About this episode

Kaitlyn Facista discusses her new book Into the Heart of Middle-earth, exploring themes of hope, virtue, and fellowship in relation to the LOTR journey.

A new Tolkien book arrives: Kaitlyn Facista explains Into the Heart of Middle-earth—hope, virtue, and fellowship as lived wisdom. With Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, and Robert Story, she shares how her book is a spiritual companion that tracks the LOTR journey. The post Into the Heart of Middle Earth with Kaitlyn Facista appeared first on StarQuest Media .

People in this episode

Hosts: Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker

Guest: Kaitlyn Facista

Topics covered

• Tolkien
• spirituality
• literature
• fellowship
• wisdom
• Middle-earth

Keywords

• Tolkien
• Middle-earth
• Into the Heart of Middle-earth
• spiritual companion
• fellowship
• virtue
• hope

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StarQuest Media

Books & works: Into the Heart of Middle-earth, LOTR

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