123 - The Nature of Middle-earth - Carl Hostetter

The Catholic Culture Podcast · Jan 21, 2022 · 1h 26m

Carl Hostetter, editor of a new volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's unpublished notes, The Nature of Middle-earth, joins the show.

Carl discusses:

His collaboration with Christopher Tolkien leading to this new volume

What other Tolkien writings we might expect to see published

Why it may be good that Tolkien never finished the Silmarillion in his lifetime

Tolkien's Thomistic reflections on elvish hylomorphism, and other revelations contained in the new book

How Tolkien's obsession with consistency nearly destroyed his legendarium

Potential problems with the theology of Middle-earth

Anti-Catholic bias…