Socrates in the City

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Baroness Cox sits in the British House of Lords as a crossbencher and is a frequent contributor to Lords debates on Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Nigeria, and Burma. In this 2005 lecture in New York City, she asks: is ideological Islam compatible with liberal democracy? She challenges the audience to build bridges, not walls, and seek reconciliation through realism.The post Baroness Cox: The 'West,' Islam, and Islamism first appeared on Socrates in the City.

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.

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.