Dr Crystal Hurd: How Paternal Literary Habits Influenced CS Lewis

2026-06-08T17:49:00+01:00

In today’s episode, we welcome back Dr. Crystal Hurd, an educator, poet, and researcher from Virginia. Crystal shares insights from her paper, which was presented at the 2024 Undiscovered CS Lewis Conference at George Fox University. We also feature a reading of her paper, ‘How Paternal Literary Habits Influenced CS Lewis’, marking the final instalment in our series with Dr. Crystal Hurd.

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