3min chapter

Thinking in Public with Albert Mohler cover image

'Wonder Confronts Certainty' — A Conversation with Professor Gary Saul Morson about the Deep Mysteries of Great Russian Literature

Thinking in Public with Albert Mohler

CHAPTER

The Overpowering Power of Experience

I tend to read literature as a theologian and as a historian, so it's pretty similar. What makes this Russian literature so overpowering at times is that it refuses to disengage. You know, there's a Czecho story I talk about called lights. And the young man believes in a version of nihilism which he gets out of ecclesiastes.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode