
Conspiracy Theories, Parallels Between COVID-19 and 2004, Expertise and Authority, and Favorite Biographies
Life and Books and Everything — Clearly ReformedConspiracy Theories, Parallels Between COVID-19 and 2004, Expertise and Authority, and Favorite Biographies
August 10, 2020

Life and Books and EverythingClearly Reformed
Originally released on May 20th, 2020, Kevin DeYoung, Collin Hansen, and Justin Taylor cover the following in the 5th episode of 'Life and Books and Everything': an airing of gratitude, conspiracy theories, parallels between COVID-19 and 2004, expertise and authority, our favorite biographies, and which biographies we’d like to write.
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