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Bonus: Tolkien and Nonviolence? with Austin M. Freeman
Tent Talks with Dr Stephen Backhouse
35 minutes 19 seconds
2 years ago
Bonus: Tolkien and Nonviolence? with Austin M. Freeman
Austin M. Freeman, professor at Houston Christian University, joins the tent for another bonus episode to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's views on non-violence and war. Who exactly is the "pacifist" in The Lord of the Rings and why isn't it Tom Bombadil? In two archival episode segments Melody Green, dean of Urbana Seminary, is featured with her owns thoughts about Tolkien. Dr. Freeman is the author of the book Tolkien Dogmatics and Dr. Green is the editor of Tolkien and the Arts: a theology of subcreation.