Why Study J.R.R. Tolkien with Alison Milbank

In this video Dr Alison Milbank explores how approaching Tolkien's work, like The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, from the perspective of a theologian can show new depths in his work as a creative writer, and how exploring literary worlds can be a way of doing theology.

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