{"id":1950,"date":"2025-05-14T23:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/?page_id=1950"},"modified":"2025-07-23T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:49:14","slug":"alexander-sandy-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/program\/speakers-artists\/alexander-sandy-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander \u201cSandy\u201d Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1950\" class=\"elementor elementor-1950\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6491ddbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6491ddbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5352497b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"5352497b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-breadcrumbs__content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\">Home<\/a> <span class=\"eael-breadcrumb-separator\">\/<\/span> <span class = \"eael-current\">Page<\/span><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76029731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76029731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bee097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26bee097\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5353e94c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5353e94c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sandy-Smith.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sandy-Smith.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sandy-Smith-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782e7044 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"782e7044\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ff5105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ff5105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Special Afternoon Lewis &amp; Belfast Session Speaker<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a159c13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a159c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alexander \u201cSandy\u201d Smith<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1e816e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f1e816e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On the subject of:<\/strong> C.S. Lewis Related Sites in Belfast<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb08f6e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb08f6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b74173f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b74173f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/alistermcgrath.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-external-link-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M432,320H400a16,16,0,0,0-16,16V448H64V128H208a16,16,0,0,0,16-16V80a16,16,0,0,0-16-16H48A48,48,0,0,0,0,112V464a48,48,0,0,0,48,48H400a48,48,0,0,0,48-48V336A16,16,0,0,0,432,320ZM488,0h-128c-21.37,0-32.05,25.91-17,41l35.73,35.73L135,320.37a24,24,0,0,0,0,34L157.67,377a24,24,0,0,0,34,0L435.28,133.32,471,169c15,15,41,4.5,41-17V24A24,24,0,0,0,488,0Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Speaker's Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb1be8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fb1be8f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29678935 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29678935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A<strong>lexander \u201cSandy\u201d Smith<\/strong>\u00a0is the author of<em> C.S. Lewis and the Island of His Birth<\/em> and a Director of Heritage Experience. Professionally, he has served in positions at Goodyear International,\u00a0 Lecturer at the University of Ulster, Inspector of Schools and Colleges for the Northern Ireland Department for Education, joint Director General with the International Fund for Ireland, and Chairman of the Board of Enterprise Northern Ireland. Across his career Sandy has sustained a passionate interest in the life and work of Belfast born author C.S. Lewis. 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