In a letter to Robert Murray in 1953, Tolkien said "The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision."

But does that mean only Catholics can enjoy it? This week we are joined by Dr. Edwin Woodruff Tait to discuss how Tolkien's faith influenced his stories and what anyone, whether Catholic or not, can learn from it.

A Light in the West: Dr. Tait's Essays

Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics by Rebecca Bratten Weiss

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Music by Michael McBride

Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti

On this week's episode we conclude the story of Númenor, as its people turn to cruelty and tyranny, and Ar-Pharazon decides to make war with the Valar, as Sauron pulls the strings!

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Music by Michael McBride

Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti

It is the Atlantis of Arda, the famed lost island that vanished beneath the waves. Númenor, the most advanced Human civilization to ever exist in Middle Earth, where Aragorn's ancestors came from before they founded the Kingdom of Gondor. But what is its history, and what did the Númenoreans do to incur the destruction that came upon them? Find out in part 1 of this two part episode!

To submit a question to the show and to find all of my Social Media go to lotramapod.com

Check out Peter Owens' podcast Things You Can Do

Music by Michael McBride

Cover Art by Lauren Ciatti