J.R.R. Tolkien
92An Unlikely Hero - Fantasy
15 Nov 2021
45:54¶ 146
“You go into Narnia or you go into Middle Earth and you’re in a world you know because God is God, right is right,…”
46:45¶ 147
“Maybe Tolkien was being a little preachy there, but it is certainly to the point because on this Middle Earth stands or falls. If…”
47:41¶ 152
“The choice of the word wizard is questionable, although the English word comes from a word that means wise, but the biblical word has…”
68The Ark and the Angels
25 Apr 2021
27:51¶ 114
“I came across something just a day or two ago. I don’t remember what it was a commentary on, but it mentioned Tolkien. Oh…”
28:23¶ 115
“His closing line was, “Just in reading this, I could see that the author – even if I knew nothing about him, I would…”
28:37¶ 117
“It’s Catholic. It’s Roman Catholicism, a nice version as things go, but it’s a medieval sort of Catholicism that Tolkien is reflecting, but there…”
14Noah, the Culture Bearer
5 Apr 2020
31:33¶ 112
“But Tolkien, in addition to the strong cultural influences that he took and sanctifying them from ancient Europe – for instance, the Rohirrim are…”
32:10¶ 113
“It feels like Tolkien kind of understood something about creation and its inherent order and beauty that a lot of others in today’s age…”
30:15¶ 105
“Let me just pick one there. Most Christians know Lewis and even if they haven’t read that particular novel, the name C.S. Lewis somehow…”