About this episode

The episode explores the balance between personal identity and community belonging with Luke Burgis.

What happens when the desire to belong begins to replace the search for truth? In this episode of Catholic in America, Jason Adkins sits down with author, entrepreneur, and Catholic University scholar Luke Burgis to discuss his newest book, The One and the Ninety-Nine: How to Find Identity and Cultivate Individuality in an Age of Social Contagion. Together they explore one of the defining questions of modern life: How do we remain true to ourselves while living in community? Drawing fro...

People in this episode

Host: Jason Adkins

Guest: Luke Burgis

Topics covered

• identity
• community
• truth
• individuality
• social contagion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catholic University

Books & works: The One and the Ninety-Nine

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