Caution must be exercised with regards to statements concerning the Catholic doctrine of purgatory

and also the doctrine of predestination. But these matters in no way affect the overall excellence of the book,

a truly delightful presentation of a tremendous truth. It consequently deserves a warm reception from the Catholic reading public.

This is Pints for Jack, Season 7, Episode 9. C.S. Lewis in America. After hours with Dr. Mark

Noel. Welcome to Pints for Jack, the podcast where we read through the works of C.S. Lewis.

And today is an after-hours episode.

And the opening quotation came from a review of The Great Divorce.

I would humbly say Lewis's best book.

It was a review from Dominicana, which was a publication

produced by those information at the Dominican House of Studies. And today we're going to

be looking at the reception of C.S. Lewis in the United States, and this review was quoted in the

book which we're going to be discussing. If you've ever wanted to know how Lewis was received by Catholics, Protestants, and the mainstream secular press in the book which we're going to be discussing. If you've ever wanted to know how Lewis was received

by Catholics, Protestants, and the mainstream secular press in the United States, please stay tuned.

Today, I'm joined by Dr. Mark Knoll. Dr. Null is an American historian specializing in the

history of Christianity in the United States. He is a reformed evangelical Christian, and in 2005,

was named by Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America.

He holds the position of research professor of history at Regent College, having previously been

the Francis A. McAnanee Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. And he's the author of

of C.S. Lewis in America, readings and reception, which we'll be discussing today. Dr. Mark

Noel, welcome to Pites for Jack. Thank you. I'm delighted to be here with you. Well, thank you

for writing a book that is just about the perfect subject for me. You know, it's really got everything.

Catholicism,

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