Upcoming meetings:
Virtual meeting: June 27 2021
We will meet to discuss Chapter 3 'Mount Doom' of Book VI of The Return of the King, the third and final volume of The Lord of the Rings. There are notable spiritual elements in this chapter. Sam and Frodo are finally approaching their goal. Will Frodo be able to destroy the Ring? Sam also asks himself 'what are you going to do when you get to the mountain? What am I willing to do for my best friend?' I hope you can join us!
The JRR Tolkien Discussion Group is intended to raise awareness of the literary works of JRR Tolkien. The stories he wrote are truly legendary. The themes within them of eco-spirituality, of escapism, of hope all apply today, especially in our rapidly changing chaotic world. We are a group of Tolkien enthusiasts and are interested in his views on spirituality, storytelling, and fantasy. We have informal online discussions on Zoom on Saturday afternoons from 1-2:30 pm to discuss how his works and messages play a role in our daily lives and experiences.
We have been meeting since April of 2019. We started by reading Tolkien’s ‘On Fairy Stories’, an essay that presents his views on story telling and fantasy. We then discussed ‘The Hobbit’. We are now in ‘The Lord of the Rings' which we have been discussing over the past year (it is a long book!). We are currently approaching the end of the novel.
Please see the banner above for the date and time for the next meeting.
Since March 2020, meetings are taking place online. Contact Shawn McKenzie at mckenzieshawn7@gmail.com for more information.
Virtual meeting: June 27 2021
We will meet to discuss Chapter 3 'Mount Doom' of Book VI of The Return of the King, the third and final volume of The Lord of the Rings. There are notable spiritual elements in this chapter. Sam and Frodo are finally approaching their goal. Will Frodo be able to destroy the Ring? Sam also asks himself 'what are you going to do when you get to the mountain? What am I willing to do for my best friend?' I hope you can join us!
The JRR Tolkien Discussion Group is intended to raise awareness of the literary works of JRR Tolkien. The stories he wrote are truly legendary. The themes within them of eco-spirituality, of escapism, of hope all apply today, especially in our rapidly changing chaotic world. We are a group of Tolkien enthusiasts and are interested in his views on spirituality, storytelling, and fantasy. We have informal online discussions on Zoom on Saturday afternoons from 1-2:30 pm to discuss how his works and messages play a role in our daily lives and experiences.
We have been meeting since April of 2019. We started by reading Tolkien’s ‘On Fairy Stories’, an essay that presents his views on story telling and fantasy. We then discussed ‘The Hobbit’. We are now in ‘The Lord of the Rings' which we have been discussing over the past year (it is a long book!). We are currently approaching the end of the novel.
Please see the banner above for the date and time for the next meeting.
Since March 2020, meetings are taking place online. Contact Shawn McKenzie at mckenzieshawn7@gmail.com for more information.
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