A conversation between Eugenia Constantinou and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas regarding Ms. Constantinou’s recent book: “The Crucifixion of the King of Glory.” This event took place at the Union League Club in New York City on February 28th, 2023. Learn more about Socrates in the City at socratesinthecity.com. Dr. Eugenia Constantinou is […] The post Eugenia Constantinou: The Crucifixion of the King of Glory first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Os Guinness and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas discuss Mr. Guinness’ recent books: “The Magna Carta of Humanity” and “Zero Dark America.” This event took place at the Union League Club in New York City on December 6th, 2022. Learn more about Socrates in the City at socratesinthecity.com. Os Guinness, author and speaker, […] The post Os Guinness: The Magna Carta of Humanity first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Aug 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min
From the Battle of Brooklyn in 1776, to the California Gold Rush, to the Guano Islands Act of 1856, Socrates in the City guest Michael Medved and host Eric Metaxas discuss the idea that America’s existence and expansion has been divinely devised. Medved begins the conversation with a story about the miraculous life of his […] The post Michael Medved: God’s Hand on America first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 1 min
North Korean defector Yeonmi Park joins Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas to discuss her latest book WHILE TIME REMAINS. In this uniquely sobering SITC interview, Ms. Park details her early years: foraging for plants and eating bugs to stay alive in “Socialist Paradise,” her family’s involvement in the black market, escaping to China […] The post Yeonmi Park: While Time Remains first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Jun 01, 2023•1 hr 22 min
A conversation between esteemed author Andrew Klavan and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas regarding Mr. Klavan’s recent book, The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England’s Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus. This event took place at the Union League Club in […] The post Andrew Klavan: The Truth and Beauty first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
May 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Eric Metaxas interviews Stephen C. Meyer on the scientific evidence for the existence of God as outlined in Dr. Meyer’s book THE RETURN OF THE GOD HYPOTHESIS. Their conversation explores evidence from cosmology, showing that the material universe had a beginning; evidence from physics, showing that the universe was been “finely tuned” to allow for […] The post Stephen Meyer: The Return of the God Hypothesis first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 19 min
From the Socrates in the City archives: Baroness Caroline 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. At this 2011 event in Manhattan, Baroness Cox discusses threats to the West’s cultural and political heritage in the […] The post Baroness Caroline Cox: The Threat to the West's Cultural and Political Heritage first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Sep 11, 2020
Distinguished Fellow of The Center for Bioethics, physician, and Consulting Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University Medical Center William Hurlbut explores how dramatic advances in molecular biology and human biology have resulted in inquiry that raises questions about the relationship between the material form and the moral meaning of developing life. After unpacking […] The post William Hurlbut: The Science and Politics of Stem Cells: Is There a Way Forward? first ap...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Former California Poet laureate and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia diffuses the widely-held notion that poetry is a sophisticated, intellectual art for the elite. Mr. Gioia offers a personal and accessible look at how art does something for us that nothing else will do, and how poetry is a human […] The post Dana Gioia: Can Poetry Matter? first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
May 14, 2020
Host Eric Metaxas welcomes British theoretical physicist Sir John Polkinghorne to this 2003 Socrates in the City event in New York City. Sir Polkinghorne presents on themes from his book BELIEF IN GOD IN AN AGE OF SCIENCE, discussing the collegiality between science and theology and detailing what he refers to as some of the […] The post Sir John Polkinghorne: Belief in God in an Age of Science first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
May 01, 2020•1 hr 27 min
The eminent political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain examines the origins and meanings of “sovereignty” as it relates to all the ways we attempt to explain our world: God, state, and self. This 2010 lecture, hosted by Eric Metaxas, ends with a lively Q&A and was originally part of Dr. Elshtain’s 2006 Gifford Lectures. The post Jean Bethke Elshtain: Who Gets The Final Say: God, Government or Me? first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Boston College Professor of Philosophy Peter Kreeft explores the ages-old question of “Why?” from a philosophical perspective, touching on themes from his book, MAKING SENSE OUT OF SUFFERING, in a lecture given in New York City in January 2003. The post Peter Kreeft: Making Sense Out of Suffering first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 27 min
British theoretical physicist Sir John Polkinghorne examines how scientific discoveries of the 20th century, particularly quantum theory and chaos theory, disrupted the “clockwork universe” view of the world that prevailed for about 200 years after Newton. Polkinghorne explores how a world that does not behave in a reliable way, that is described not deterministically but […] The post Sir John Polkinghorne: Can a Scientist Pray? first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Eric Metaxas hosts an interview with two guests: columnist Cal Thomas and political pundit Bob Beckel are political adversaries—AND good friends. Be prepared for surprisingly poignant moments amidst lively banter in a conversation centered around Thomas’s book, WHAT WORKS: COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS FOR A STRONGER AMERICA. The post Cal Thomas and Bob Beckel: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 33 min
The legendary Roger Scruton explores the ideas, perspectives, and implications of the “New Atheism” at this New York City Socrates in the City event hosted by Eric Metaxas in 2008. The post Sir Roger Scruton: The New Atheism first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 11 min
British Orthodox rabbi, theologian, and author Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks presents the case that multicultural British society requires a new approach to national identity, arguing that responsibility — specifically building and creating together — gives societies a strong sense of identity and belonging. This 2009 lecture and Q&A is moderated by Socrates in the City […] The post Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks: The Home We Build Together first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Eric Metaxas interviews entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel on his bestselling book ZERO TO ONE. Using Apollo 11 and Woodstock as reference points, Thiel and Metaxas explore the idea that we live in an age of technological stagnation, and cover a range of topics — globalization, Greta Thunberg, academia, the worst of the cardinal sins, […] The post Peter Thiel: Zero to One first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Socrates in the City’s own Eric Metaxas turns over his hosting duties to legendary TV talkshow host Dick Cavett, for an extra special Socrates event on the subject of MIRACLES: WHAT THEY ARE, WHY THEY HAPPEN, AND HOW THEY CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. The post Eric Metaxas: Miracles first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 34 min
At Socrates in the City Oxford, Eric Metaxas interviews Colin Nicholl, a Cambridge Ph.D. and New Testament scholar who spent four years studying with astronomers to explore the fascinating premise that the Star of Bethlehem was actually a comet, as told in his book, THE GREAT CHRIST COMET. Filmed at St. Aldate’s Church in Oxford, […] The post Colin Nicholl: The Great Christ Comet first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 26 min
N.T. Wright, one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, discusses his book SURPRISED BY SCRIPTURE: ENGAGING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. This lecture took place in New York City in July 2011. The post N.T. Wright: Surprised by Scripture first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 27 min
Host Eric Metaxas introduces special guest Dick Cavett — adding a musical tribute on a set that nods to the decades-long Dick Cavett Show — and converses with the TV talkshow legend about experiences that went into his book, BRIEF ENCOUNTERS. This Socrates in the City event took place on New York City’s Upper West […] The post Dick Cavett: Brief Encounters first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Dec 05, 2019
Author and social critic Os Guinness examines the idea that he argues gave rise to the most distinctive features of the West, in this 2004 New York City lecture and Q&A moderated by Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas. The post Os Guinness: One True God: The Scandal or the Glory of the West? first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Eric Metaxas and Socrates in the City present an evening with John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, at the Union Club in New York City in January 2013. Dr. Lennox explores a method for reading and interpreting the first chapters of Genesis without discounting either science or Scripture. Afterward Metaxas is heard asking, […] The post John Lennox: Seven Days that Divide the World first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Eric Metaxas continues his conversation in Boston with scholar Thomas Howard about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Howard’s journey to Catholicism, and more! Eric considers Howard’s book CHANCE OR THE DANCE? one of the greatest books of the 20th century. The post Thomas Howard: Chance or the Dance – Part 2 first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Nov 08, 2019•40 min
Eric Metaxas goes to Boston to talk with scholar Thomas Howard about the questions explored in his book, CHANCE OR THE DANCE? Eric considers this one of the greatest books of the 20th century. The post Thomas Howard: Chance or the Dance – Part 1 first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Oct 31, 2019•45 min
Eric Metaxas interviews Stephen C. Meyer about the ultimate mystery of the universe as drawn from recent scientific discoveries in physics, cosmology, and biology, at the Dallas Conference on Science and Faith in January 2019. The post Stephen Meyer: The Return of the God Hypothesis first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Oct 24, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Eric Metaxas interviews the perspicacious Peter Hitchens, brother of the late Christopher Hitchens, about his book THE RAGE AGAINST GOD. The post Peter Hitchens: The Rage Against God and How Atheism Led Me to Faith first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Eric Metaxas interviews Canon J. John, a British apologist, author, and speaker. The post Canon J. John: Conversations About Faith first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Sep 26, 2019•1 hr 1 min
The eminent political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain discusses C.S. Lewis’s 1944 essay “The Abolition of Man” and explores the idea of a rock-bottom claim on human dignity. Her brilliant talk ends with a brilliant Q&A session. Hosted by Eric Metaxas, this lecture was given in New York City in 2005. The post Jean Bethke Elshtain: Who Are We? C.S. Lewis and the Question of Man first appeared on Socrates in the City ....
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Christian Wiman discusses his book, MY BRIGHT ABYSS: MEDITATION OF A MODERN BELIEVER, with Eric Metaxas at the Socrates in the City Gala in June 2013, at the Union League Club in New York City. The post Christian Wiman: Meditation of a Modern Believer first appeared on Socrates in the City .
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 5 min
