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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…
Episodes
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Why the Public Square Needs Christian Voices | Ross Douthat
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat maps out the America's religious landscape and discusses how essential it is to have influential Christian voices in the…
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What is the Good Life? What is Happiness? | Satyan Devadoss & Varun Soni
Dr. Satyan Devadoss and Dr. Varun Soni discuss the role of happiness of our conceptions of the Good Life. On stage in February 2020 at the University of…
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Coronavirus & Quarantine: Lament, Hope, and Creativity Edition
In this Virtual Veritas Forum we discuss the impact of the novel coronavirus in the context of creativity with a panel that includes contemporary artist and…
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Coronavirus & Quarantine: The Economy, Career, and Jobs Edition
In this Virtual Veritas Forum we discuss the impact of the novel coronavirus on the global economy and how it may or may not reshape our concepts of commerce…
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God And/Or Evolution? | Joshua Swamidass & Michael Behe
Dr. Joshua Swamidass of the Washington University in St. Louis, as well as Dr. Michael Behe of Lehigh University present their reasons for whether or not…
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Coronavirus & Quarantine: What Big Questions Can We Be Asking?
In this Virtual Veritas Forum we hear from a panel that includes Lydia Dugdale, MD and Director of Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; David Brooks…
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Living & Dying Well | Lydia Dugdale & Alua Arthur
Dr. Lydia Dugdale of Columbia, Dr. Raymond Barfield of Duke, and Alua Arthur, attorney and "Death Dula" discuss the meaning of death and living with the weight…
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What Good Is Happiness? | Jennifer Frey & Jonathan Masur
What Good is Happiness? A Dialogue Between Economics & Philosophy. University of South Carolina Philosopher Jennifer Frey and University of Chicago Professor…
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We Evolved. What About Faith? | David Lahti & Andy Norman
In this discussion, Philosopher Dr. Andy Norman of Carnegie Mellon, and Evolutionary Biologist Dr. David Lahti, discuss the evolution of humans and faith. They…
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Engineering The Good Life | Joseph Clair
George Fox University professor of Theology, Joseph Clair, asks, "Do we need God to have the meaningful lives?" From the stage at Montana Tech. • Please…
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Meaning, Evidence, and Truth | Dr. Ard Louis
Ard A. Louis, a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford, asks whether science can answer all of life's questions. From the stage at the…
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Spiderwebs, Symmetry, and Spirituality | Satyan Devadoss & Greta Binford
A Christian Mathematician, Satyan Devadoss, and an Agnostic Biologist, Greta Binford, discuss science, its boundaries in understanding the complexities of our…
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Mental Health, Human Flourishing, and Religion | Dr. Curt Thompson
Dr. Curt Thompson, a board certified Psychiatrist and Neurologist, discusses the power of the narrative we tell ourselves and how it affects us throughout our…
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Faith Is Not a Sideshow: Why You - and the U - Need To Get Religion | Ross Douthat
In this episode, New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat makes the case for faith and religion in academia. By sharing his own story and religious upbringing…
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Can Science Explain Everything? | Ard Louis & Pascal Wallisch
Theoretical Physicist, Ard Louis of Oxford University and Neuroscientist, Pascal Wallisch of New York University explore whether our reality is all simply an…
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Gene Editing and the Future of Personhood | William Hurlbut & George Church
George Church, Harvard Medical School and Bill Hurlbut, Stanford University Medical Center discuss the risks and opportunities of gene editing at a special…
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Designing Your Life Worth Living | Dave Evans & Bill Burnett
Bill Burnett and Dave Evans teach the most popular class at Stanford. The course, entitled “Designing Your Life,” aims to reframe the way students…
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Good God? | N.T. Wright
How do we reconcile a good God and a world filled with suffering? N.T. Wright takes to the stage at Duke University to discuss this tension. • Please…
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Our Culture of Distrust | John Inazu & Jonathan Haidt
We live in a time when polarization and distrust are hindering us from relationship and moving forward together. How do we bridge these left/right &…
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What is Happiness? | An Exploration of Science, Faith, and Mental Health
Shimon Edelman is a Professor of psychology at Cornell, interested in behavioral, neural, evolutionary, and computational aspects of language, vision…
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Does Faith Divide Us? | Tahera Ahmad & Russell Moore
Tahera Ahmad, Associate Chaplain and Director of Interfaith Engagement at Northwestern, and Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty…
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Meaning-Making Methodologies | Francis Su & Paul Asimow
Harvey Mudd College Mathematician Francis Su and Caltech Geologist Paul Asimow discuss their personal perspectives on meaning and purpose from the stage at…
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The Bible: Gospel, Guide, or Garbage? | Dr. NT Wright & Dr. Sean Kelly
How should we view the Bible? New Testament scholar and theologian NT Wright and Harvard philosopher Sean Kelly discuss one of history’s most influential…
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525,600 Minutes: Time, Eternity and Finding Value in Our Lives | Alan Lightman & Meghan Sullivan
Dr. Alan Lightman, MIT, and Dr. Meghan Sullivan, Notre Dame, discuss how the modern world is impacting the way we view and utilize time and what that means for…
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Can You Hear Me? | Dr. Curt Thompson & Dr. Kathryn Lofton
Dr. Curt Thompson, Author, and Dr. Kathryn Lofton, Yale University, discuss the shifting connectivity of modern university students. From the stage at Yale in…
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How Can Religion Heal Rather Than Divide? | Dr. Miroslav Volf
Theologian Dr. Miroslav Volf, Yale University, discusses how religion ought to be a healing force in our world rather than a divisive one. From the stage at…
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Liberal Arts Education: What’s The Point? | Dr. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West
Dr. Cornel West, Harvard Divinity School and Dr. Robert George, Princeton University, discuss the value of a liberal arts education at The Washington…
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God & The Universe | Dr. Stephen Barr
Astronomer and Physicist Dr. Stephen Barr, University of Delaware, discusses the interplay between our modern understanding of the universe and the role our…
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Is Science Enough? Faith, Reason, & the Human Need for Certainty | Dr. Troy Van Voorhis
Dr. Troy Van Voorhis, a chemist at MIT, speaks to an audience at the University of Florida about whether science is enough to give us the reason and certainty…
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Can Faith & Science Coexist? | Dr. Ian Hutchinson
Dr. Ian Hutchinson, a nuclear scientist at MIT, takes to the stage at the University of Virginia to discuss the sometimes tense relationship between faith and…
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What Makes Humans Special? | Dr. David Lahti & Dr. Andrew Berry
Dr. David Lahti, Evolutionary Biologist of Queens College at the City University of New York and Dr. Andrew Berry, Evolutionary Biologist of Harvard University…
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Drawing The Line: The Ethics of Gene Editing | William Hurlbut & Rudolf Jaenisch
Stanford neurobiologist William Hurlbut and MIT genetic biologist Rudolf Jaenisch discuss the ethics of gene editing at a Veritas Forum from MIT, moderated by…
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Boundaries for Your Soul | Kimberly Miller
In her recent book, Boundaries for Your Soul, therapist Kimberly Miller describes the process of turning your inner critic into your biggest champion. Instead…
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Muslim Immigration & Christian Hospitality | Matt Kaemingk
Theology professor Matthew Kaemingk's book "Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear" is a powerful synthesis of his life’s work…
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Christianity and the Tooth Fairy | John Lennox
Children believe in the tooth fairy until their reasoning capabilities mature and they recognize this belief is neither grounded nor relevant. Does belief in…
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Is Belief in God irrational? | Meghan Sullivan
At a Veritas Forum from Middlebury College, Notre Dame philosopher Meghan Sullivan explores the questions that defined her journey to the Christian faith…
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Can Faith Reconcile Justice and Forgiveness? | Rachael Denhollander
A conversation with Rachael Denhollander, the brave woman and attorney who stopped the "greatest sex scandal in sports history." Hosted at New York University…
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Happiness Is Not Self-help | Jennifer Frey
Americans spend over $11 billion on self-help every year, but philosopher Jennifer Frey says that if you want to be happy, you should read philosophy instead…
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Who is Christ for Us Today? Bonhoeffer's Final Questions | Charles Marsh
73 years after his death in a Nazi Concentration Camp, Dietrich Bonhoeffer remains a fascinating and influential icon. A man who embodied his theology in both…
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The Doctor's Gaze | Dr. Bob Cutillo
How we care for our sick tells us much about who we are as a society. How should we view those who come to us for care? For Dr. Bob Cutillo, a physician at the…
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The Nature and Necessity of Worldviews | Dallas Willard
Whether or not we know what we believe, our worldview shapes our perception of the truth. At a Veritas Forum from UCLA, the late philosopher Dallas Willard…
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Is Perception Reality? | William Newsome & David Eagleman
The advances of neuroscience have given us unparalleled knowledge of the human brain, but as any neuroscientist will tell you, we’re just scratching the…
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Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles? | Ian Hutchinson
For over 25 years, Ian Hutchinson (MIT) has been a speaker at Veritas Forums across the country. Throughout those years, he’s answered countless student…
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Faith is Not a Sideshow | Ross Douthat
What would it look like for universities to take religion seriously? For New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, it starts with the recognition that religion…
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Religion at the Cineplex | Alissa Wilkinson
Alissa Wilkinson (Vox) is a film critic, professor, and cultural commentator, who works at the intersection of art, postmodernism, and theology. On our latest…
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Living Well in the Light of Death | N.T. Wright & Shelly Kagan
It’s the one universal on which we all agree: everyone dies. How we deal with death determines much of what we spend our lives trying to accomplish and…
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Why Alvin Plantinga Still Matters with Meghan Sullivan
In January, The Veritas Forum convened 170 student writers to learn from leading Christian scholars and to write essays for their campus publications, and we…
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Our Longings Find a Home in Jesus | Greg Ganssle
Before we believe that Christianity is true, philosopher Greg Ganssle thinks that we should want it to be true. He says that our longings for beauty, goodness…
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What Does Human Progress Mean? | Alana Ackerson & Christopher Hitchcock
We have computers in our pockets and we can 3-D print a house. But as our technology advances, are we better off? At a Veritas Forum from Caltech, Alana…
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Where is God in Suffering? | John Lennox
For the religious believer and atheist alike, the problem of evil is troubling. If there is a God, why does he allow evil? And if there isn’t a God, how…
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The Bible: Gospel, Guide, or Garbage? | N.T. Wright & Sean Kelly
The Bible is the bestselling book of all time, but is it true? During a Veritas Forum at Harvard, New Testament scholar and theologian N.T. Wright and Harvard…
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Can We Reconcile Justice and Forgiveness? | Rachael Denhollander
Through the Veritas Forum at Harvard, we were fortunate enough to host Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse Larry Nasser of sexual abuse…
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Time for Truth | Os Guinness
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries named ‘post-truth’ the international word of the year, leading the Washington Post to declare that “truth is…
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How to Love Your Enemies | Miroslav Volf
From the Crusades to the conflicts in Northern Ireland, Christianity’s relationship to violence is troubling. How can we make sense of Jesus's call to…
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Are You as Good as You Think You Are? | Christian Miller
The data says we’re lying to each other about a third of the time. Philosopher Christian Miller (Wake Forest) thinks that number is actually higher…
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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…
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Genes, Atoms, or Something Else? | Praveen Sethupathy & Roald Hoffmann
Are we more than our biology? At a Veritas Forum from Cornell, Praveen Sethupathy (Cornell) and Roald Hoffmann (Cornell) explore how genetics influences how we…
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It Is About Race | Andra Gillespie & Sumun Pendakur
As the wounds of racial injustice—old and new—continue to grip America, where can we find healing? At a Veritas Forum from Claremont, Andra…
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Finding Jesus in Calcutta | Mary Poplin
When Mary Poplin met Mother Teresa, Poplin was looking to understand Mother Teresa’s work in purely secular terms. But the life of this mystifying nun…
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Myths About Pluralism | Diana Eck & Vinoth Ramachandra
The project of pluralism promises inclusiveness, tolerance, and peace, but it rarely satisfies. At a Veritas Forum from Harvard, Diana Eck (Harvard) and Vinoth…