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Today J.R.R. Tolkien turns 131! My buddy and pro-Tolkien nerd Nick Polk joined me to share a toast to Tolkien and reflect on a passage we selected as we enter a new year. After the toast, you will hear our special Tolkien Heads session from Theology Beer Camp, which was a bunch of fun.
\nNick Polk is the production editor for Mallorn, the academic journal of The Tolkien Society. His most recent research includes his essay entitled \u201cMiddle-earth in South Park: The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers as Parody.\u201d Other than Tolkien, his other loves include his wife Kelly, coffee, and punk. Nothing sounds better than starting the day reading a Tolkien book with a cup of coffee and ending it in a moshpit with loved ones.
\nExperiencing God: an Open Online Class
\nKick off the new year with a nerdy good time. The next Homebrewed class will be a robust exploration of how the tools of science, philosophy, and theology help us discern meaning from divine encounters. We\u2019ll discuss God-experiences as mediated through faith communities, the mind, nature, the Bible, psychedelics, and more. And we\u2019ll do all this with an eye towards the future, exploring the possibilities for how a lived-theology could express itself in the world. Check it out here.
\nHere\u2019s the trailer for Experiencing God (the online class)
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