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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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.
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
117 - Sing Hey! for the Bath
Fr. Anthony talks with returning guest co-host Richard Barrett about Chapter 5 of the Fellowship of the Ring: A Conspiracy Unmasked, and they dig deeply into an entirely different sort of music in Middle Earth than Richard and Fr. Andrew discussed five years ago.
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
116 - Paschal Extravaganza! (Panic Episode)
In this month's episode, Fr. Anthony assembles an intrepid panel to discuss Paschal themes in Tolkien. This episode originally aired on April 25 on the YouTube channel, so the format will be a little different this time.
Music attribution:
Hidden Past and Celtic Impulse, both by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompatech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Fr. Anthony Cook
Dcn. Seraphim Richard Rohlin
Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
