Got to do some online happy hour hangs with Josh Patterson from Rethinking Faith. We talk about Tolkien, theology, and Christian college-days shenanigans 😵‍💫 Go sub to (Re)Thinking Faith and join his Patreon to get in some hangs! 🍻

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Why did satan have to make croutons so damn good?

The Remastered and extended editions of The Lord of the Rings are coming to theaters on June 8th

Who are you taking?

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Classic Taylor Swift, pondering her orb. What does Tolkien, T-Swift, Thomas Aquinas, and Augustine have in common? Find out by reading my latest Tolkien Pop! post: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienpop…

Registration for this year's free #Tolkien Society hybrid seminar on Saturday 6th July is now open! The theme is 'Tolkien's #Romantic Resonances' and all papers will be recorded and uploaded onto the Society's YouTube channel afterwards. #Romantic ism

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My wife just speculated what I think about before falling asleep in bed and summed it up by saying: “Idk, probably something like ‘Symbolism, Sauron, the Road to Damascus’”

And she’s not far off 😂

Vouchers began as a way to resist complying with Brown v. Board of Education; and tax citizens to support a religion that is not their own is deeply un-American.

Vouchers are just awful all around.

An amazing win for workers in Tennessee and the south! Congrats to all the Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga who fought for UAW

Yo TNGOP TN House Democrats get this #VoucherScam outta here

This is incredible. Keep writing your representatives. Don’t let the temporary silence slow you down. Bill Lee and TNGOP will be working in different ways to try to get the #VoucherScam passed. Keep church and state separated and invest in ALL Tennesseans

🧙‍♂️ Congratulations to the winners of the Tolkien Society Awards 2024: DonatoArts (Best Artwork), Dr Sara Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 #BLM (Best Article), Revised Letters of JRR #Tolkien (Best Book) and The Nerd of the Rings (Best Online Content).

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Made some Cinnamon Toast Crunch infused milk this morning to steam for lattes and it was GOATED

Congratulations to all the winners of this year's Tolkien Society awards. Dr Sara Brown 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 #BLM The Nerd of the Rings DonatoArts -- well done and well earned. It was my privilege to be shortlisted with a distinguished group of scholars, artists, and creators.

A little late to the game, but just finished Spider Punk run and it was a blast. I need more Spider Punk 🤘🏼

I’m hearing from a lot of folks furious about vouchers. We can stop them friends, we just need you to “MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN” as the song #TennesseeRise says. Let your reps and senators know you won’t vote for them if they vote for the #VoucherScam ! Show up and speak up!

You know I’ll always tell my people deconstructing to make a pit stop Thomas Jay Oord and trippfuller

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THREE of Signum's own have made the shortlist for the 2024 Tolkien Society Awards!

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Sara Brown (Signum Faculty Chair), James Tauber (Signum Faculty), & Thomas Hillman (SPACE Preceptor). We are so very proud of you!

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I have a Substack called Tolkien Pop! where I talk about various intersections of Tolkien, pop culture, and (sometimes) religion. I recently reviewed God After Deconstruction and connected Tolkien to my own experience. You can read it here: open.substack.com/pub/tolkienpop…

'WE DON'T TRUST YOU TO PICK OUT CLASSROOM BOOKS OR DECIDE IF A CHILD PASSES THE 3RD GRADE. AND WE WANT TO MICROMANAGE PERSONAL ITEMS ON YOUR DESK. BUT HERE'S A GUN IN CASE WE NEED YOU TO SHOOT AN INTRUDER THAT'S ALREADY MADE SHOOTING THREATS, BUT WHOSE GUN WE WON'T TAKE AWAY.'

Nothing to brighten up a dreich Scottish day like the latest edition of Tolkien Society's Amon Hen in the post! I have a little report on the Tolkien & Religion in the 21st Century seminar in, plus there's an interview with Tea with Tolkien and lovely art as always. 🐉