The Rise & Fall of Christian Ireland (with Crawford Gribben and Matthew Brennan)
October 15, 2021
Alastair Roberts
Crawford Gribben (Queen's University Belfast) and Matthew Brennan (Clonmel Baptist Church) join me for a discussion of Crawford's recently released history, 'The Rise & Fall of Christian Ireland' (https://amzn.to/3AJR5bt).
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