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Reno Lauro

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Richard Rohlin

Here is my full conversation with German Philologists and Tolkien experts Richard Rohlin and Reno Lauro. We start off by delving into what is meant by "Canon" within modern stories. We also discuss the misunderstanding of the RoP show runners when it comes to light and darkness within Tolkien's legendarium. Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/6MI_mf2Wr2Q  Check out Richard’s Tolkien podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amon-s%C3%BBl/id1454179854 Check out Reno’s Tolkien substack: https://tolkienshouseofbeing.substack.com/ follow me on twitter @andrealynnlewis  email me at andreawiththebangs@gmail.com  follow my vintage Instagram @fringevintagefinds

Here is my full conversation with German Philologists and Tolkien experts Richard Rohlin and Reno Lauro. We start off by delving into what is meant by "Canon" within modern stories. We also discuss the misunderstanding of the RoP show runners when it comes to light and darkness within Tolkien's legendarium. Watch on YouTube here: <a href="https://youtu.be/6MI_mf2Wr2Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/6MI_mf2Wr2Q</a> Check out Richard’s Tolkien podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amon-s%C3%BBl/id1454179854" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amon-s%C3%BBl/id1454179854</a> Check out Reno’s Tolkien substack: <a href="https://tolkienshouseofbeing.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tolkienshouseofbeing.substack.com/</a> follow me on twitter @andrealynnlewis  email me at andreawiththebangs@gmail.com  follow my vintage Instagram @fringevintagefinds

What is "Canon"? Rings of Power and Tolkien with Richard Rohlin and Reno Lauro

About our GuestDr. Reno Lauro received his PhD from the University of St. Andrews Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts in 2011, where he wrote on J. R. R. Tolkien’s philosophy of Mythopoeia. For the past 10 years, he has worked at the intersection of Humane and Digital learning.After completing his degrees, Theology (MDiv) and History (BA), Reno apprenticed for 18 months on the Palme d’Or winning film The Tree of Life with director Terrence Malick, which transformed his understanding of the Classics, the modern world, and how to communicate the relationship between the two.   He has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level as well as in both Lower and Upper School classrooms of Classical Schools. Most recently, Reno has served as the Assistant Headmaster at St. Peter’s Classical School in Fort Worth, TX and of a Great Hearts Archway School and also worked closely with the CEO of the globally recognized BASIS.ed charter schools to create and pilot seminar-style history courses as alternatives to AP classes. Reno resides in Ft. Worth, Texas with his wife and 4 gloriously active young boys. He is passionate about philosophy, history, and beautiful teaching. He currently works as a Classical Pedagogy and Curriculum Specialist for Coram Deo Academies in DFW. He also is an active consultant for Beautiful Teaching: Consulting in Classical Education Philosophy &amp; Pedagogy. His 2 Bonus Podcast Episodes can be downloaded from our Patreon Page here. Show Notes We discuss Tolkien’s view of education through the lens of cosmology, anthropology, and story. Reno discusses the theological implications between language and story and how this view ties to the recovery of Christian classical education. Philology is the foundation of the humane letters and there is more to learning than the seeking and the mining of literature in an academic way. This “lifeless” and “dull”  style of the university in Tolkien’s Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford, points to a larger anthropological view of education. This leads us to think of education as a living, breathing, and whole that is multi-faceted and varied.   In this world of machines, we need to recover the fullness of human life.  Key Text:  We discussed at great length from The Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford refers to J.R.R. Tolkien's retirement speech from the University of Oxford, delivered on 5 June 1959. The valedictory speech is included in J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller: Essays in Memoriam. Another draft was published in The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (1983). Some topics in this episode include:  What was Tolkien's struggle with his peers at The University and how does it show us his philosophy of education? Tolkien as a Dante for the technocratic age Encountering education as a living, breathing, whole within the cosmos The medieval view of education What was Tokien’s relationship with the cosmos and trees and how does this influence his view of learning?    Books &amp; Titles Mentioned In This Episode  The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends by Humphrey Carpenter (chapters 2-3) Secret Fire: The Spiritual Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien by Stratford Caldecott Mythopoeia by J.R.R. Tolkien The Discarded Image by C.S. Lewis The valedictory speech is included in J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller: Essays in Memoriam. Another draft was published in The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (1983). Reno's quote at end of podcast:Hail Earendel, brightest of angels,Sent to men over middle-earth,And true radiance of the sun,Fine beyond stars, you always illuminate,...Source:  Christ I poem from Anglo-Saxon advent liturgy _________________________________ Credits: Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel Logo Art: Anastasiya CF Music: Used with permission. cellists: Sara Sant' Ambrogio and Lexine Feng; pianist: Alyona Waldo    © 2022 Beautiful Teaching. All Rights Reserved ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

About our Guest Dr. Reno Lauro received his PhD from the University of St. Andrews Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts in 2011, where he wrote on J. R. R. Tolkien’s philosophy of Mythopoeia. For the past 10 years, he has worked at the intersection of Humane and Digital learning.After completing his degrees, Theology (MDiv) and History (BA), Reno apprenticed for 18 months on the Palme d’Or winning film The Tree of Life with director Terrence Malick, which transformed his understanding of the Classics, the modern world, and how to communicate the relationship between the two.  He has taught at the graduate and undergraduate level as well as in both Lower and Upper School classrooms of Classical Schools. Most recently, Reno has served as the Assistant Headmaster at St. Peter’s Classical School in Fort Worth, TX and of a Great Hearts Archway School and also worked closely with the CEO of the globally recognized BASIS.ed charter schools to create and pilot seminar-style history courses as alternatives to AP classes. Reno resides in Ft. Worth, Texas with his wife and 4 gloriously active young boys. He is passionate about philosophy, history, and beautiful teaching. He currently works as a Classical Pedagogy and Curriculum Specialist for Coram Deo Academies in DFW. He also is an active consultant for <a href="https://www.classicaleducationpodcast.com/consulting" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beautiful Teaching: Consulting in Classical Education Philosophy &amp; Pedagogy.</a> His 2 Bonus Podcast Episodes can be downloaded from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ClassicalEducation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">our Patreon Page here</a>. Show Notes We discuss Tolkien’s view of education through the lens of cosmology, anthropology, and story. Reno discusses the theological implications between language and story and how this view ties to the recovery of Christian classical education. Philology is the foundation of the humane letters and there is more to learning than the seeking and the mining of literature in an academic way. This “lifeless” and “dull”  style of the university in Tolkien’s Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford, points to a larger anthropological view of education. This leads us to think of education as a living, breathing, and whole that is multi-faceted and varied.  In this world of machines, we need to recover the fullness of human life.  Key Text:  We discussed at great length from The Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford refers to J.R.R. Tolkien's retirement speech from the University of Oxford, delivered on 5 June 1959. The valedictory speech is included in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92639.J_R_R_Tolkien_Scholar_and_Storyteller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller: Essays in Memoriam</a>. Another draft was published in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7339.The_Monsters_and_the_Critics_and_Other_Essays?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=2NHmPtqPho&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays</a> (1983). Some topics in this episode include: <ul> <li>What was Tolkien's struggle with his peers at The University and how does it show us his philosophy of education?</li> <li>Tolkien as a Dante for the technocratic age</li> <li>Encountering education as a living, breathing, whole within the cosmos</li> <li>The medieval view of education</li> <li>What was Tokien’s relationship with the cosmos and trees and how does this influence his view of learning?  </li> </ul> Books &amp; Titles Mentioned In This Episode <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76834.The_Inklings?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=3FYz2cwek9&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, and Their Friends</a> by Humphrey Carpenter (chapters 2-3) Secret Fire: The Spiritual Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien by Stratford Caldecott <a href="https://bscc.instructure.com/courses/4608/files/434933" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mythopoeia by J.R.R. Tolkien</a> The Discarded Image by C.S. Lewis The valedictory speech is included in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92639.J_R_R_Tolkien_Scholar_and_Storyteller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller: Essays in Memoriam</a>. Another draft was published in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7339.The_Monsters_and_the_Critics_and_Other_Essays?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=2NHmPtqPho&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays</a> (1983). Reno's quote at end of podcast: Hail Earendel, brightest of angels, Sent to men over middle-earth, And true radiance of the sun, Fine beyond stars, you always illuminate,... Source:  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christ I poem from Anglo-Saxon advent liturgy</a> _________________________________ Credits: Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel Logo Art: <a href="https://anastasiyacf.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anastasiya CF</a> Music: Used with permission. cellists: Sara Sant' Ambrogio and Lexine Feng; pianist: Alyona Waldo  © 2022 Beautiful Teaching. All Rights Reserved <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ClassicalEducation" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a>

Dr. Reno Lauro on Tolkien’s View of Education & Why it is Important for Classical Education

I speak with Tolkien expert Dr Reno Lauro on how it is that we can effectively see the world through the lens of Tolkien's legendarium. This was a fascinating and fun conversation. Reno was kind enough to let me chime in with my own middle earth thoughts, as I am currently reading through the Silmarillion Watch the YouTube version here: https://youtu.be/fgVoXiry2PM Check out Reno's chat with Richard Rohlin on the Amon Sul podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amon-s%C3%BBl/id1454179854?i=1000553522411 follow me on twitter @andrealynnlewis  email me at andreawiththebangs@gmail.com  follow my vintage Instagram @fringevintagefinds

I speak with Tolkien expert Dr Reno Lauro on how it is that we can effectively see the world through the lens of Tolkien's legendarium. This was a fascinating and fun conversation. Reno was kind enough to let me chime in with my own middle earth thoughts, as I am currently reading through the Silmarillion Watch the YouTube version here: <a href="https://youtu.be/fgVoXiry2PM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/fgVoXiry2PM</a> Check out Reno's chat with Richard Rohlin on the Amon Sul podcast:  <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amon-s%C3%BBl/id1454179854?i=1000553522411" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amon-s%C3%BBl/id1454179854?i=1000553522411</a> follow me on twitter @andrealynnlewis  email me at andreawiththebangs@gmail.com  follow my vintage Instagram @fringevintagefinds