos.</i><p>This is the crux of his argument, and its an ideological one. He conflates his ideology (which is opposite to that of Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton and co) for artistic rigour (sic). The rest, about the language and such, are mere dressing.<p>><i>But there’s nothing wrong with a religious person writing religious books, even if that religion is privileged, as Christianity is.</i><p>How was Christianity privileged exactly? Should Tolkien's and Lewis's 1950s Britain, a 99% Christian nation, nerf its faith for some reason? (especially since, knowing the Church of England, it wasn't that strong to begin with).<p>Christianity is (or rather was) as privileged in Christian countries, as other religions were/are privileged in countries following them.