A Skeptic in Narnia – Laura Miller and Michael Ward – Classic Replay

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🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Laura Miller loved the Narnia stories as a child, but felt she had been hoodwinked when she discovered their Christian symbolism as an adult skeptic. She engages in a discussion on the enduring appeal of Narnia with leading CS Lewis scholar Michael Ward in this replay of their 2009 dialogue. For Michael Ward http://www.planetnarnia.com/ For Laura Miller https://lauramiller.typepad.com Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the free Unbelievable? e-book ‘In Conversation With…’ https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable/ For more faith debates and extra resources visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Social media: Facebook Twitter and Instagram

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0:00.0	Well hello and welcome back to the show, I'm Justin Briley, this is unbelievable.
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0:15.0	And you may have come today expecting the first of our shows on race and the church as announced last week.
0:21.0	Well unfortunately, haven't postponed that a little bit longer due to some scheduling issues
0:25.0	but we will bring you those shows in August.
0:28.0	So today I'm pulling something else out of the classic replay bag, in fact reaching right back to 2009.
0:35.0	For a show I really enjoyed hosting on a skeptics journey in Narnia.
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1:25.0	And so to today's classic replay all the way back from 2009, as Michael Ward and Laura Miller join me to journey through the wardrobe.
1:45.0	You're listening to unbelievable with Justin Browley.
1:55.0	Really fascinating one for you today. I don't know if as a child you ever felt the back of your wardrobe to see whether there might be a magical land hidden behind the coats or clothes that were in it.
2:05.0	I certainly did because I loved the Narnia stories as a child. They were read to me by my father and I've gone on to enjoy them as an adult as well.
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