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Reviewing "Tolkien," w/ Dr. Holly Ordway and Laura Schmidt

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Tolkien knew very early on that to practice his faith was going to mean sacrifice. Being a Catholic in England at that time is very much a minority position. Tolkien chose Exeter College because it was one of the more Catholic friendly colleges in Oxford. It's really hard to portray earnest faith in cinema, Crystal says.

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