Tolkien Heads https://trippfuller.com en Tripp Fuller, Nick Polk, and a bunch of our fellow Tolkien Heads, nerd out about all things Tolkien. Nick is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society, and Tripp is a Professor of Religion & Philosophy. They both love Tolkien's mythology and reasons to talk about it together. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b39354c2-6483-11ef-9a40-a333aba194a2/image/09f9bf8d56fc5f6273145e3d07b68a0e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Tolkien Heads https://trippfuller.com yes episodic Talking all things Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Rings of Power, and Middle-earth Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Tripp Fuller, Nick Polk, and a bunch of our fellow Tolkien Heads, nerd out about all things Tolkien. Nick is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society, and Tripp is a Professor of Religion & Philosophy. They both love Tolkien's mythology and reasons to talk about it together. Tripp Fuller, Nick Polk, and a bunch of our fellow Tolkien Heads, nerd out about all things Tolkien. Nick is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society, and Tripp is a Professor of Religion & Philosophy. They both love Tolkien's mythology and reasons to talk about it together.

]]> Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister tripp@homebrewedchristianity.com Tolkien & Trump: The Professor or the Profligate with Dr. Craig Boyd Alright Tolkien Heads, this one's important. Dr. Craig Boyd joins us to dig into Tolkien's political philosophy and—look, we gotta talk about how the alt-right has been trying to claim Tolkien as one of their own, which is just... no. Craig offers a much-needed corrective by actually reading what the man wrote and believed. The heart of the conversation is this contrast between Gandalf and Saruman as two models of leadership: one rooted in service and humility, the other in domination and control. And yeah, this feels pretty relevant right now. We get into why the easy path of controlling people is so seductive, and why the harder road—actually loving and respecting the folks you're leading—is what builds real community. Saruman thought he could use the enemy's tools for good ends; spoiler alert, it doesn't work that way. Power-hoarding corrupts everything it touches. Gandalf shows us another way: sacrifice, humility, genuine care for human flourishing over accumulating influence. Whether you're a Tolkien nerd, into political philosophy, or just trying to figure out what faithful leadership looks like in this moment, this one's for you. ⁠You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube⁠ UPCOMING ONLINE ADVENT CLASS w/ Diana Butler Bass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us for a transformative four-week Advent journey exploring how the four gospels speak their own revolutionary word against empire—both in their ancient context under Roman occupation and for our contemporary world shaped by capitalism, militarism, and nationalism.  This course invites you into an alternative calendar and rhythm. We'll discover how these ancient texts of resistance offer wisdom for our own moment of political turmoil, economic inequality, and ecological crisis. This class is donation-based, including 0. You can sign-up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HomebrewedClasses.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠production. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 70,000other people by joining our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack - Process This!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 50 classes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:30:00 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Alright Tolkien Heads, this one's important. Dr. Craig Boyd joins us to dig into Tolkien's political philosophy and—look, we gotta talk about how the alt-right has been trying to claim Tolkien as one of their own, which is just... no. Craig offers a much-needed corrective by actually reading what the man wrote and believed. The heart of the conversation is this contrast between Gandalf and Saruman as two models of leadership: one rooted in service and humility, the other in domination and control. And yeah, this feels pretty relevant right now. We get into why the easy path of controlling people is so seductive, and why the harder road—actually loving and respecting the folks you're leading—is what builds real community. Saruman thought he could use the enemy's tools for good ends; spoiler alert, it doesn't work that way. Power-hoarding corrupts everything it touches. Gandalf shows us another way: sacrifice, humility, genuine care for human flourishing over accumulating influence. Whether you're a Tolkien nerd, into political philosophy, or just trying to figure out what faithful leadership looks like in this moment, this one's for you. ⁠You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube⁠ UPCOMING ONLINE ADVENT CLASS w/ Diana Butler Bass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join us for a transformative four-week Advent journey exploring how the four gospels speak their own revolutionary word against empire—both in their ancient context under Roman occupation and for our contemporary world shaped by capitalism, militarism, and nationalism.  This course invites you into an alternative calendar and rhythm. We'll discover how these ancient texts of resistance offer wisdom for our own moment of political turmoil, economic inequality, and ecological crisis. This class is donation-based, including 0. You can sign-up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HomebrewedClasses.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ This podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠production. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 70,000other people by joining our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack - Process This!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 50 classes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Alright Tolkien Heads, this one's important. Dr. Craig Boyd joins us to dig into Tolkien's political philosophy and—look, we gotta talk about how the alt-right has been trying to claim Tolkien as one of their own, which is just... no. Craig offers a much-needed corrective by actually reading what the man wrote and believed. The heart of the conversation is this contrast between Gandalf and Saruman as two models of leadership: one rooted in service and humility, the other in domination and control. And yeah, this feels pretty relevant right now. We get into why the easy path of controlling people is so seductive, and why the harder road—actually loving and respecting the folks you're leading—is what builds real community. Saruman thought he could use the enemy's tools for good ends; spoiler alert, it doesn't work that way. Power-hoarding corrupts everything it touches. Gandalf shows us another way: sacrifice, humility, genuine care for human flourishing over accumulating influence. Whether you're a Tolkien nerd, into political philosophy, or just trying to figure out what faithful leadership looks like in this moment, this one's for you.

⁠You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube⁠

UPCOMING ONLINE ADVENT CLASS w/ Diana Butler Bass⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join us for a transformative four-week Advent journey exploring how the four gospels speak their own revolutionary word against empire—both in their ancient context under Roman occupation and for our contemporary world shaped by capitalism, militarism, and nationalism. 

This course invites you into an alternative calendar and rhythm. We'll discover how these ancient texts of resistance offer wisdom for our own moment of political turmoil, economic inequality, and ecological crisis. This class is donation-based, including 0. You can sign-up at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.HomebrewedClasses.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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]]> 6644 For Frodo! - Tolkien Camp Time Join us for a special episode recorded live at Theology Beer Camp, as we head to Middle Earth with our resident Tolkien Head, Nick Polk and renowned Tolkien scholar Craig Boyd. Boyd opens the session with a deep look at the life of Gandalf and the nature of virtue in Tolkien's world, followed by a compelling conversation on how these themes apply to our lives. The conversation is rich with insights on Gandalf's wisdom, his compassionate leadership, and the deep connections between Tolkien’s characters and biblical figures like Moses. They discuss the amplification of one’s inherent abilities through symbols like Gandalf's ring and explore the deeply intertwined themes of home, adventure, and the ultimate good. The session concludes with emotional reflections and a heartfelt toast celebrating the power of friendship and hope. Get ready to be inspired and perhaps consider joining Theology Beer Camp in St. Paul, Minnesota from October 16-18. Enjoy the journey! Theology Beer Camp | St. Paul, MN | October 16-18, 2025 3 Days of Craft Nerdiness with 50+ Theologians & God-Pods and 600 new friends. A Five-Week Online Lenten Class w/ John Dominic Crossan Join us for a transformative 5-week Lenten journey on "Paul the Pharisee: Faith and Politics in a Divided World."This course examines the Apostle Paul as a Pharisee deeply engaged with the turbulent political and religious landscape of his time. Through the lens of his letters and historical context, we will explore Paul’s understanding of Jesus’ Life-Vision, his interpretation of the Execution-and-Resurrection, and their implications for nonviolence and faithful resistance against empire. Each week, we will delve into a specific aspect of Paul’s theology and legacy, reflecting on its relevance for our own age of autocracy and political turmoil. . For details and to sign-up for any donation, including 0, head over here. _____________________ Hang with 40+ Scholars & Podcasts and 600 people at Theology Beer Camp 2025 (Oct. 16-18) in St. Paul, MN. This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 80,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 45 classes at www.TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:15:58 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Join us for a special episode recorded live at Theology Beer Camp, as we head to Middle Earth with our resident Tolkien Head, Nick Polk and renowned Tolkien scholar Craig Boyd. Boyd opens the session with a deep look at the life of Gandalf and the nature of virtue in Tolkien's world, followed by a compelling conversation on how these themes apply to our lives. The conversation is rich with insights on Gandalf's wisdom, his compassionate leadership, and the deep connections between Tolkien’s characters and biblical figures like Moses. They discuss the amplification of one’s inherent abilities through symbols like Gandalf's ring and explore the deeply intertwined themes of home, adventure, and the ultimate good. The session concludes with emotional reflections and a heartfelt toast celebrating the power of friendship and hope. Get ready to be inspired and perhaps consider joining Theology Beer Camp in St. Paul, Minnesota from October 16-18. Enjoy the journey! Theology Beer Camp | St. Paul, MN | October 16-18, 2025 3 Days of Craft Nerdiness with 50+ Theologians & God-Pods and 600 new friends. A Five-Week Online Lenten Class w/ John Dominic Crossan Join us for a transformative 5-week Lenten journey on "Paul the Pharisee: Faith and Politics in a Divided World."This course examines the Apostle Paul as a Pharisee deeply engaged with the turbulent political and religious landscape of his time. Through the lens of his letters and historical context, we will explore Paul’s understanding of Jesus’ Life-Vision, his interpretation of the Execution-and-Resurrection, and their implications for nonviolence and faithful resistance against empire. Each week, we will delve into a specific aspect of Paul’s theology and legacy, reflecting on its relevance for our own age of autocracy and political turmoil. . For details and to sign-up for any donation, including 0, head over here. _____________________ Hang with 40+ Scholars & Podcasts and 600 people at Theology Beer Camp 2025 (Oct. 16-18) in St. Paul, MN. This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 80,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 45 classes at www.TheologyClass.com Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join us for a special episode recorded live at Theology Beer Camp, as we head to Middle Earth with our resident Tolkien Head, Nick Polk and renowned Tolkien scholar Craig Boyd. Boyd opens the session with a deep look at the life of Gandalf and the nature of virtue in Tolkien's world, followed by a compelling conversation on how these themes apply to our lives. The conversation is rich with insights on Gandalf's wisdom, his compassionate leadership, and the deep connections between Tolkien’s characters and biblical figures like Moses. They discuss the amplification of one’s inherent abilities through symbols like Gandalf's ring and explore the deeply intertwined themes of home, adventure, and the ultimate good. The session concludes with emotional reflections and a heartfelt toast celebrating the power of friendship and hope. Get ready to be inspired and perhaps consider joining Theology Beer Camp in St. Paul, Minnesota from October 16-18. Enjoy the journey!


Theology Beer Camp | St. Paul, MN | October 16-18, 2025

3 Days of Craft Nerdiness with 50+ Theologians & God-Pods and 600 new friends.


A Five-Week Online Lenten Class w/ John Dominic Crossan

Join us for a transformative 5-week Lenten journey on "Paul the Pharisee: Faith and Politics in a Divided World."This course examines the Apostle Paul as a Pharisee deeply engaged with the turbulent political and religious landscape of his time.

Through the lens of his letters and historical context, we will explore Paul’s understanding of Jesus’ Life-Vision, his interpretation of the Execution-and-Resurrection, and their implications for nonviolence and faithful resistance against empire. Each week, we will delve into a specific aspect of Paul’s theology and legacy, reflecting on its relevance for our own age of autocracy and political turmoil. . For details and to sign-up for any donation, including 0, head over here.

_____________________

Hang with 40+ Scholars & Podcasts and 600 people at Theology Beer Camp 2025 (Oct. 16-18) in St. Paul, MN.

This podcast is a Homebrewed Christianity production. Follow the Homebrewed Christianity, Theology Nerd Throwdown, & The Rise of Bonhoeffer podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 80,000 other people by joining our Substack - Process This! Get instant access to over 45 classes at www.TheologyClass.com

Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community.

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]]> 3898 It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that Ring! - Rings of Power Season 2.5 Nick & Tripp gather to nerd out about episode 5 of The Rings of Power! WATCH the conversation on YouTube Follow the Tolkien fun at https://tolkienpop.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:32:58 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Nick & Tripp gather to nerd out about episode 5 of The Rings of Power! WATCH the conversation on YouTube Follow the Tolkien fun at https://tolkienpop.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nick & Tripp gather to nerd out about episode 5 of The Rings of Power!

WATCH the conversation on YouTube

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]]> 6753 "If You Like It, Celebrimbor Put A Ring On It"- Rings of Power | Season 2 ep. 4 Nick & Tripp gathered to nerd out after the in 4th episode drop of Rings of Power season 2! Since Tom Bombadil has arrived they got their friend Tom to join. You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube. Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:39:57 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Nick & Tripp gathered to nerd out after the in 4th episode drop of Rings of Power season 2! Since Tom Bombadil has arrived they got their friend Tom to join. You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube. Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nick & Tripp gathered to nerd out after the in 4th episode drop of Rings of Power season 2! Since Tom Bombadil has arrived they got their friend Tom to join.

You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube.

Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

]]> 10259 The Bringer of Pods!! - Rings of Power | Season 2: 1-3 Nick & Tripp gathered to nerd out after the initial 3 episode drop of Rings of Power season 2! You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube. Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:37:00 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Nick & Tripp gathered to nerd out after the initial 3 episode drop of Rings of Power season 2! You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube. Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Nick & Tripp gathered to nerd out after the initial 3 episode drop of Rings of Power season 2!

You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube.

Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack.

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]]> 6723 Rings of Power Season 2 Pre-Game At the request of Durin the 4th, Nick & Tripp give you the meat and give it to you raw... well, at least it was fun. The Tolkien Heads team is going to be live-streaming our way through the new season of ROP, and this is us getting hyped for the fresh season. You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube. Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:05:25 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister At the request of Durin the 4th, Nick & Tripp give you the meat and give it to you raw... well, at least it was fun. The Tolkien Heads team is going to be live-streaming our way through the new season of ROP, and this is us getting hyped for the fresh season. You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube. Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices At the request of Durin the 4th, Nick & Tripp give you the meat and give it to you raw... well, at least it was fun. The Tolkien Heads team is going to be live-streaming our way through the new season of ROP, and this is us getting hyped for the fresh season.

You can WATCH this conversation on YouTube.

Keep up with all the Tolkien fun on Nick's Tolkien Pop substack.

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]]> 5765 Have Yourself a Lord of the Rings Christmas Movie Marathon https://trippfuller.com/2023/12/02/have-yourself-a-lord-of-the-rings-christmas-movie-marathon/ I hope that no matter where you are in life, you have been able to enjoy the holiday season by eating good food, spending time with friends and family, or at least getting some rest. If the holidays don’t tend to provide comfort, then you can escape and take shelter in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy with Nick Polk from Tolkien Pop! as well as Tolkien Scholar Dr. Craig Boyd! As we enter the eye of the storm that is the holiday season, we will kick off our run of Christmas movies with The Lord of the Rings (the extended editions, of course). Because, in fact, The Lord of the Rings are Christmas movies. The Fellowship is led by a supernatural man with a white beard, the company departs from Rivendell to begin their quest on December 25th (Christmas Day), and there are plenty of Elves to go around! To solidify the argument even further, Tolkien wrote his children Letters from Father Christmas (Santa Claus) every year during the Christmas season in their adolescence. In these letters, Tolkien told of Santa and his elves fighting off a goblin army. We even see glimpses of Tolkien’s invented Elvish language script in the letters. The legendarium was partly developed in and through a Christmas fantasy world sandbox. We talk about all these things and more as a sort of “pregame” into our Christmas Movie Marathon and will come back with another “postgame” livestream with Dr. Craig Boyd and some other special guests that you won’t wanna miss. So, with all that said, let’s go on a Middle-earth Christmas adventure! Craig A. Boyd is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Saint Louis University. Among the books he has published are The Virtues: A Very Short Introduction, with Kevin Timpe (Oxford University, 2021), Virtues and Their Vices, co-edited with Kevin Timpe (Oxford University Press, 2014), and A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics (Brazos Press, 2007). His scholarly articles have appeared in such venues as The Heythrop Journal, Christian Scholar’s Review, Christianity & Literature, New Blackfriars, and American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. Nick Polk (Tolkien Pop!) is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled “Middle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.” Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones. One Stream to Rule them ALL: Prepping for a LOTR Christmas Movie Marathon https://t.co/xCDvZ3ZIHv — Theology Nerd (@HomebrewedXnty) November 30, 2023 Join Our Upcoming Advent Class, The Cosmic Christ Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 02 Dec 2023 22:59:45 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister I hope that no matter where you are in life, you have been able to enjoy the holiday season by eating good food, spending time with friends and family, or at least getting some rest. If the holidays don’t tend to provide comfort, I hope that no matter where you are in life, you have been able to enjoy the holiday season by eating good food, spending time with friends and family, or at least getting some rest. If the holidays don’t tend to provide comfort, then you can escape and take shelter in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy with Nick Polk from Tolkien Pop! as well as Tolkien Scholar Dr. Craig Boyd! As we enter the eye of the storm that is the holiday season, we will kick off our run of Christmas movies with The Lord of the Rings (the extended editions, of course). Because, in fact, The Lord of the Rings are Christmas movies. The Fellowship is led by a supernatural man with a white beard, the company departs from Rivendell to begin their quest on December 25th (Christmas Day), and there are plenty of Elves to go around! To solidify the argument even further, Tolkien wrote his children Letters from Father Christmas (Santa Claus) every year during the Christmas season in their adolescence. In these letters, Tolkien told of Santa and his elves fighting off a goblin army. We even see glimpses of Tolkien’s invented Elvish language script in the letters. The legendarium was partly developed in and through a Christmas fantasy world sandbox. We talk about all these things and more as a sort of “pregame” into our Christmas Movie Marathon and will come back with another “postgame” livestream with Dr. Craig Boyd and some other special guests that you won’t wanna miss. So, with all that said, let’s go on a Middle-earth Christmas adventure! Craig A. Boyd is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Saint Louis University. Among the books he has published are The Virtues: A Very Short Introduction, with Kevin Timpe (Oxford University, 2021), Virtues and Their Vices, co-edited with Kevin Timpe (Oxford University Press, 2014), and A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics (Brazos Press, 2007). His scholarly articles have appeared in such venues as The Heythrop Journal, Christian Scholar’s Review, Christianity & Literature, New Blackfriars, and American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly. Nick Polk (Tolkien Pop!) is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled “Middle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.” Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones. One Stream to Rule them ALL: Prepping for a LOTR Christmas Movie Marathon https://t.co/xCDvZ3ZIHv — Theology Nerd (@HomebrewedXnty) November 30, 2023 Join Our Upcoming Advent Class, The Cosmic Christ Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices I hope that no matter where you are in life, you have been able to enjoy the holiday season by eating good food, spending time with friends and family, or at least getting some rest. If the holidays don’t tend to provide comfort, then you can escape and take shelter in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy with Nick Polk from Tolkien Pop! as well as Tolkien Scholar Dr. Craig Boyd!

As we enter the eye of the storm that is the holiday season, we will kick off our run of Christmas movies with The Lord of the Rings (the extended editions, of course). Because, in fact, The Lord of the Rings are Christmas movies. The Fellowship is led by a supernatural man with a white beard, the company departs from Rivendell to begin their quest on December 25th (Christmas Day), and there are plenty of Elves to go around! To solidify the argument even further, Tolkien wrote his children Letters from Father Christmas (Santa Claus) every year during the Christmas season in their adolescence. In these letters, Tolkien told of Santa and his elves fighting off a goblin army. We even see glimpses of Tolkien’s invented Elvish language script in the letters. The legendarium was partly developed in and through a Christmas fantasy world sandbox.

We talk about all these things and more as a sort of “pregame” into our Christmas Movie Marathon and will come back with another “postgame” livestream with Dr. Craig Boyd and some other special guests that you won’t wanna miss. So, with all that said, let’s go on a Middle-earth Christmas adventure!

Craig A. Boyd is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at Saint Louis University. Among the books he has published are The Virtues: A Very Short Introduction, with Kevin Timpe (Oxford University, 2021), Virtues and Their Vices, co-edited with Kevin Timpe (Oxford University Press, 2014), and A Shared Morality: A Narrative Defense of Natural Law Ethics (Brazos Press, 2007). His scholarly articles have appeared in such venues as The Heythrop Journal, Christian Scholar’s Review, Christianity & Literature, New Blackfriars, and American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly.

Nick Polk (Tolkien Pop!) is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled “Middle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.” Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones.

One Stream to Rule them ALL: Prepping for a LOTR Christmas Movie Marathon https://t.co/xCDvZ3ZIHv

— Theology Nerd (@HomebrewedXnty) November 30, 2023

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]]> 11404 no Is Tolkien Process Curious? w/ Tripp & Nick: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/08/01/is-tolkien-process-curious-w-tripp-nick-tolkien-summit/ <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/by5lrwIQ_0g” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:56:54 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/by5lrwIQ_0g” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></... <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/by5lrwIQ_0g” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/by5lrwIQ_0g” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe>

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]]> 5012 no Pity & Tolkien w/ Tom Hillman: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/08/01/pity-tolkien-w-tom-hillman-tolkien-summit/ <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTI_11fMr3I” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:54:05 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTI_11fMr3I” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></... <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTI_11fMr3I” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTI_11fMr3I” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe>

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]]> 1605 no “Gandalf the Jesuit vs Saruman the Technocrat” w/ Craig Boyd: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/08/01/gandalf-the-jesuit-vs-saruman-the-technocrat-w-craig-boyd-tolkien-summit/ <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjRClft459M” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:51:38 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjRClft459M” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></... <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjRClft459M” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tjRClft459M” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen></iframe>

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]]> 2303 no an Interview with John Garth: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/08/01/an-interview-with-john-garth-tolkien-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:49:27 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3946 no a Conversation with Alan Sisto of The Prancing Pony: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/08/01/a-conversation-with-alan-sisto-of-the-prancing-pony-tolkien-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:05:06 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3930 no a Conversation with Dr. Robin Anne Ried: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/07/31/a-conversation-with-dr-robin-anne-ried-tolkien-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:33:22 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3895 no Kasey Hitt: The Last Homely House Within You: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/07/31/kasey-hitt-the-last-homely-house-within-you-tolkien-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:32:16 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1805 no Rev. Tom Emanuel: Tolkien After the Domination of the Author: TOLKIEN SUMMIT https://trippfuller.com/2023/07/31/rev-tom-emanuel-tolkien-after-the-domination-of-the-author-tolkien-summit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:30:55 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1550 no Toasting Tolkien on his 131st Birthday #TolkienBirthdayToast https://trippfuller.com/2023/01/03/toasting-tolkien-on-his-131st-birthday-tolkienbirthdaytoast/ Today J.R.R. Tolkien turns 131! My buddy and pro-Tolkien nerd Nick Polk joined me to share a toast to Tolkien and reflect on a passage we selected as we enter a new year. After the toast, you will hear our special Tolkien Heads session from Theology Beer Camp, which was a bunch of fun. Nick Polk is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled “Middle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.” Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones. Experiencing God: an Open Online Class Kick off the new year with a nerdy good time. The next Homebrewed class will be a robust exploration of how the tools of science, philosophy, and theology help us discern meaning from divine encounters. We’ll discuss God-experiences as mediated through faith communities, the mind, nature, the Bible, psychedelics, and more. And we’ll do all this with an eye towards the future, exploring the possibilities for how a lived-theology could express itself in the world. Check it out here. Here’s the trailer for Experiencing God (the online class) Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 03 Jan 2023 17:20:55 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Today J.R.R. Tolkien turns 131! My buddy and pro-Tolkien nerd Nick Polk joined me to share a toast to Tolkien and reflect on a passage we selected as we enter a new year. After the toast, you will hear our special Tolkien Heads session from Theology Be... Today J.R.R. Tolkien turns 131! My buddy and pro-Tolkien nerd Nick Polk joined me to share a toast to Tolkien and reflect on a passage we selected as we enter a new year. After the toast, you will hear our special Tolkien Heads session from Theology Beer Camp, which was a bunch of fun. Nick Polk is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled “Middle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.” Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones. Experiencing God: an Open Online Class Kick off the new year with a nerdy good time. The next Homebrewed class will be a robust exploration of how the tools of science, philosophy, and theology help us discern meaning from divine encounters. We’ll discuss God-experiences as mediated through faith communities, the mind, nature, the Bible, psychedelics, and more. And we’ll do all this with an eye towards the future, exploring the possibilities for how a lived-theology could express itself in the world. Check it out here. Here’s the trailer for Experiencing God (the online class) Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Today J.R.R. Tolkien turns 131! My buddy and pro-Tolkien nerd Nick Polk joined me to share a toast to Tolkien and reflect on a passage we selected as we enter a new year. After the toast, you will hear our special Tolkien Heads session from Theology Beer Camp, which was a bunch of fun.

Nick Polk is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled “Middle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.” Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones.

Experiencing God: an Open Online Class

Kick off the new year with a nerdy good time. The next Homebrewed class will be a robust exploration of how the tools of science, philosophy, and theology help us discern meaning from divine encounters. We’ll discuss God-experiences as mediated through faith communities, the mind, nature, the Bible, psychedelics, and more. And we’ll do all this with an eye towards the future, exploring the possibilities for how a lived-theology could express itself in the world. Check it out here.

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]]> 4943 no Tolkien Heads: the Rings of Power Season One Recap Hour https://trippfuller.com/2022/10/26/tolkien-heads-the-rings-of-power-season-one-recap-hour/ The Tolkien Heads pack their pipes and get ready to nerd out as they take a look back at the first season of Rings of Power. Go grab lots of nerdy Tolkien goodness at www.TolkienHeadPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:45:33 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister The Tolkien Heads pack their pipes and get ready to nerd out as they take a look back at the first season of Rings of Power. Go grab lots of nerdy Tolkien goodness at www.TolkienHeadPod.com The Tolkien Heads pack their pipes and get ready to nerd out as they take a look back at the first season of Rings of Power. Go grab lots of nerdy Tolkien goodness at www.TolkienHeadPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5527 no Mariana Rios Maldonado: Ethics & Otherness in Tolkien’s Middle-earth https://trippfuller.com/2022/10/23/mariana-rios-maldonado-ethics-otherness-in-tolkiens-middle-earth/ Join the Tolkien Heads class Mariana Rios Maldonado completed her undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and her master’s degree in Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute in Berlin’s Freie Universität. Her research focuses on the influence of Germanic mythology and culture in contemporary literature, Germanophonic fantastic literature between the 18thand 20th centuries, as well as J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary production. Mariana is currently a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the University of Glasgow with the research project ?“Ethics, Femininity and the Encounter with the Other in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth Narratives”, funded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) as well as Mexico’s National Foundation for Fine Arts and Literature (Fundación INBA). She is the Equality and Diversity Officer for the University of Glasgow?’s Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 23 Oct 2022 17:51:36 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Mariana Rios Maldonado completed her undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and her master’s degree in Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute in Berlin’s Freie Univer... Join the Tolkien Heads class Mariana Rios Maldonado completed her undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and her master’s degree in Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute in Berlin’s Freie Universität. Her research focuses on the influence of Germanic mythology and culture in contemporary literature, Germanophonic fantastic literature between the 18thand 20th centuries, as well as J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary production. Mariana is currently a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the University of Glasgow with the research project ?“Ethics, Femininity and the Encounter with the Other in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth Narratives”, funded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) as well as Mexico’s National Foundation for Fine Arts and Literature (Fundación INBA). She is the Equality and Diversity Officer for the University of Glasgow?’s Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Join the Tolkien Heads class

Mariana Rios Maldonado completed her undergraduate studies in Literature and Spanish Linguistics at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Mexico, and her master’s degree in Comparative Literature at the Peter Szondi Institute in Berlin’s Freie Universität. Her research focuses on the influence of Germanic mythology and culture in contemporary literature, Germanophonic fantastic literature between the 18thand 20th centuries, as well as J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary production. Mariana is currently a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the University of Glasgow with the research project ?“Ethics, Femininity and the Encounter with the Other in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth Narratives”, funded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) as well as Mexico’s National Foundation for Fine Arts and Literature (Fundación INBA). She is the Equality and Diversity Officer for the University of Glasgow?’s Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic.

 

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]]> 5264 no Tolkien Heads w/ Donna Bowman https://trippfuller.com/2022/10/07/tolkien-heads-w-donna-bowman/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:18:30 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5670 no Tolkien Heads: ep 5 convo :) https://trippfuller.com/2022/09/29/tolkien-heads-ep-5-convo/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:54:34 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3629 no Tolkien Heads- Brian Zahnd https://trippfuller.com/2022/09/29/tolkien-heads-brian-zahnd/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 29 Sep 2022 18:53:54 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5160 no Tolkien Heads: Rings of Power Half-Time Report https://trippfuller.com/2022/09/20/tolkien-heads-rings-of-power-half-time-report/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:20:09 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5446 no Tolkien Heads with Anthony Le Donne: From Rings of Power to House of Dragon https://trippfuller.com/2022/09/13/tolkien-heads-with-anthony-le-donne-from-rings-of-power-to-house-of-dragon/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:42:07 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister <br /> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 8754 no Kevin Max & the Rings of Power #TolkienHeads https://trippfuller.com/2022/09/06/kevin-max-the-rings-of-power-tolkienheads/ The Rings of Power is not out and about in the world! After seeing the first two episodes, I have been able to exhale, knowing the show isn’t going to be the nightmare many of us Tolkien Heads feared. It was surprisingly good. In this live-streamed episode, Nick Polk and I were joined by singer, poet, and connoisseur of fantasies, Kevin Max. Kevin is a four-time Grammy-winning vocalist, whose work began in DC Talk and has since explored a host of different genres from spoken-word, electronica, and rock. On his previous visit to the podcast, we discussed his most recent rock band – the Sad Astronauts. Great album! Don’t forget to check out his current Kickstarter. Each supporter gets a digital download of his collection of fantasy songs, including The Greatest Adventure from the Hobbit. Want to access the most zest lectures from the Tolkien Heads class? Head over here and join up.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:49:05 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister The Rings of Power is not out and about in the world! After seeing the first two episodes, I have been able to exhale, knowing the show isn’t going to be the nightmare many of us Tolkien Heads feared. It was surprisingly good. The Rings of Power is not out and about in the world! After seeing the first two episodes, I have been able to exhale, knowing the show isn’t going to be the nightmare many of us Tolkien Heads feared. It was surprisingly good. In this live-streamed episode, Nick Polk and I were joined by singer, poet, and connoisseur of fantasies, Kevin Max. Kevin is a four-time Grammy-winning vocalist, whose work began in DC Talk and has since explored a host of different genres from spoken-word, electronica, and rock. On his previous visit to the podcast, we discussed his most recent rock band – the Sad Astronauts. Great album! Don’t forget to check out his current Kickstarter. Each supporter gets a digital download of his collection of fantasy songs, including The Greatest Adventure from the Hobbit. Want to access the most zest lectures from the Tolkien Heads class? Head over here and join up.   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Rings of Power is not out and about in the world! After seeing the first two episodes, I have been able to exhale, knowing the show isn’t going to be the nightmare many of us Tolkien Heads feared. It was surprisingly good. In this live-streamed episode, Nick Polk and I were joined by singer, poet, and connoisseur of fantasies, Kevin Max.

Kevin is a four-time Grammy-winning vocalist, whose work began in DC Talk and has since explored a host of different genres from spoken-word, electronica, and rock. On his previous visit to the podcast, we discussed his most recent rock band – the Sad Astronauts. Great album! Don’t forget to check out his current Kickstarter. Each supporter gets a digital download of his collection of fantasy songs, including The Greatest Adventure from the Hobbit.

Want to access the most zest lectures from the Tolkien Heads class? Head over here and join up.

 

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]]> 9401 no Tolkien Heads w/ Dr. Stephen Yandell https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/31/tolkien-heads-w-dr-stephen-yandell/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:15:29 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 6649 no TOLKIEN HEADS w/ Dr. Chris Vaccaro https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/24/tolkien-heads-w-dr-chris-vaccaro/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:10:14 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5973 no Tolkien Heads: Tolkien’s Creation of Middle-earth w/ Dr. Stephen Yandell https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/20/tolkien-heads-tolkiens-creation-of-middle-earth-w-dr-stephen-yandell/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 20 Aug 2022 16:53:21 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2828 no Tolkien Heads: Tolkien and Beowulf with Chris Vaccarro https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/18/tolkien-heads-tolkien-and-beowulf-with-chris-vaccarro/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:37:24 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 1385 no John Garth: Exploring Tolkien’s Life and Legendarium https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/16/john-garth-exploring-tolkiens-life-and-legendarium/ John Garth is the most epic living scholar of JRR Tolkien. He dropped an amazing lecture for the Tolkien Heads class we are currently running, and yesterday he joined our live stream for some nerdy fun. It was too much fun not to share. Plus some of you may not have joined the class to get those ohh so zesty lectures. Writer, editor and researcher John Garth is well known for his ongoing work on J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and creativity and was awarded the Tolkien Society’s Outstanding Contribution Award in 2017. His first book, Tolkien and the Great War (2003), won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award, for which his second, Tolkien at Exeter College, was a nominee. His latest publication is  The Worlds of JRR Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth (Princeton University Press; Frances Lincoln). A further book, examining Tolkien’s creative life as a response to the crises of his times, was begun while a Fellow of the Black Mountain Institute, Nevada, and is still in progress. Other publications include chapters in the  Blackwell Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien; in Catherine McIlwaine’s Bodleian Library exhibition book Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth; and in a forthcoming volume in memory of Christopher Tolkien. Garth has spoken on Tolkien to specialist and general audiences in the US and across Europe, as well as on television and other news media. He has taught courses on Tolkien, and sometimes C.S. Lewis too, for Oxford University, the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, and Signum University. After reading English at St Anne’s College, Oxford, Garth worked for the London Evening Standard for many years. Besides his work on Tolkien, he writes and edits more generally, both in print and online. Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:09:06 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister John Garth is the most epic living scholar of JRR Tolkien. He dropped an amazing lecture for the Tolkien Heads class we are currently running, and yesterday he joined our live stream for some nerdy fun. It was too much fun not to share. John Garth is the most epic living scholar of JRR Tolkien. He dropped an amazing lecture for the Tolkien Heads class we are currently running, and yesterday he joined our live stream for some nerdy fun. It was too much fun not to share. Plus some of you may not have joined the class to get those ohh so zesty lectures. Writer, editor and researcher John Garth is well known for his ongoing work on J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and creativity and was awarded the Tolkien Society’s Outstanding Contribution Award in 2017. His first book, Tolkien and the Great War (2003), won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award, for which his second, Tolkien at Exeter College, was a nominee. His latest publication is  The Worlds of JRR Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth (Princeton University Press; Frances Lincoln). A further book, examining Tolkien’s creative life as a response to the crises of his times, was begun while a Fellow of the Black Mountain Institute, Nevada, and is still in progress. Other publications include chapters in the  Blackwell Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien; in Catherine McIlwaine’s Bodleian Library exhibition book Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth; and in a forthcoming volume in memory of Christopher Tolkien. Garth has spoken on Tolkien to specialist and general audiences in the US and across Europe, as well as on television and other news media. He has taught courses on Tolkien, and sometimes C.S. Lewis too, for Oxford University, the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, and Signum University. After reading English at St Anne’s College, Oxford, Garth worked for the London Evening Standard for many years. Besides his work on Tolkien, he writes and edits more generally, both in print and online. Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices John Garth is the most epic living scholar of JRR Tolkien. He dropped an amazing lecture for the Tolkien Heads class we are currently running, and yesterday he joined our live stream for some nerdy fun. It was too much fun not to share. Plus some of you may not have joined the class to get those ohh so zesty lectures.

Writer, editor and researcher John Garth is well known for his ongoing work on J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and creativity and was awarded the Tolkien Society’s Outstanding Contribution Award in 2017.

His first book, Tolkien and the Great War (2003), won the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award, for which his second, Tolkien at Exeter College, was a nominee. His latest publication is  The Worlds of JRR Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth (Princeton University Press; Frances Lincoln). A further book, examining Tolkien’s creative life as a response to the crises of his times, was begun while a Fellow of the Black Mountain Institute, Nevada, and is still in progress.

Other publications include chapters in the  Blackwell Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien; in Catherine McIlwaine’s Bodleian Library exhibition book Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth; and in a forthcoming volume in memory of Christopher Tolkien.

Garth has spoken on Tolkien to specialist and general audiences in the US and across Europe, as well as on television and other news media. He has taught courses on Tolkien, and sometimes C.S. Lewis too, for Oxford University, the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, and Signum University.

After reading English at St Anne’s College, Oxford, Garth worked for the London Evening Standard for many years. Besides his work on Tolkien, he writes and edits more generally, both in print and online.

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]]> 5683 no Tolkien Heads: the Life of JRR Tolkien w/ John Garth https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/13/tolkien-heads-the-life-of-jrr-tolkien-w-john-garth/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:52:09 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 3423 no Tolkien Heads #2 https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/11/tolkien-heads-2/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:16:40 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 5866 no Tolkien Heads: Tolkien & Faith w/ Tom Emanuel https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/09/tolkien-heads-tolkien-faith-w-tom-emanuel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:52:03 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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]]> 2995 no Tolken Heads: a Nerdy Journey into Middle-earth https://trippfuller.com/2022/08/07/tolken-heads-a-nerdy-journey-into-middle-earth/ This is a preview stream for our upcoming online class – Tolkien Heads. The class is for those who want to go deeper into Middle-earth, but don’t know where to start. In this class you’ll be accompanied by fellow Tolkien heads and guided by Tolkien experts like John Garth and Flemming Rutledge to help you “keep your feet” on your journey down the Tolkien Road. Everything from Tolkien’s life, creation of Middle-earth, and faith will be covered, so you can increase your nerd street cred and follow the unending trail of Tolkien goodness. Plus, who doesn’t want to nerd out during the new show Rings of Power! It’s an open online class that is donation based (including 0), so if you want to nerd out come on! http://tolkienheadpod.com   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:40:41 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister This is a preview stream for our upcoming online class – Tolkien Heads. The class is for those who want to go deeper into Middle-earth, but don’t know where to start. In this class you’ll be accompanied by fellow Tolkien heads and guided by Tolkien exp... This is a preview stream for our upcoming online class – Tolkien Heads. The class is for those who want to go deeper into Middle-earth, but don’t know where to start. In this class you’ll be accompanied by fellow Tolkien heads and guided by Tolkien experts like John Garth and Flemming Rutledge to help you “keep your feet” on your journey down the Tolkien Road. Everything from Tolkien’s life, creation of Middle-earth, and faith will be covered, so you can increase your nerd street cred and follow the unending trail of Tolkien goodness. Plus, who doesn’t want to nerd out during the new show Rings of Power! It’s an open online class that is donation based (including 0), so if you want to nerd out come on! http://tolkienheadpod.com   Follow the podcast, drop a review, or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a preview stream for our upcoming online class – Tolkien Heads. The class is for those who want to go deeper into Middle-earth, but don’t know where to start. In this class you’ll be accompanied by fellow Tolkien heads and guided by Tolkien experts like John Garth and Flemming Rutledge to help you “keep your feet” on your journey down the Tolkien Road. Everything from Tolkien’s life, creation of Middle-earth, and faith will be covered, so you can increase your nerd street cred and follow the unending trail of Tolkien goodness. Plus, who doesn’t want to nerd out during the new show Rings of Power! It’s an open online class that is donation based (including 0), so if you want to nerd out come on! http://tolkienheadpod.com

 

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]]> 6234 no The Hobbit, Smaug, & Weak Power w/ Gregory Walter https://trippfuller.com/2014/02/11/the-hobbit-smaug-weak-power-w-gregory-walker/ Who doesn’t love J.R.R. Tolkien, the mythology of Middle Earth, and getting to see Smaug (the most EPIC of all dragons) on the big screen?  If Led Zeppelin can sing about it and nerds can roll 12 sided dice about it, then it must be pretty awesome.  On Thursday February 6th we hosted a live video streaming podcast with Gregory Walter to nerd out about Tolkien’s world.  It was an amazing conversation in which you get convo about the book, movie, and all the Middle Earth mythology. Our guest is Dr. Gregory Walter, a professor of religion and Pro Grade Hobbiter.  He is a professor at St. Olaf College and was recently on the podcast to discuss his new book Being Promised: Theology, Gift, and Practice.  At the end of the podcast we realized our mutual love for the Hobbit and this podcast idea was born! You can check out the video HERE. Gregory’s list of the essential Tolkien texts can be found HERE. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe to the new stream.   Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:33:28 -0000 full Dr. Tripp Fuller | Theologian, Philosopher, Minister Who doesn’t love J.R.R. Tolkien, the mythology of Middle Earth, and getting to see Smaug (the most EPIC of all dragons) on the big screen?  If Led Zeppelin can sing about it and nerds can roll 12 sided dice about it, then it must be pretty awesome. Who doesn’t love J.R.R. Tolkien, the mythology of Middle Earth, and getting to see Smaug (the most EPIC of all dragons) on the big screen?  If Led Zeppelin can sing about it and nerds can roll 12 sided dice about it, then it must be pretty awesome.  On Thursday February 6th we hosted a live video streaming podcast with Gregory Walter to nerd out about Tolkien’s world.  It was an amazing conversation in which you get convo about the book, movie, and all the Middle Earth mythology. Our guest is Dr. Gregory Walter, a professor of religion and Pro Grade Hobbiter.  He is a professor at St. Olaf College and was recently on the podcast to discuss his new book Being Promised: Theology, Gift, and Practice.  At the end of the podcast we realized our mutual love for the Hobbit and this podcast idea was born! You can check out the video HERE. Gregory’s list of the essential Tolkien texts can be found HERE. *** If you enjoy all the Homebrewed Christianity Podcasts then consider sending us a donation via paypal. We got bandwidth to buy & audiological goodness to dispense. We will also get a percentage of your Amazon purchase through this link OR you can send us a few and get us a pint!*** Subscribe to the new stream.   Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes! Subscribe on iTunes Here! Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Who doesn’t love J.R.R. Tolkien, the mythology of Middle Earth, and getting to see Smaug (the most EPIC of all dragons) on the big screen?  If Led Zeppelin can sing about it and nerds can roll 12 sided dice about it, then it must be pretty awesome.  On Thursday February 6th we hosted a live video streaming podcast with Gregory Walter to nerd out about Tolkien’s world.  It was an amazing conversation in which you get convo about the book, movie, and all the Middle Earth mythology.

Our guest is Dr. Gregory Walter, a professor of religion and Pro Grade Hobbiter.  He is a professor at St. Olaf College and was recently on the podcast to discuss his new book Being Promised: Theology, Gift, and Practice.  At the end of the podcast we realized our mutual love for the Hobbit and this podcast idea was born!

You can check out the video HERE.

Gregory’s list of the essential Tolkien texts can be found HERE.

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