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

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. Check out Austin's book, Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-earth, here: https://a.co/d/6jegZIE   Watch Craig's video on "the most important scene" in LotR: https://youtu.be/2L9Ph1MkKuA    Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/legendarium Check out the archives at https://www.thelegendarium.com/ Join the Discord community: https://discord.com/invite/FnCSsxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/LegendariumPod

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