Alister McGrath on the life of CS Lewis - Unbelievable?
Alister McGrath chats to Justin Brierley about his major new biography ‘CS Lewis: A Life - Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet’.
They discuss Lewis’ (re-dated) conversion, his life in Oxford, his arguments for God and why he remains so singificant a figure 50 years on from his death. Alister also answers listener questions.
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