#7 How to Have “Dominion” like Tom Bombadil | Guest: CR Wiley

Think about the possibility of increasing your influence in your family, work and local area. What comes to your mind? Do you think you could do it? Or here's a better question: do you think you could increase your influence, without lording it over others? Today we're joined by C. R. Wiley. C. R., or Chris, has written extensively about Tom Bombadil, and he's just authored a book called In the House of Tom Bombadil. In it he unpacks who he thinks Tom Bombadil really is and why Tolkein included him in his stories. But also how Tom Bombadil can help us understand the nature of the world, how to increase our influence in it, and how to be more joyful—how to have fun doing it. Questions we'll answer today include: How Tom Bombadil exercises power in a counterintuitive way Why Tolkein's most powerful character has so much joy What it means to have dominion without domination How increasing your knowledge can help you increase your influence—and what kind of knowledge you need How modern bureaucracies domineer and dominate What is the "Bombadil Option?" How to overcome fear when you are surrounded by chaos What it means to be antifragile How to be more joyful and jocular in your home—and why you shouldn't take yourself too seriously —— Get CR Wiley's book, In the House of Tom Bombadil: https://canonpress.com/products/in-the-house-of-tom-bombadil/ ——- Subscribe to the Think Institute YouTube Channel! This channel will deliver even more knowledge on how to answer questions and objections to the Christian worldview! If you subscribe now, you'll get to hear the next video in this series... ---- Ready to become the worldview leader your family and church need? Want to share ideas, talk apologetics and ask and answer theological questions? Want to have access to over 500 other people who are on the same journey as you? Join us in the ThinkSquad online community! Music Credits: Synthwave Intro 10 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8736-synthwave-intro-10 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license