# 430: Tolkien - The Journey Through the Desert: The Lenten Quest

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Published: 2026-02-27T12:03:44+00:00
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## Resource

Lent in Middle-earth. In this episode, we discuss the Lenten subtext, language, and images in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Return of the King." What can Christians learn from fiction authors about the faith, devotional reading, understanding the world outside the churches through the view of the cross, and how all of reality is bent towards Easter at all times, in all places, by all people? SHOW NOTES: Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings https://a.co/d/0bjsTwnn Malcom Guite https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=malcolm+guite The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis https://a.co/d/0i6hb3bz Reflections on the Void: negativity and difference in the Bible and contemporary thinking https://youtu.be/10DS7IxOVro?si=uRlsyIxFLJX-ZYDD More from 1517: Support 1517 Podcast Network: https://www.1517.org/donate-podcasts 1517 Podcasts : http://www.1517.org/podcasts 1517 on YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@1517org 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/1517-podcast-network/id6442751370 1517 Events Schedule : https://www.1517.org/events 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education : https://academy.1517.org/ What's New from 1517: Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419961-being-family The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419121-the-essential-nestingen Philip Melanchthon's Commentary on Ecclesiastes https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419299-philip-melanchthons-commentary-on-ecclesiastes Face to Face: A Novel of the Reformation by Amy Mantravadi https://shop.1517.org/products/9781964419312-face-to-face Untamed Prayers: 365 Daily Devotions on Christ in the Book of Psalms by Chad Bird https://www.amazo…

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