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Podcast: Exploring Tolkien
Episode: Sub-creation is Art, Not Power - with Austin Freeman, author of Tolkien Dogmatics
Description: Dan, Michael, and I had a thorough, deep, and fun conversation with Austin Freeman, author of “Tolkien Dogmatics”. In our free podcast, we discuss:
How Tolkien’s theology is shown in his works (and how it changed)
What Tolkien thought about criticism
How fantasy is actually a DEEPER look into our world, and not a rewrite
What sub-creation actually is and isn’t
Balrogs!
Stick around for our extended podcast for our patrons (35 more minutes!) where we talk more about:
Austin’s experiences in Edinboro
How Tolkien changed his perspective on life and faith
Why Tolkien is a Calvi...