402: Tolkien - Certainly there was an Eden on this very unhappy earth
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- 1517 Legacy
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- Fri 01 Aug 2025
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- https://www.1517.org/podcast-overview/402-tolkien
Got A Machine Head. In this episode, we read J.R.R. Tolkien’s letter to his son, Christopher, about a question of Genesis’ unfashionable status amongst Christians and those who value beautiful ‘stories.’ He also discusses Eden as it was, as it is to faith, and will be on the last day, the war of the machine, its triumph, and the consequences for modern man.
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Large intersection with Luther v. Erasmus: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002f9f4
Billie Holiday and Strange Fruit https://www.biography.com/musicians/billie-holiday-strange-fruit
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