About this episode

Chris interviews Melanie McDonagh about her book on notable British converts to Catholicism in the 20th century.

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 […]

People in this episode

Host: Chris

Guest: Melanie McDonagh

Topics covered

• Catholicism
• 20th Century
• British Artists
• Literature
• Conversion
• Cultural History

Keywords

• Catholic converts
• 20th century Britain
• Melanie McDonagh
• Oscar Wilde
• Muriel Spark
• British literature
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Converts: From Oscar Wilde to Muriel Spark, Why So Many Became Catholic in the 20th Century

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