Mortimer Adler on Finding Truth in Faith

October 2, 1982

In this clip from “Finding Truth in Faith,” philosopher Mortimer Adler talks to Bill Moyers about how he would go about persuading an atheist about his belief in the existence of God.

“Finding Truth in Faith” is from the 1982 six-part series Six Great Ideas with Mortimer Adler, in which the philosopher talks about the broad topics of truth, beauty, goodness, liberty, equality and justice.

TOPICS: Faith & Reason

TAGS: atheism, faith, faith and reason, religion, truth

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