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Mar 2025

35m 49s

Joseph Pearce on Longfellow's "Evangelin...

Society of G.K. Chesterton

About this episode

Grettelyn and Joe interview Joseph Pearce, a popular conference speaker, who will be joining us this summer, July 24-26 in New Orleans! Hear a little of what Joseph will be speaking about regarding Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, Evangeline.

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