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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 28, 2019 • 1h 13min
Os Guinness: The Case for Civility and Why Our Future Depends on It
Author and social critic Os Guinness discusses the plea he offers up in his book by the same title — a plea to end the polarization of American politics and culture, which he says threatens to reverse the very principles our founders set into motion that have long preserved liberty, diversity, and unity in the U.S. This 2008 lecture takes place in New York City.The post Os Guinness: The Case for Civility and Why Our Future Depends on It first appeared on Socrates in the City.
Jun 20, 2019 • 58min
John Lennox: The Question of Science and God - Part 2
Has Science buried God? Eric Metaxas tracks down Oxford’s John Lennox in France for answers, and the brilliant professor delivers!The post John Lennox: The Question of Science and God - Part 2 first appeared on Socrates in the City.
Jun 20, 2019 • 48min
John Lennox: The Question of Science and God - Part 1
Has Science buried God? Eric Metaxas tracks down Oxford’s John Lennox in France for answers, and the brilliant professor delivers!The post John Lennox: The Question of Science and God - Part 1 first appeared on Socrates in the City.
Jun 13, 2019 • 1h 17min
Armand Nicholi: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis on Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life
For more than twenty-five years Harvard psychiatrist Armand Nicholi taught a course comparing the philosophical arguments of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. In this 2003 lecture, Nicholi explores how the worldviews of these seminal figures shaped their understanding of the problem of pain and suffering, the nature of love and sex, and the ultimate meaning of life and death. Nicholi’s book by same name was subsequently made into a four-part PBS series and later into a two-man off-Broadway production called FREUD’S LAST SESSION.The post Armand Nicholi: Sigmund Freud & C.S. Lewis on Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life first appeared on Socrates in the City.
Jun 6, 2019 • 1h 19min
Alister McGrath: The Twilight of Atheism
Oxford theologian, intellectual historian, and scientist Alister McGrath challenges the widely held assumption that the world is becoming more secular and makes the case for why atheism cannot provide the moral and intellectual guidance essential for coping with the complexities of modern life.The post Alister McGrath: The Twilight of Atheism first appeared on Socrates in the City.
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 19min
Os Guinness: Globalization and Its Human Challenges
Globalization, as defined by author and social critic Os Guinness in this 2006 talk, is the process whereby the speed, scope, and simultaneity of our communications allows us to conduct our human affairs anywhere in the world regardless of place, time, or government. Guinness explores some dysfunctions of globalization where life becomes a task, not a gift, and we limit self-reflection and depth in relationships.The post Os Guinness: Globalization and Its Human Challenges first appeared on Socrates in the City.
