AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Tolkien and Lewis Discuss Myth
Lewis, Tolkien and friend Hugo Dyson enjoyed walking on a circular path by the river in September 1931, discussing the power of myth to capture the imagination and create a worldview. Tolkien explained that Christianity is like a myth, but a true one that explains all others. Christian doctrine is an intellectual reflection on this story, which transformed Lewis upon his understanding.