Exploring Tolkien's Compromises, Romantic Elements, and Prefigured Themes

This talk was offered at University of Texas at Austin on March 9th, as the second lecture in a 3 part conference on "The Christian Imagination: Reflections of Flannery O'Connor, J.R.R. Tolkien, & C.S. Lewis."

The lectures offered included:

"A Pilgrim’s Progress: The Christian Imagination of Flannery O’Connor" - Raymond Hain (Providence College)

"Tolkien’s Wizardry: How Metaphysics Molded Middle-Earth, and Middle-Earth Shaped the Post-Modern World" - Robert Koons (University of Texas at Austin)

"The Practice and Theory of Imagination in C.S. Lewis" - Robert Royal (Faith & Reason Institute)

To learn more about upcoming events hosted by the TI, visit: thomisticinstitute.org/events-1