Episode 120 - Paul List, Catholic Author

Segment 1: Background of Paul List Co-author of book "Mount Doom: The Prophecy of Tolkien Revealed" Commentary on JRR Tolkien Segment 2: Background of JRR Tolkien Tolkien gave characteristics of the rational soul to characters in his books Tom Bombadil as rational will and Goldberry as rational intellect The Hobbit main characters as four cardinal virtues Sauron as Artificial Intelligence Segment 3: Author Paul List continues his commentary on Tolkien's works Portrayal of elves as faith and men as reason Attack of modernism against the Church Tolkien masked his work from forces against the Church Guest: Paul List, Catholic Author