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The Veritas Forum — 262 episodes

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The "Grind": Meaningful or Meaningless? | Lydia Dugdale & James Valentini

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When Will I Be Satisfied? | Arthur Brooks & Andrew Huberman

3

MIT Professors on Success and What Really Matters | Cullen Buie & Desirée Plata

4

What Science Can (And Can't) Tell Us | David Lahti & Michael Weisberg

5

Are We Living in the Best of All Possible Worlds? | Lennox & Lowenstein

6

Questioning Christianity: A Professor's Journey from Skepticism to Faith | Molly Worthen

7

Why the Resurrection Changes Everything (If It's True) | N. T. Wright & Shelly Kagan

8

The Messiness of Meaning | Satyan Devadoss & Stuart Firestein

9

Do Christians Have a Stronger Claim on Morality than Atheists? | John Hare & Peter Singer

10

Lewis, Tolkien, & Friendship | John Hendrix

11

Can Faith Make Sense of Suffering? | Meghan Sullivan & John Stuhr

12

Becoming Alive in a Dehumanizing World | Rowan Williams & Chigozie Obioma

13

Is Religion for Everyone? | Ross Douthat & Damon Linker

14

God Might Be Real—But Is He Personal? | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman

15

That's a Wrap! Best Episodes from 2025 + Sneak Peek at 2026

16

Beyond Prescriptions: How Physicians Can Help Suffering Patients | Lydia Dugdale & Michael Menchine

17

Success, Silicon Valley, & Fulfillment | Pat Gelsinger & John Hennessy

18

Miracles: How Skeptical Should We Be? | Sean McDowell & Paul Rinzler

19

Why Education is About More Than Grades | Angel Adams Parham & Roosevelt Montás

20

What Makes Humans Unique? | Praveen Sethupathy & Scott Aikin

21

How a Philosopher Found Christianity, and Why She Still Believes | Meghan Sullivan

22

Christianity and the Basic Assumptions All Scientists Make | John Lennox

23

Politics, Faith, & Hope: Two Perspectives | Michael Wear & Hahrie Han

24

Is Hope Naïve in a World Like Ours? | Esau McCaulley & Gary Saul Morson

25

Suffering, Belief, & the Search for Meaning | Ross Douthat & Frank Bruni

26

An MIT Professor's Unconventional View of Success | Cullen Buie

27

Identity, Evil, and Hope: Two Perspectives on Big Questions | Wright & Maibom

28

Is Justice Possible in a World Like Ours? | David Skeel

29

Beethoven, Faith, & Suffering: A Musical Journey | Mia Chung-Yee

30

Two Scientists Share Stories of Awe & Wonder | Sethupathy & Hecht

31

Can We Pick and Choose Our Beliefs? | Muehlhoff & Barrett

32

What to Do With Limited Time | Lydia Dugdale & Timothy Bono

33

Looking for More: Two Professors on Religion & Transcendence | Smith & Fischer

34

Christian & Atheist Views on Human Uniqueness | Swamidass & Langland-Hassan

35

That's a Wrap! Best Episodes of 2024

36

A Case for Believing in Miracles | John Lennox

37

Literature, Meaning, & Faith | Lori Branch

38

Why You Should Embrace Being Wrong | Buie & Gleiser

39

Hey Siri, How Do I Find Myself? A Conversation on Spirituality & Technology | Haidt & Crouch

40

What's the Point of Pluralism? | Tim Keller

41

Physics, Beauty, and God | Ard Louis

42

Changing My Mind: A Skeptical Professor Meets a Surprising God | Molly Worthen

43

How Your Worldview Affects Your Life | Dallas Willard

44

Is Science the Only or Best Path to Knowledge? | Sethupathy & Rudge

45

What Technology Can (And Can't) Do | Rosalind Picard & Joshua Knobe

46

More Than Just Okay? Religion, Purpose & Human Flourishing | Thompson & Strecher

47

Can Truth and Tolerance Coexist? | Volf & Pendakur

48

Is the Grindset Mindset Working? | Dugdale & Fontaine

49

The Opposite of Depression Is More Than Just Mental Health w/ David Carreon | Beyond the Forum

50

Three Skills for Disagreeing Better in 2024 w/John Inazu | Beyond the Forum

51

What Mother Teresa Taught Me | Mary Poplin

52

Happier Doctor—Healthier Patient? | Arthur Brooks & Bernard Chang

53

Are We Living in the Best of All Possible Worlds? | Lennox & Lowenstein

54

The Messiness of Meaning | Devadoss & Firestein

55

Mental Health Takes a Village | Curt Thompson & Jill Stratton

56

Has Science Made Spirituality Irrelevant? An Interfaith Discussion | Sethupathy & Shamoo

57

That's A Wrap! Top Episodes of 2023

58

Can Truth Be Found Through Fantasy? | Madeleine L'Engle

59

Does Belief Need a Reality Check? | Sean McDowell & Matthew Vess

60

Is Faith More Than Fiction? | Meghan Sullivan & Sam Mitchell

61

Can we engineer a perfect world? | Tyler VanderWeele & Steven Pinker

62

What Gods Do We Believe in Now? | N.T. Wright

63

Should You Be a Know-It-All? | Jonathan Feng

64

I Could Be Happy, If Only... w/ Arthur Brooks | Beyond the Forum

65

Do You Ever Think About Dying? | Lydia Dugale & Susanna Siegel

66

Where Is God in Places of Pain? | John Lennox

67

Searching for Proof, Finding Faith w/ Tom Rudelius | Beyond the Forum

68

What Our Genes Can (and Can't) Tell Us | Praveen Sethupathy

69

What Can We Know about the Soul? | Miller & Byrne

70

It's Brain Science: Ethics, Purpose, and Our Complex Minds | Picard & Khosbin

71

It's Time to Think More Deeply about A.I. | Swamidass & Wolf

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Everything Sad Is Untrue w/ Daniel Nayeri | Beyond the Forum

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Where Is God in Suffering? | John Lennox

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How Much Faith Is Enough? | Satyan Devadoss

75

Encore | Hope for Our Loneliness Epidemic | Curt Thompson

76

Beyond the Forum | Three Questions That Change Every Teenager w/ Kara Powell

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How to become failure-resilient | Charles Lee at Vanderbilt

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Is College Worth It? | Nancy Hill & Rakesh Khurana at Harvard

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A decision-making tool that’s flexible, not fixed | Dave Evans & Bill Burnett

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What's the value of truth? | Meghan Sullivan & Katja Vogt

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Is Science Enough? | Troy Van Voorhis

83

Beyond the Forum | Do I have to have God to have meaning? | Ard Louis

84

Encore | Meaning, Evidence, and Truth | Ard Louis

85

Spring 2023 Trailer: Meaning & Purpose

86

Winterlude | Can doctors "do no harm"? w/ Dr. Lydia Dugdale

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Winterlude | An Insider's Guide to the University w/ John Inazu

88

Beyond the Forum | You Are Not Your Own w/ Alan Noble

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Can anyone know your authentic self? | University of Chicago

90

Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Humanity | John Lennox & Paul Davies

91

How to Disagree | Harvard Law School

92

Beyond the Forum | What makes a good friend? w/ Jennifer Frey

93

What Good is Happiness? | Jennifer Frey & Jonathan Masur

94

Healing the Whole Person | Praveen Sethupathy & Lori Alvord

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Time, Eternity, & Finding Value in Our Lives | Meghan Sullivan & Alan Lightman

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Beyond the Forum | How to Inhabit Time w/ James K. A. Smith

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Encore | You Are What You Love | James K. A. Smith

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What Does it Mean to Be Human? | Joshua Swamidass & Scott Lilienfeld

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Fall 2022 Trailer: What does it mean to be human?

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Beyond the Forum | What do we do when things break? | Makoto Fujimura

101

Beyond the Forum | Can we change our brains for good? | Nii Addy

102

Beyond the Forum | What’s up with kids these days? | Nancy Hill

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Beyond the Forum | Is "what's my passion" the right question? | Dave Evans

104

Beyond the Forum | Why should you care about philosophy? | Meghan Sullivan

105

Beyond the Forum | I’m a good person…right? | Christian Miller

106

AI, Religion, & Humanity: How Might (or Should?) We Shape the Future?

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The Closing of the Modern Mind | Tim Keller & Jonathan Haidt

108

Living with Uncertainty in Science and Religion | John Lennox & George Church

109

Is Christianity Good for the Scientific University? | Veritas Weekend 2022

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Imagination & What It Means to Be Human

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Can science and God mix? | John Lennox & Pascal Wallisch

112

Living Well in Light of Death | N.T. Wright & Shelly Kagan

113

Does Science Point To Atheism? | Satyan Devadoss & Conor Mayo-Wilson

114

Can Science & Spirituality Coexist? | Beyond the Forum Edition

115

Scientific Inquiry and Faith | Ted Davis & Michael Ruse

116

Can a Scientist Believe in God? | Cullen Buie

117

Cosmic Chemistry: Do Science and God Mix? | Beyond the Forum edition

118

Math for Everyone | Francis Su

119

Can Robots Become Human? | Rosalind Picard

120

Breaking the Stigma: An Interfaith Conversation on Medicine and Mental Health | Kinghorn & Awaad

121

God = ? | NYU Questions World-class Philosopher Alvin Plantinga on Science & Religion

122

On Bones and Genomes: What Can Science Tell Us About Being Human?

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AI and the Soul of Medicine

124

The Role of the Arts in a Post-Pandemic World | Christina Soriano & David Hagy

125

Mental Health, Pandemic, and Faith | Dr. Kinghorn & Dr. Choukas-Bradley

126

Resisting Bias & Reshaping Institutions | David French & Justin Giboney

127

Can We Be Scientific and Spiritual? | Michael Hecht & Praveen Sethupathy

128

Finding a Common Story? An Anthropologist and a Biologist Discuss

129

Is Beauty A Guide to Truth? A Physicist and a Philosopher discuss some Big Questions

130

Liberal Arts Education: What’s The Point? | Dr. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West

131

God, Math, and the Multiverse | Satyan Devadoss

132

Should Science & Religion Mix? | Harvard Medical School

133

Audacious Love: How Daryl Davis Convinced 200 Racists to Leave the KKK

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Can Truth and Tolerance Coexist? | Miroslav Volf

135

Mental Health, Human Flourishing, and Religion | Beyond the Forum Edition

136

What Big Questions Can We Be Asking? | Beyond the Forum Edition

137

Living and Dying in the Time of Covid | Lydia Dugdale

138

God's Undertaker: Has Science and Philosophy Buried God | John Lennox

139

Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values that Move Us Beyond Fear | Elaine Ecklund

140

Cancelled: Redeeming Public Virtue in a Cancel Culture Age

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Science, Ignorance, and the Pursuit of Meaning | Satyan Devadoss & Stuart Firestein

142

Wholeness Beyond What Fractures: Inner Wholeness Beyond Isolation, Shame, and Despair

143

Should Some Books Not Be Read? | Dhananjay Jagannathan & Tara Isabella Burton

144

Mathematics for Human Flourishing | Francis Su & Mia Chung-Yee

145

The Pursuit of Wholeness: Perspectives on God, Self, and Mental Health

146

Are We Better Off Divided? | David French & Angela Simms

147

Music Making as a Picture of Human Flourishing | Mia Chung-Yee

148

Shame & Spirituality: Living as a Whole Person in a Disembodied World | Curt Thompson

149

Human Identity and the Meaning of Artificial Intelligence | Joshua Swamidass

150

The Origin of Humanity: Adam, Eve, and Evolution | Josh Swamidass & Nathan Lents

151

Truth and Science | A Christian, Muslim, and Atheist Discuss

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Losing Hope? A Discussion on God & the Reality of Suffering | Alister McGrath & Alan Lightman

153

The Lost Art of Dying | Dr. Lydia Dugdale

154

Politics, Science (&) Faith in the Era of Covid-19

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Cosmic Chemistry: Do Science and God Mix? | Dr. John Lennox

156

Why Tolerance is Not Enough: Myths About Pluralism | Diana Eck & Vinoth Ramachandra

157

Designing Your Life Worth Living | Dave Evans

158

Disenchanted? A Pastor & a Born-Again Pagan Discuss | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman

159

The Accidental Academic | Dr. Cullen Buie

160

Beauty of Mathematics | Satyan Devadoss & Lauren Spohn

161

Did Science Kill God? | John Lennox

162

Is Belief In God Irrational? | Meghan Sullivan

163

What is the Hope for Humanity? | N.T. Wright & Peter Thiel

164

Is Christianity Divisive? | Tim Keller

165

Should We Love Our Enemies? | Arthur Brooks

166

Under God: The Role of Religion in Public Life | Beth Elshtain & Michael Sandel

167

Our Culture of Distrust: How to Bridge the Left/Right & Religious/ Secular Divides

168

Political Visions and Illusions | David Koyzis & Erin Dienst

169

Pluralism in a Polarized Age: Navigating Our Deepest Differences Together | John Inazu & Eboo Patel

170

Are We As Honest As We Think We Are? | Christian Miller

171

The Language of God | Francis Collins

172

Lost Art Of Dying | Lydia Dugdale

173

Audacious Love: How Daryl Davis Convinced 200 Racists to Leave the KKK

174

Considering Career in COVID-19 | Andy Chan & Michael Sloan

175

Resilience And Grit During COVID-19 | Lt. Gen. Larry D. James & Dr. Carol Geffner

176

Why We Need Christians in Science | David Lahti

177

Why the Public Square Needs Christian Voices | Ross Douthat

178

What is the Good Life? What is Happiness? | Satyan Devadoss & Varun Soni

179

Coronavirus & Quarantine: Lament, Hope, and Creativity Edition

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Coronavirus & Quarantine: The Economy, Career, and Jobs Edition

181

God And/Or Evolution? | Joshua Swamidass & Michael Behe

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Coronavirus & Quarantine: What Big Questions Can We Be Asking?

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Living & Dying Well | Lydia Dugdale & Alua Arthur

184

What Good Is Happiness? | Jennifer Frey & Jonathan Masur

185

We Evolved. What About Faith? | David Lahti & Andy Norman

186

Engineering The Good Life | Joseph Clair

187

Meaning, Evidence, and Truth | Dr. Ard Louis

188

Spiderwebs, Symmetry, and Spirituality | Satyan Devadoss & Greta Binford

189

Mental Health, Human Flourishing, and Religion | Dr. Curt Thompson

190

Faith Is Not a Sideshow: Why You - and the U - Need To Get Religion | Ross Douthat

191

Can Science Explain Everything? | Ard Louis & Pascal Wallisch

192

Gene Editing and the Future of Personhood | William Hurlbut & George Church

193

Designing Your Life Worth Living | Dave Evans & Bill Burnett

194

Good God? | N.T. Wright

195

Our Culture of Distrust | John Inazu & Jonathan Haidt

196

What is Happiness? | An Exploration of Science, Faith, and Mental Health

197

Does Faith Divide Us? | Tahera Ahmad & Russell Moore

198

Meaning-Making Methodologies | Francis Su & Paul Asimow

199

The Bible: Gospel, Guide, or Garbage? | Dr. NT Wright & Dr. Sean Kelly

200

525,600 Minutes: Time, Eternity and Finding Value in Our Lives | Alan Lightman & Meghan Sullivan

201

Can You Hear Me? | Dr. Curt Thompson & Dr. Kathryn Lofton

202

How Can Religion Heal Rather Than Divide? | Dr. Miroslav Volf

203

Liberal Arts Education: What’s The Point? | Dr. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West

204

God & The Universe | Dr. Stephen Barr

205

Is Science Enough? Faith, Reason, & the Human Need for Certainty | Dr. Troy Van Voorhis

206

Can Faith & Science Coexist? | Dr. Ian Hutchinson

207

What Makes Humans Special? | Dr. David Lahti & Dr. Andrew Berry

208

Drawing The Line: The Ethics of Gene Editing | William Hurlbut & Rudolf Jaenisch

209

Boundaries for Your Soul | Kimberly Miller

210

Muslim Immigration & Christian Hospitality | Matt Kaemingk

211

Christianity and the Tooth Fairy | John Lennox

212

Is Belief in God irrational? | Meghan Sullivan

213

Can Faith Reconcile Justice and Forgiveness? | Rachael Denhollander

214

Happiness Is Not Self-help | Jennifer Frey

215

Who is Christ for Us Today? Bonhoeffer's Final Questions | Charles Marsh

216

The Doctor's Gaze | Dr. Bob Cutillo

217

The Nature and Necessity of Worldviews | Dallas Willard

218

Is Perception Reality? | William Newsome & David Eagleman

219

Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles? | Ian Hutchinson

220

Faith is Not a Sideshow | Ross Douthat

221

Religion at the Cineplex | Alissa Wilkinson

222

Living Well in the Light of Death | N.T. Wright & Shelly Kagan

223

Why Alvin Plantinga Still Matters with Meghan Sullivan

224

Our Longings Find a Home in Jesus | Greg Ganssle

225

What Does Human Progress Mean? | Alana Ackerson & Christopher Hitchcock

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Where is God in Suffering? | John Lennox

227

The Bible: Gospel, Guide, or Garbage? | N.T. Wright & Sean Kelly

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Can We Reconcile Justice and Forgiveness? | Rachael Denhollander

229

Time for Truth | Os Guinness

230

How to Love Your Enemies | Miroslav Volf

231

Are You as Good as You Think You Are? | Christian Miller

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Is Christianity Divisive? | Tim Keller

233

Genes, Atoms, or Something Else? | Praveen Sethupathy & Roald Hoffmann

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It Is About Race | Andra Gillespie & Sumun Pendakur

235

Finding Jesus in Calcutta | Mary Poplin

236

Myths About Pluralism | Diana Eck & Vinoth Ramachandra

237

Faith, Hope, Love, & Climate Change | Dorothy Boorse & John Nolt

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Beethoven, Suffering & Faith | Mia Chung

239

Why We Need Skepticism | Dallas Willard

240

Can Robots Become Human? | Rosalind Picard & Michael Littman

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The Language of God | Francis Collins

242

You Are What You Love | James K.A. Smith

243

Is There Truth Beyond Science? | John Lennox & Larry Shapiro

244

God, Math, and the Multiverse | Satyan Devadoss

245

Live the Questions | N.T. Wright & Heidi Maibom

246

Searching for Truth Through Fantasy | Madeleine L'Engle

247

Can a Scientist Believe in Miracles? | Ian Hutchinson & Robert Lue

248

Overcoming Echo Chambers | Robert George & Hamza Yusuf

249

Designing Your Life Worth Living | Dave Evans & Bill Burnett

250

Emotional Machines | Rosalind Picard

251

Cold Fusion and the End of Scientism? | Ian Hutchinson

252

The Psychology of Finding Yourself | Ross Douthat & Nancy Hill

253

Faith, Race, and (Non)Violence | Andra Gillespie, Na’ilah Suad Nasir, Claudia May

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The Multiverse, the Polygraph, and the Resurrection | Tom Rudelius

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Is Belief in God irrational? | Meghan Sullivan

256

Christianity and the Tooth Fairy | John Lennox at UCLA

257

Faith, Race, and Hip-Hop at Harvard | An Interview with Obasi Shaw

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The Bible: Gospel, Guide, or Garbage? | N.T. Wright & Sean Kelly at Harvard

259

Under God? | Michael Sandel & Jean Bethke Elshtain

260

Connecting Passion and Purpose | charity: water Founder Scott Harrison

261

Disenchanted? | Tim Keller & Anthony Kronman at Yale

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The Closing of the Modern Mind | Tim Keller & Jonathan Haidt at NYU