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Doxamoot: The Orthodox Christian Tolkien Conference
A conference on the relationship between Orthodoxy and J.R.R.Tolkien
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156 E Main St 156 East Main Street Emmaus, PA 18049
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 27:
- 5pm Registration
- 6pm Talk #1
THE WASTELAND OF TOLKIEN'S DISENCHANTED WORLD - Prof. Gary W. Jenkins, Director of the St. Basil Center for Orthodox Thought and Culture
- 7:15pm Reception
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28:
- 8am Akathist to the Theotokos at the "Axion Estin of Emmaus" icon
- 9am Talk #2
FAITHFUL HEARTS, FROWARD TONGUES: SPIRITUAL PORTRAITS FROM TOLKIEN'S LEGENDARIUM - Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Host of the The Amon Sûl Podcast
- 10:15am Break
- 10:30am Talk #3
'WELL, I'M BACK,' HE SAID: TOLKIEN, LONELINESS, AND THE DECLINE OF THE WEST - Prof. Alfred Siewers, Professor of English, Bucknell University, Tolkienologist
- 12pm Lunch (provided)
- 1:30pm Talk #4
"WHY BECOMING A STORYTELLER MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU DO IN LIFE." Fr. Deacon Nicholas Kotar,, author of The Raven's Son series .
- 2:45pm Break
- 3pm Talk #5
SEEN AND UNSEEN: CHOICE, FREE WILL, AND THE GUIDING HAND OF PROVIDENCE IN TOLKIEN - Michael Haldas, Author of Echoes of Truth: Christianity in The Lord of the Rings
- 5pm Vespers
- 6pm Dinner (provided)
- 7pm Panel
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29:
- 8am Matins
- 9am Divine Liturgy, followed by coffee hour