The CS Lewis Podcast #88 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ unpleasant schooldays

2023-01-16T18:00:00+00:00

In the second episode of a new series focussing on McGrath’s book CS Lewis: A Life, we look at why Lewis found school so thoroughly unpleasant and how it helped to cement his growing atheism. Plus, we launch a competition to win a copy of McGrath’s book.

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