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C. S. Lewis: His Significance For Personal Faith and the Ministry of the Church

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Alister McGrath

Alister McGrath is Senior Research Fellow at Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, Emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, and Emeritus Fellow at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford.

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C. S. Lewis and the Life of Faith

About the Panelists

Alister McGrath is Senior Research Fellow at Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion, Emeritus Andreas Idreos Professor of Science and Religion, and Emeritus Fellow at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford.

Carolyn Weber earned her DPhil from Oxford University. She is a scholar, author, and professional speaker. She is the author of Surprised by Oxford (Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins) and Sex and the City of God: A Memoir of Love and Longing (IVP)

Keith Johnson is Professor of Theology at Wheaton College. He earned his undergraduate and first Master’s degree from Baylor University and his PhD from Princeton (2008). He has edited, co-edited, and written eight books on various topics including Theology as Discipleship and The Essential Karl Barth: A Reader and Commentary.

Collin Hansen is vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition. He is also the executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He is a podcaster, an author, and an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL.

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