What was Tolkien thinking? Live with the author of “Tolkien’s Modern Reading”

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is recognized as one of the greatest fantasy epics. How did Tolkien dream up such an imaginative and immersive world? Some of his influences may surprise you.

A discussion with Dr. Holly Ordway on her latest a work, “Tolkien’s Modern Reading,” an exploration of the many seeds that grew into making the Middle Earth world that we love.

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0:00- Opening
02:09- Welcome and Introduction
04:00- About Dr. Holly Ordway
04:36- About Tolkien's Modern Reading
13:45- Tolkien as a innovative writer
16:45- How Tolkien changed the fantasy genre
17:50- Misconceptions about J.R.R. Tolkien
20:35- The conflicted relationship between Tolkien and his biographer
25:34- How readers misread Lord of the Rings
29:59- The Christian influences in Lord of the Rings
31:02- If you don't know how to read literature, you're not going to understand the Bible
34:51- The importance of cultural apologetics
36:06- Deconstructing Tolkien
43:11- J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
43:55- Tolkien and modernization
47:42- Tolkien and George MacDonald
53:28- Tolkien's modern sources
55:02- The importance of influences & the creative imagination
1:00:00- Closing

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