#150 Holly Ordway: Tolkien on Holy Week
We continue our conversation with Dr Holly Ordway, author of Tolkien's Faith. How would Tolkien have celebrated Holy Week? How did he view death? What did Easter and the resurrection mean to him?
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Released on 25 Mar 2024
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