
What Big Questions Can We Be Asking? | Beyond the Forum Edition
The Veritas Forum — The Veritas ForumWhat Big Questions Can We Be Asking? | Beyond the Forum Edition
July 22, 2021

The Veritas Forum
From the archives we bring you our first ever Virtual Veritas Forum. We hear from a panel that includes Lydia Dugdale, MD and Director of Columbia Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; David Brooks, bestselling author and NYT cultural commentator; and Andy Crouch, executive editor of Christianity Today, author, and partner at Praxis Labs. Moderated by executive director of The Veritas Forum, Andrew Schuman. You can check out our new podcast, Beyond the Forum, wherever you listen to podcasts. Please like, share, subscribe to, and review this podcast. Thank you!
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