You Saw It On Credo: Socrates In the City

The Greek philosopher Socrates famously said that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Taking this as a starting point, Eric Metaxas thought it would be valuable to create a forum that might encourage busy and successful professionals in thinking about the bigger questions in life. Thus Socrates In The City: Conversations on the Examined Life was born.

Every month or so Socrates In The City sponsors an event in which people can begin a dialogue on “Life, God, and other small topics” by hearing from notable thinkers and writers.  Topics have included “Making Sense Out of Suffering,” “The Concept of Evil after 9-11,” and “Can a Scientist Pray?”  No question is too big—in fact, the bigger the better.  These events are meant to be both thought-provoking and entertaining. Listed below are several of these talks, if you are interested in seeing more, check out their website here.

Dr. Os Guinness spoke on the topic, “A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future.”
 

Dr. Os Guinness: “A Free People’s Suicide” from Socrates in the City on Vimeo.

Charles Darwin, the scientific method, and Intelligent Design are discussed in this mind-boggling and entertaining conversation between Eric Metaxas and Stephen Meyer.
 

“Darwin’s Doubt” with Stephen Meyer from Socrates in the City on Vimeo.

Jeremy Kimble (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Cedarville University. He is an editor for Credo Magazine as well as the author of That His Spirit May Be Saved: Church Discipline as a Means to Repentance and Perseverance and numerous book reviews. He is married to Rachel and has two children, Hannah and Jonathan.