Jim Ware (born June 25, 1954) is the author of Finding God in The Hobbit and Finding God in The Lord of the Rings, which discuss various Christian messages in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Jim Ware graduated from U.C.L.A. in 1976 with a B.A. in Classics. After marrying Joni, he enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary, emphasizing theology and Semitic languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Ugaritic) and eventually earning an M.A. in Biblical Studies.