About this episode

David and Adam discuss the film 'Surprised by Oxford' and its themes related to faith, reason, and the state of higher education.

David and Adam discussed the film "Surprised by Oxford" (2023), which tells the story of Caro Drake, a skeptical PhD student who confronts questions of faith and reason at Oxford University through relationships and intellectual engagement. The conversation expanded into broader themes about the decline of humanities education, the fragmentation of modern universities, and the tension between liberal arts and vocational training in American higher education.

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