Amon Sûl
Exploring the Tolkien Legendarium with the Christian Faith
Join Fr. Anthony Cook and guests as they explore the life, works and Middle-earth legendarium of author J. R. R. Tolkien, informed by the Orthodox Christian faith. (Older episodes hosted by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and Richard Rohlin.)
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Saturday, October 25, 2025
122 - Yellow Boots and Lots of Questions
Fr. Anthony talks with listener Brittany Miller, about chapters 6 through 8 of the Fellowship of the Ring, as a retrospective on these chapters before proceeding through the book.
Thursday, September 25, 2025
121 - Out of the Deep Water
Fr. Anthony talks with ten-time returning guest co-host Michael Haldas about the eighth chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “Fog on the Barrow Downs,” as the hobbits leave the refuge of Tom Bombadil’s house and almost immediately fall into terrible peril and near disaster.
Monday, August 25, 2025
120 - Tom Is Master
Fr. Anthony talks with Rob Clark about the seventh chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “In the House of Tom Bombadil,” as the hobbits arrive at this strange and beautiful place of refuge and respite.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
119 - Willows & Ashes & Oaks (oh my!)
Fr. Anthony talks with arborist Mark Caldwell, about the sixth chapter of Fellowship of the Ring, “The Old Forest,” as the hobbits leave the Shire behind and enter into the Wide World in a place that is not at all wide and open.
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
118 - One Last Look at the Shire
Fr. Anthony talks with his original Tolkien Interlocutor, Josh Cook, about the first five chapters of the Fellowship of the Ring, returning to some of the essential themes that we have identified over the past several months.
Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin
Fr. Anthony Cook
