Tolkien Gleanings #72.

* Apply — Inklings Project… “The Inklings Project requests fellowship applications from faculty at universities and colleges to encourage the teaching of the works of the Inklings, especially C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.” Deadline: 1st July 2023. Note also their set of past “Inklings-Related Course Syllabi”.

* My pick of Tolkien material in the newly open-access journal Sehnsucht: The C.S. Lewis Journal…

    – The Lore of Wood and Stone: Magic in the Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings (article)

    – Review of Tolkien (the cinema movie)

    – Review of The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien

    – Review of Middle-earth and the Return of the Common Good

    – Review of High Towers and Strong Places: A Political History of Middle

    – Review of An Encouraging Thought: The Christian Worldview in the Writings of J.R.R. Tolkien

* Upstream Podcast – “J.R.R. Tolkien the theologian?” (April 2023) in which… “Dr. Austin Freeman discusses his book, Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-earth”. Also a later Upstream Podcast – Further Upstream reflection on that interview. The .MP3 download at Listen Notes is found under the “More…” button.

* Newly on Archive.org, Tree of Tales: Tolkien, literature, and theology (Baylor University Press, 2007). Including a chapter titled, with admirable optimism for a dismal academy, “Tolkien and the Future of Literary Studies”.

* And finally, The Sheldon Tapestry Map: Oxfordshire. Currently restored and on display in Oxford.