Tolkien on fall, Melkor, and redemption

Where do the Children Play?

In this episode, we read an Easter message from the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem. Then we read Malcom Guite's Lenten meditation on creation, the embodiment of heavenly music, and why J.R.R. Tolkien expressed a profound, deep truth through not-so-fictional fiction stories. This and much, much more in this episode of the Banned Books podcast.

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Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings https://amzn.to/4bE3yTS

Malcolm Guite https://malcolmguite.com

Easter Message 2026 https://www.custodia.org/en/news/easter-message-2026-the-patriarchs-and-heads-of-the-churches-in-jerusalem/

The Silmarillion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silmarillion

The Imagination Bodies Forth - a talk by Malcolm Guite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8IpDVn5xEk

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