

The Veritas Forum
The Veritas Forum
At the Veritas Forum, we believe we were made to seek truth and be changed by it. We are a community of students, faculty, campus ministers, and more, who are pursuing a vision of the university that seeks and stewards truth and invites people of all backgrounds to explore the ideas that shape our lives. Since 1992, we’ve shared lectures and conversations with a firm belief that generous dialogue is essential for universities and the Christian faith alike.
In this podcast, we're pulling from our archives of recorded events. Learn more about each episode in the show notes and visit veritas.org to learn more about the mission of the Veritas Forum and join us as we explore the ideas that shape our lives.
In this podcast, we're pulling from our archives of recorded events. Learn more about each episode in the show notes and visit veritas.org to learn more about the mission of the Veritas Forum and join us as we explore the ideas that shape our lives.
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Jan 5, 2021 • 1h 28min
Designing Your Life Worth Living | Dave Evans
Dave Evans teaches “Designing Your Life” – Stanford University’s most popular class. He is an entrepreneur who led the design of Apple’s first mouse, and co-founded Electronic Arts before becoming a Consulting Assistant Professor at Stanford.
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Dec 24, 2020 • 1h 17min
Disenchanted? A Pastor & a Born-Again Pagan Discuss | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman
Pastor, author, and public intellectual Tim Keller is in conversation with Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and born-again pagan, Anthony Kronman. They discuss their theological perspectives on gratitude, free will, and our current political moment. Moderated by Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School, Willie Jennings.
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Dec 17, 2020 • 1h 6min
The Accidental Academic | Dr. Cullen Buie
MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering Cullen Buie discusses his journey through science, God and making a name for himself at The Veritas Forum at Caltech.
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Dec 10, 2020 • 31min
Beauty of Mathematics | Satyan Devadoss & Lauren Spohn
Mathematician and University of San Diego professor Satyan Devadoss is interviewed by Oxford graduate student Lauren Spohn. A discussion about the beauty and mystery of mathematics in the context of Satyan's latest book: Mage Merlin's Unsolved Mathematical Mysteries.
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Dec 3, 2020 • 1h 27min
Did Science Kill God? | John Lennox
In this episode we hear from mathematician, philosopher, and theologian, Dr. John Lennox. In a discussion titled “Did Science Kill God?” Lennox thoughtfully probes the idea that God and science is an either or decision. Recorded in 2015 from the stage at UCLA.
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Nov 26, 2020 • 1h 23min
Is Belief In God Irrational? | Meghan Sullivan
Meghan Sullivan is Professor of Philosophy and the Rev. John A O’Brien Collegiate Chair at the University of Notre Dame. In this lecture she discusses the rationality of the Christian faith from the stage at Montana Tech.
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Nov 19, 2020 • 1h 25min
What is the Hope for Humanity? | N.T. Wright & Peter Thiel
Every generation must be challenged to assess whether its assumptions about God must be reexamined. Join N.T. Wright, Peter Thiel, and moderator Ross Douthat in a discussion on hope, technology, politics, and theology. This Forum event from our archives occurred in May 2014.
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Nov 5, 2020 • 1h 27min
Is Christianity Divisive? | Tim Keller
Some say that claiming to know God or truth is too exclusive in a pluralistic society and too divisive in a free democratic one. People who hold such exclusive beliefs, they say, tend to impose them on others and oppress those who disagree. How can Christians, then, justify their faith that says Jesus is the one true way to God? Can they fit in and operate in a free society? Tim Keller dives into these questions on the stage at UC Berkeley.
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Nov 5, 2020 • 25min
Should We Love Our Enemies? | Arthur Brooks
What power do everyday citizens have to bridge divides and overcome differences? Is it possible to love those who we see as "enemies" and if so, how? This episode features a conversation with Harvard Business School professor Arthur Brooks and Stanford graduate student Isaiah Drummond.
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Oct 29, 2020 • 1h 23min
Under God: The Role of Religion in Public Life | Beth Elshtain & Michael Sandel
University of Chicago professor Jean Bethke Elshtain and Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel discuss the role of religion in public life. Does religion deserve a place in the public square? Is it fair to exclude what many people consider the basis of their ethical framework? Should we study our religious texts together? This Forum from our archives originally occured at Harvard in 2013.
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