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What Tolkien Can Teach Us: Celebrating Hobbit Day with Sr. Orianne Pietra Rene

What Tolkien Can Teach Us: Celebrating Hobbit Day with Sr. Orianne Pietra Rene

Update: 2025-09-22
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Today is Bilbo’s birthday! And to celebrate two nerds, Sr. Orianne Pietra Rene and Ben Eriksen, reflect on Tolkien’s myths which are arguably the best literary works of the 20th century.


Delve Deeper into Tolkien’s Works here: https://ignatius.com/the-philosophy-of-tolkien-phtop/?searchid=0&search_query=tolkien


https://ignatius.com/tolkien-man-and-myth-tmanp/?searchid=0&search_query=tolkien


https://ignatius.com/the-hobbit-party-hobph/?searchid=0&search_query=tolkien


 


It is not often that a religious sister and a philosopher sit down to talk about Tolkien, but in today’s episode, Sister Orianne and Ben have an in-depth conversation about Tolkien’s ability to uncover reality itself through myth. In particular, the highlight the liturgical themes of Tolkien’s myths and the importance of nature in Middle Earth. They also discuss the importance of Tolkien’s female characters and some of the ways that fellow Tolkien enthusiasts misuse Tolkien’s works. If you are a fellow Tolkien nerd, then grab your favorite cup of tea or coffee and celebrate Bilbo’s birthday by listening to this episode of the Ignatius Press podcast.


 


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What Tolkien Can Teach Us: Celebrating Hobbit Day with Sr. Orianne Pietra Rene

What Tolkien Can Teach Us: Celebrating Hobbit Day with Sr. Orianne Pietra Rene

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