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Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons | Hope in a Trumpian winter (Religion News Service)

Recorded:Dec 9 Posted:Dec 17, 2016

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Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons | Hope in a Trumpian winter (Religion News Service)

Robert Wright and transhumanist philosopher David Pearce consider the question.

Bill Black and Jemar Tisby discuss the role of racism in the “quiet exodus” of black Christians from white evangelical congregations.

Robert Wright speaks with Jim Holt, author of the new book When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought, about how Einstein conceived his relativity theories.

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Michael Benson, author of the new book Space Odyssey, about the link between Kubrick’s science fiction masterpiece and the ancient epic. Plus: The fiction and fact of HAL 9000.

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Ross Douthat, author of the new book To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism, speaks to Father William Dailey about the relevance of the Vatican to the lives of most Catholics.

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