{"id":2998,"date":"2025-07-23T19:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/?page_id=2998"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T02:40:42","slug":"tom-cconnell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/si\/program\/speakers-artists\/tom-cconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom McConnell"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2998\" class=\"elementor elementor-2998\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa55c9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fa55c9b\" 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-ec1a2d6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"ec1a2d6\" 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