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The Back of the Book: The Creative Catholic Converts of 20th-Century Britain

Podcast: The Ricochet Superfeed
Published: Jun 11, 2026
Duration seconds: 3799
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Summary

Chris talks to Melanie McDonagh about her new book, Converts: From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, Why So Many Became Catholic in the 20th Century. Dr. McDonagh discusses some of the prominent (and less familiar) British artists, writers, and intellectuals who entered the Roman Catholic from the 1890s through the 1950s. What were the social […]