Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Dr. Junius Johnson—a classical Christian educator, author, and Yale-trained scholar of theology, philosophy, and literature—provides an introduction to J. R. R. Tolkien’s translation and commentary on Sir Gawain and the Green knight discerning the legend’s conflict between Christian virtue and courtly chivalry.

You may also enjoy our course On Teaching Fairy Stories with Dr. Johnson that is also available as a paperback book or a Kindle book. This book follows the content of the video course very closely but includes a bonus last chapter by the author titled “Postscript: What Does Fairyland Require?” as well as a foreword by Louis Markos. Junius Johnson has also written other books including The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty (Baker Academic, 2020) and Christ and Analogy: The Christocentric Metaphysics of Hans Urs von Balthasar (Fortress Press, 2010). Please watch our newsletter for updates!