Socrates in the City
Socrates in the City
Socrates in the City is the acclaimed series of conversations on “life, God, and other small topics,” hosted by Eric Metaxas. Starting with the philosopher Socrates’s famous words that “the unexamined life is not worth living,” Metaxas thought it would be valuable to create a forum that might encourage busy New Yorkers in thinking about the bigger questions in life. He founded Socrates in the City in 2000. Metaxas is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of MARTIN LUTHER, IF YOU CAN KEEP IT, BONHOEFFER, AMAZING GRACE, and MIRACLES. His books have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The New Yorker, and Metaxas has appeared as a cultural commentator on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. He is the host of The Eric Metaxas Radio Show, a nationally-syndicated radio program heard in more than 120 cities around the U.S. and via podcast in over 80 countries.
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Jun 6, 2019 • 1h 23min
Frederica Mathewes-Green: Can We Access God Directly?
Thinker and writer Frederica Mathewes-Green poses the question: can we have direct access to God? Based on her study and personal experience with Eastern Christian Spirituality, Mathewes-Green suggests that we all have a latent capacity that links us to the divine, in relationship and also in identity. This lecture takes place in New York City in 2004.The post Frederica Mathewes-Green: Can We Access God Directly? first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 31, 2019 • 1h 18min
Richard John Neuhaus: Can an Atheist Be a Good Citizen?
Named one of the “25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America” by TIME MAGAZINE in 2005, the late Richard John Neuhaus was a prominent cleric, writer, and unofficial advisor to George W. Bush. In this 2005 lecture, he argues that a good citizen does more than abide by laws, but must give a moral account of the constitutional order and recommend its virtues to the next generation.The post Richard John Neuhaus: Can an Atheist Be a Good Citizen? first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 31, 2019 • 1h 18min
Paul Vitz: Has Psychology Discovered Virtue?
In this 2005 lecture, longtime New York University Professor of Psychology Paul Vitz explores phenomenal changes in the field of psychology as it ventures into new territory.The post Paul Vitz: Has Psychology Discovered Virtue? first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 22, 2019 • 1h 8min
Eric Metaxas: If You Can Keep It
At a special Socrates in the City event that just happened to be on Flag Day, host Eric Metaxas explores America uniqueness as a nation not bounded by ethnic identity, and other mind-boggling concepts from the Founding Fathers as told in his book IF YOU CAN KEEP IT.The post Eric Metaxas: If You Can Keep It first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 16, 2019 • 1h 11min
Lauren Winner: What is Sex? The Naked Truth About the Facts of Life
Lauren Winner confronts cultural lies about sex with nuance and wit in this 2005 lecture given in New York City.The post Lauren Winner: What is Sex? The Naked Truth About the Facts of Life first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 9, 2019 • 1h 25min
Hugh Hewitt: The Happiest Life
Radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt has conducted more than 10,000 interviews, and as a rule he opts not to interview comedians because “three hours later you don’t know what happened, the paper’s all gone, people are laughing, and nothing’s been done.” Here the radio host ends up on the other side of an interview with the very funny Eric Metaxas as they discuss Hugh’s book, THE HAPPIEST LIFE.The post Hugh Hewitt: The Happiest Life first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 3, 2019 • 0sec
David Berlinski: The Devil’s Delusion
As a self-described secular Jew, author, and academic, David Berlinski, in an attempt to unveil scientific rhetoric and pretensions, declares to the theory of evolution: thou art weighted in the balances and found wanting. In this lecture given in June 2012 at the Union League Club in New York City, Berlinski directs these unanswered questions to the scientific community: Is morality a compulsive force? Can science prove that God does not exist? How might an organ like the brain develop beyond the needs of the possessor?The post David Berlinski: The Devil’s Delusion first appeared on Socrates in the City.
May 2, 2019 • 1h 14min
Michael Behe: Darwin Devolves
Eric Metaxas interviews biochemist Michael Behe on “The New Science about DNA that Challenges Evolution” as told in Behe’s book, DARWIN DEVOLVES. Filmed at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in February 2019.The post Michael Behe: Darwin Devolves first appeared on Socrates in the City.
Apr 25, 2019 • 1h 21min
Rod Dreher: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming
In this poignant and at times heart-rending conversation, Eric Metaxas talks with writer and editor Rod Dreher about his book, THE LITTLE WAY OF RUTH LEMING: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life. This interview was recorded in New York City in April 2013.The post Rod Dreher: The Little Way of Ruthie Leming first appeared on Socrates in the City.
Apr 25, 2019 • 1h 7min
George Weigel: The Cube and The Cathedral
Contrasting the modernist “cube” of the Great Arch of La Defense in Paris with the “cathedral” — Notre-Dame — George Weigel looks at both civilizations and argues that Europe’s shift to secular philosophy has produced a crisis of civilizational morale and a failing future. Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian, author, and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. This lecture takes place at New York City’s Union Club in October 2009.The post George Weigel: The Cube and The Cathedral first appeared on Socrates in the City.
