Socrates in the City Peter Kreeft and Eric Metaxas: Charlie Kirk, Martyrdom, and Dying for the Truth
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Apr 10, 2026 
Peter Kreeft, a philosophy professor and Catholic author known for work on Socrates and C.S. Lewis, joins to reflect on truth and suffering. They explore why truth-tellers clash with culture. They discuss martyrdom from Socrates to modern figures, Kreeft’s spiritual journey, and how suffering relates to union with God.
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First Encounter At The Sheldonian Sparked A Long Influence
- Metaxas recounts first hearing Peter Kreeft speak at the Sheldonian Theatre and later reading many of his books, which motivated creating Socrates in the City.
- He names Kreeft's books on Jesus and Socrates as key influences.
Kreeft Inspired Socrates In The City
- Eric Metaxas credits Peter Kreeft's writings on Jesus and Socrates as a primary inspiration for founding Socrates in the City in 2000.
- Metaxas recounts first hearing Kreeft speak at C.S. Lewis centenary events at Oxford and Cambridge in 1998.
Suffering Unites Believers To Christ
- Suffering can unite believers to Christ and serve a salvific purpose rather than being merely meaningless pain.
- Peter Kreeft compares suffering to welding and cites Tertullian: "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church."
