Media on J.R.R. Tolkien

April 30, 2015 | Colin Duriez
"Inklings in Wartime"
British scholar, Colin Duriez, explores how C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and other Inklings identified modern warfare as a powerful image of the deeper battle between good and evil.

January 29, 2015 | Olga Lukmanova
"Tolkien to Russia: There and Back Again"
Dr. Lukmanova, Wheaton’s first Fulbright Scholar and Associate Professor at the Linguistic University of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, provides a brief look into the history of reception of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books in Russia. See also: a video made by her students.

January 23, 2014 | Melody Green
"Created in the Image of a Creator: Tolkien's Theology of Sub-Creation"
Dr. Green speaks on Tolkien's poem "Mythopoeia," the essay "On Fairy Stories," and the short story "Leaf by Niggle."

January 24, 2013 |Chris Mitchell
"The Gospel as Fairy-Story: The Literary Art of J.R.R. Tolkien"
Dr. Mitchell explores what Christian themes lay behind the captivating fairy stories of The Hobbit and Tolkien's other books. Lecture co-sponsored by the Wheaton College Tolkien Society.

April 20, 2011 | Doug Adams
"The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films"
After nearly a decade of writing and research, Doug Adams explores The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films in this lecture and in his book of the same title. The study brings an unprecedented exploration of Howard Shore’s film soundtracks, with extensive musical examples, original manuscript excerpts, and glimpses into the creative process by the composer.