About this episode

Doug discusses the insights from Eric Hoffer's 'The True Believer' and its relevance to contemporary issues.

I first read Eric Hoffer’s book The True Believer in 1984, over forty years ago now. I had also read Orwell’s 1984 in that same year because I thought it was an appropriate time to get around to it, and you could kind of see where things were going by that point. For more from Doug, subscribe to Canon+: https://canonplus.com/ IT'S HERE! Pre-Order the 4th installment of the Ashtown Burial Series at ashtownburials.com .

Topics covered

• Eric Hoffer
• The True Believer
• Orwell's 1984
• political commentary
• religion
• spirituality

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