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May 2024
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Louis Markos: Myth Made Fact: Reading Gr...

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English Professor at Houston Baptist University, Louis Markos, returns for a second conversation with Socrates in the City’s Eric Metaxas. For this entertaining Studio conversation, the duo illustrate how ancient myths point to Christ, discussing C.S. Lewis, Pandora’s Box, Genesis, and much else along the way.

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