romantic theology: "In experiencing romantic love, we experience God: He has been in the experience from the beginning, and the more we learn about it, the more we learn also about Him. . . ." "Romantic theology is . . . the working out of ways in which an ordinary relationship between two people can become one that is extraordinary, one that grants us glimpses, visions of perfection." "For Williams, romantic theology was never just a subject for a book but a lifelong way of daily living." ..... Williams was admired by his contemporaries including T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden, J.R.R. Tolkien and most especially by C. S. Lewis, whose novel 'That Hideous Strength' is considered to be entirely inspired by Williams's work. When he moved to Oxford he participated regularly in Lewis's literary society known as the Inklings. This enabled Williams to read and improve his final published novel, All Hallows' Eve, as well as to hear J. R. R. Tolkien read some of his early drafts of The Lord of the Rings aloud to the group.

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