Tolkien’s Wizardry: How Metaphysics Molded Middle-Earth | Prof. Robert Koons
The Thomistic Institute
This talk was offered at University of Texas at Austin on March 9th, as the second lecture in a 3 part conference on "The Christian Imagination: Reflections of Flannery O'Connor, J.R.R. Tolkien, & C.S. Lewis." The lectures offered included: "A Pilgrim’s Progress: The Christian Imagination of Flannery O’Connor" - Raymond Hain (Providence College) "Tolkien’s Wizardry: How Metaphysics Molded Middle-Earth, and Middle-Earth Shaped the Post-Modern World" - Robert Koons (University of Texas at Austin) "The Practice and Theory of Imagination in C.S. Lewis" - Robert Royal (Faith & Reason Institute) To learn more about upcoming events hosted by the TI, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1
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The Thomistic Institute Podcast features the lectures and talks from our conferences, campus chapters events, intellectual retreats, livestream events, and much more.
Founded in 2009, the Thomistic Institute is part of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC.