Amon Sûl | Ancient Faith Ministries

Thursday, April 25, 2024

101 - Niggle by Cyril

Dr. Cyril Jenkins joins Fr. Andrew for a reading of Tolkien’s short story “Leaf by Niggle.” Is this really an allegory? What does it say about this life and the life of the age to come? Why did Tolkien write this story?

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

100 - There's (No) Religion in Middle-earth

After 99 episodes of talking about how to interpret Tolkien’s works in religious and specifically Orthodox Christian terms, in Episode 100 Fr. Andrew and Richard talk about all that religion that really is in Middle-earth. Because actually it really is in there – prayer, worship, invocation of saints, etc. The episode wraps up with a big announcement about the future of the podcast.

Friday, March 29, 2024

099 - Lenten Meditation: How to Save the Shire

Richard Rohlin returns from his travels and travails with a lenten meditation on food and song, bacon and eggs, and the love of home.

Thursday, January 25, 2024

098 - No Living Man Am I

Author Georgia Briggs joins Fr. Andrew to talk about the character arc of the great Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of the North and White Lady of Rohan. Why is she the way that she is? Why is she so relatable? What makes her different from the other prominent women in The Lord of the Rings? And which passage in The Silmarillion has notable parallels with her confrontation with the Witch-king of Angmar?

Monday, December 25, 2023

097 - Brightest of Angels (Christmas Special)

For their 2023 Christmas episode, Fr. Andrew and Richard discuss the Old English Cynewulf poem “Christ,” whoase famous line “Eala Earendel engla beorhtast” inspired the core of the Tolkien legendarium.