Mark Stanley

Podcast Schedule Change

As the semester starts, the podcast schedule will change again from bi-monthly to monthly episodes in order to sustain consistency over the Fall and Spring semester.

How The Nazis Deconverted a Jew

Elie Wiesel’s book Night proved to be too dark for the podcast. It is one of the more chilling, horrific and stirring accounts from the Holocaust. Wiesel documents in short, clear, unvarnished terms how he lost his family and his faith. But atheism is a worldview which, ultimately, makes no distinction between putting a Jew or a pizza in an oven.

We’ll Be Right Back!

See you Summer 2020!

How Does Truth Set You Free? (Jordan Peterson, Dostoyevsky and Jesus)

Dostoyevsky says that self-deceit will lead to ruin. Peterson adds that virtue will strengthen you against despair when suffering strikes. Jesus has something even more profound to say about how the truth sets you free.

Debate Announcement: Mark Stanley vs. Alex Dalsfoist. November 19th, 2019

Mark Stanley vs. Alex Dalsfoist

 

Well Read Christian is pleased to announce that our very own Mark Stanley, host of the Well Read Christian podcast, is going to participate in a virtual debate on November 19th, 7pm PST. You can watch this debate on Facebook Live or on Youtube Streaming. It is hosted by The Gospel Truth.

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In case you missed it live, here is the is a link to the Youtube Video.

Artists, Philosophers, and the Power of Narrative

A painter, a philosopher and a poet walk into a bar. The painter already knows what the poet has to say. The poet says it eloquently. Then the philosopher listens, sits down, orders a drink, and spends ten hours figuring out what they meant. This is “the Great Conversation” that Western Civilization has given us and continues to give, as thinkers and visionaries offer their ideas and propel culture forward. These thoughts are often expressed in towering works of fiction, which unveil the eyes of the individual to the world. But conversation can’t even begin without non-fiction, and the rivalry between philosophers and writers continues. Lucky for us, we get to benefit from both sides, and the dialogue is riveting.