Tolkien & Trump: The Professor or the Profligate with Dr. Craig Boyd
Автор: Homebrewed Christianity w/ Dr. Tripp Fuller
Загружено: 2025-11-17
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Join the Tolkien Heads for a timely exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's political philosophy and its relevance to contemporary leadership. Dr. Craig Boyd examines how Tolkien's work has been misappropriated by alt-right movements and offers a corrective reading grounded in the author's actual values and intentions.
Through a compelling analysis of Gandalf and Saruman as contrasting models of leadership, Dr. Boyd illuminates the fundamental choice between power rooted in service versus power exercised through domination. The discussion will explore how Tolkien's wisdom speaks to our current moment—particularly the seductive ease of controlling others versus the harder path of genuine love and respect that builds authentic community.
This lecture challenges us to consider how the desire for control, however expedient it may seem, ultimately corrupts both leaders and the communities they claim to serve, while true leadership—as embodied by Gandalf—requires humility, sacrifice, and a commitment to human flourishing rather than mere power accumulation.
A thought-provoking conversation for Tolkien enthusiasts, students of political philosophy, and anyone concerned with the moral dimensions of leadership in our time.
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