#400. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Theology, with Austin Freeman

<p>Craig welcomes Austin Freeman to the show to discuss Tolkien and his religious views. Tolkien was a staunch Catholic, but that doesn't mean that his views weren't idiosyncratic in some interesting and unexpected ways.</p> <p>Check out Austin's book, Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-earth, here: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1ZObEFNQ1J6ekp1RXNHWHZ2WHBLdlJwdW9yUXxBQ3Jtc0ttZ2IyajZMRi11MVE0UE91bjU1d1J1dEE0T1ZURUhSNnhGMzNrUWg2N1BjS3NEeXlsOHcyZ0JuckQxMzZucnpEVGVUaVBNcDZoZ1lORnoyempucTJTaGlGQmI3anQtZGhlQy1feWd2RWN3WVdJR2d1aw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2F6jegZIE&v=iGGoxWBy0JA'>https://a.co/d/6jegZIE</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Watch Craig's video on "the most important scene" in LotR: <a href='https://youtu.be/2L9Ph1MkKuA'>https://youtu.be/2L9Ph1MkKuA</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Support the show on Patreon: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/legendarium'>https://www.patreon.com/legendarium</a></p> <p>Check out the archives at <a href='https://www.thelegendarium.com/'>https://www.thelegendarium.com/</a></p> <p>Join the Discord community: <a href='https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx'>https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod'>https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod</a></p>