Editors Note: This conversation includes plot spoilers from the film Tolkien.The new film biopic Tolkien covers the early years of the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This podcast is a conversation about J.R.R. Tolkiens early life, his Christian faith, themes in his work, his love of languages, and why his work has such staying power more than seventy five years after first being published.This Postmodern Realities podcast episode is a conversation with Journal author Philip Tallon about his Christian Research Journal online exclusive film review article Tolkiens First Fellowship.https://www.equip.org/article/tolkiens-first-fellowship-a-film-review-of-tolkien-2019/ Wed also like to invite you to subscribe to the Journal. To subscribe to the Journal,https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/ When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help to provide the resources that minister to people worldwide who come to get answers at equip.org. And these resources include our free online exclusive articles like this review, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast. To partner with us and to help us continue to create free online exclusive content, we are offering a special promotion for two books about the work of J. R. R. Tolkien. For your gift, you will receive either The Messiah Comes to Middle Earth: Images of Christs Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit Party: The Vision of Freedom that Tolkien Got, and the West Forgot. https://www.equip.org/product/the-messiah-comes-to-middle-earth-and-the-hobbit-party-the-vision-of-freedom-that-tolkien-got-and-the-west-forgot/ Other articles and podcasts featuring this author are at www.equip.org Alfred Hitchcock films: Episode 100: A. Hitchcock Films Caught Looking: Hitchcocks Films in the Age of Instagram Issue 42, 1, the most recent issue if you subscribe today. The Coen Brothers Films: Episode 050: O Father, Where Art Thou? The Coen Brothers and the Riddle of Existence O Father, Where Are Thou? The Coen Brothers and the Riddle of Existence The Films of Quentin Tarantino: Episode 001: The Films of Quentin Tarantino Reservoir Gods: Quentin Tarantinos Premodern Theology