003 - The Bridge of Kotar-dûm

Epic fantasy author and Russian Orthodox deacon Nicholas Kotar joins Fr. Andrew to discuss Tolkien’s famous essay “On Fairy Stories,” storytelling, Christian hagiography and culture, and their benefit to spiritual life. They wrap up with a strange journey into the wild world of Russian Tolkien fandom.

Om Podcasten

Join Fr. Anthony Cook and guests as they explore the life, works and Middle-earth legendarium of author J. R. R. Tolkien, informed by the Orthodox Christian faith. (Older episodes hosted by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Richard Rohlin.)