Tolkien, Lewis, and the Realities of War with Joe Loconte Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Joe Loconte joins our podcast to discuss the friendship and legacy of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. He highlights how their wartime experiences, and their subsequent refusal to become disillusioned and disenchanted in the aftermath of World War I allowed for
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Hope in an Age of Anxiety with Curtis Chang and Curt Thompson We are in an anxious age. By some estimates, a third of all Americans will struggle with anxiety in their lives, and nearly 20% currently suffer from an anxiety disorder. For those suffering the mental distortions of anxiety, life can be difficult, and
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Christmas Caroling and Christian Formation with Keith Getty During Advent and Christmastide–and at all times–how can we understand and fully experience the formative power of music? And amid distraction and anxiety, how can we keep Christ at the center of our hearts as we sing? Can caroling at Christmas be an aid in this endeavor?
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Advent: The Season of Hope The season of Advent calls us to remember the incarnation of Christ into our world while anticipating his future return. Yet what does Advent have to tell us about our present “now and not yet” moment? In her new book Advent: The Season of Hope, priest, author, and Trinity Forum Senior
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How to Know a Person with David Brooks In a society where so many feel unseen and unknown, how do we become the kind of people who deeply see and know those around us? The conflict and division in our society demonstrate the need for people committed to pursuing human connection, even across lines of
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We were made for relationship — to be seen, loved, known, and committed to others. And yet we increasingly find ourselves, in the words of sociologist Jonathan Haidt, “disoriented, unable to speak the same language or recognize the same truth. We are cut off from one another and from the past.” On our podcast, bestselling
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Trust, Truth and the Knowledge Crisis with Bonnie Kristian The question “How do I know what’s true?” comes up with increasing frequency and urgency in our time of angry polarization, deliberately-stoked outrage, and earned distrust. There is money to be made and a growing market for the kind of misinformation that reinforces our views and
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Healing a Divided Culture with Arthur Brooks In his book, Love Your Enemies best-selling author, thought leader, and professor Arthur Brooks blends cutting-edge behavioral research and ancient wisdom to offer a better way to bridge divides and mend relationships. In March of 2022, The Trinity Forum hosted an Evening Conversation with Brooks to help us
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Justice, Mercy, and Overcoming Racial Division with Claude Alexander and Mac Pier A recent Gallup poll found that over 70% of Americans are both worried about and deeply dissatisfied with the racial tensions and divisions in the country. And yet when those numbers are broken down, you’ll find that around a third of white Americans
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Beyond Ideology with Peter Kreeft and Eugene Rivers What is ideology? What are the consequences of an era when seemingly every human issue is viewed through an ideological lens? And importantly, how do we move beyond ideology? In October of 2021, the Trinity Forum and Comment magazine partnered for an evening conversation to explore precisely
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