{"podcast":{"title":"The Theology Pugcast","slug":"the-theology-pugcast-696088","podcast_index_feed_id":696088,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/930b87c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://thetheologypugcast.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/1441879/1441879-1647700424806-be72f222dd468.jpg","author":"The Theology Pugcast","episode_count":411,"summary":"The Theology Pugcast is three over-educated Reformed guys grumbling about what bugs them, and sometimes even barking about what they like. The show usually is recorded in a pub--that's why there is some background noise on occasion. The topics can vary widely seeing as the Pugsters have different spheres of knowledge and interest, but common themes which appear regularly include the transcendence of God and the meaningfulness of His creation.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T18:19:49.635117+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088"},"episode":{"title":"J.R.R. Tolkien, the Christian West and the Temptation of Nordic Neo-Paganism","slug":"j-r-r-tolkien-the-christian-west-and-the-temptation-of-nordic-neo-paganism","published_at":"2026-03-09T08:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088/j-r-r-tolkien-the-christian-west-and-the-temptation-of-nordic-neo-paganism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-theology-pugcast/episodes/J-R-R--Tolkien--the-Christian-West-and-the-Temptation-of-Nordic-Neo-Paganism-e3fimid","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/930b87c/podcast/play/116004877/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-25%2F418775651-44100-2-7834e9b305ed7.mp3","summary":"Glenn introduces the Pugsters to David Engels, a conservative Belgian historian and philosopher who focuses on a revival of Western civilization. Using one of his articles as a jumping off point, the guys discuss the marriage of ancient pagan virtues with Christian ideas of the Good, a combination which produced the chivalric ideal embraced by Tolkien in Middle Earth. But as usual, they cover a wide range of topics ranging from history to philosophy, to theology, to story, and others besides. It’s a fascinating discussion of the good in ancient paganism and the failure of neo-paganism to uncover what they think they are looking for. Article: https://davidengels.substack.com/p/jrr-tolkien-the-christian-west-and Support the Theology Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 Learn more about First Pres. Battle Ground: https://www.solochristo.org/ Connect with WileyCraft Productions: https://wileycraftproductions.com/","meta_description":"Glenn introduces the Pugsters to David Engels, a conservative Belgian historian and philosopher who focuses on a revival of Western civilization. Using on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3598,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-theology-pugcast-696088/episodes/j-r-r-tolkien-the-christian-west-and-the-temptation-of-nordic-neo-paganism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-theology-pugcast-696088/j-r-r-tolkien-the-christian-west-and-the-temptation-of-nordic-neo-paganism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}