War, Friendship, and Imagination: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and the Fight for Civilization 

Joseph Loconte, PhD, is director of The Rivendell Center in New York City. He also serves as the C.S. Lewis Scholar for Public Life at Grove City College and as a Senior Fellow at Sagamore Institute. He hosts the YouTube channel, History and the Human Story.

Mr. Loconte is the author of the New York Times bestseller A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War. His most recent book is The War for Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933-1945.

Mr. Loconte previously served as an Associate Professor of History at the King’s College in New York City and as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University.

Mr. Loconte’s commentary has appeared in the nation’s leading journals and newspapers, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Affairs, the New Criterion, National Geographic, Law and Liberty, the National Interest, and National Review. For 10 years he served as a commentator for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. 

Mr. Loconte’s other books include: God, Locke, and Liberty: The Struggle for Religious Freedom in the West; The Searchers: A Quest for Faith in the Valley of Doubt; and The End of Illusions: Religious Leaders Confront Hitler’s Gathering Storm .