The Commons #17: On J.R.R. Tolkien Sacramental Vision, with Craig Bernthal
CiRCE Institute Podcast Network
English - July 17, 2017 04:16 - 43 minutes - ★★★★★ - 320 ratingsCourses Education Religion & Spirituality Christianity christian classical classics education the Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of The Commons, Brian Phillips chats with Dr. Craigh Bernthal, professor of English at Cal State Fullerton, about J.R.R. Tolkien. Dr. Bernthal is the author of Tolkien's Sacramental Vision: Discerning the Holy in Middle Earth.
Topics include:
- How Dr. Bernthal discovered a love of Tolkien - What a sacramental vision is and how Tolkien captures it - Tolkien as medievel in a modern world - Tolkien's interesting story - and much more
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