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Tolkien’s Greatest Characters, Part 2 (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWelcome to Episode Six in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Bradley Birzer, Leah Holser, Turner Burnett, and Sørina Higgins. The discussion covers perspectives on Pippin, Smeagol/Gollum, Sauron, and Tolkien as The Narrator. ⸻ 📲 Connect with Derek Holser: 🐦 Twitter / X: https://X.com/derekholser 📱 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekholser 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theplungewithde
Tolkien’s Greatest Characters, Part One (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWelcome to Episode Five in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Holly Ordway, Landon Loftin, Alison Milbank, and Michael Ward. The discussion covers perspectives on Éowyn, Faramir, Gandalf, and Cormallen. To watch the entire conversation with Holly, click here:To watch the entire conversation with Landon, click here:<div class="
C.S. Lewis “The Great Divorce” (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWelcome to Episode Four in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Jess Lederman, Elizabeth Hardy, David Burnett, and Turner Burnett. The discussion covers perspectives on the C.S. Lewis novel The Great Divorce, with an emphasis on Lewis's relationship with George MacDonald, and Lewis's portrayal of heaven, hell, and the afterlife. To watch the entire conversation with Jess, click here:
Human Relationships and the Image of God (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWelcome to Episode Three in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Dr. Heather Huckett, Dr. Don Lichi, Margaret Fay, and Pastor Justin Bryeans. As psychologists, counselors, and pastors, they work at the intersection of human identity, relationships, and spirituality. These discussions explore how we think and feel about ourselves, one another, and the divine. To watch the entire conversation with Heather, c
Owen Barfield: The Evolution of Consciousness (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWelcome to Episode Two in our Summer Replay Series. Today's conversation features Laura Van Dyke, Owen A. Barfield, Landon Loftin, and Max Leyf. These discussions cover some biographical elements of Owen Barfield's life, along with his work on the imagination, his "Great War" with C.S. Lewis, and his lifelong pursuit of anthroposophy, as developed by the philosopher Rudolf Steiner. To view the entire conversation with Laura,
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