Can You Have Meaning Without God?

About this episode

Larry Alex Taunton discusses the search for meaning in a world without God, referencing his engagements with prominent atheists and his own faith in Jesus.

Where is your hope? I’ve engaged Dawkins and Hitchens—and saw how even atheists wrestle with meaning. In a noisy world, we avoid the deeper question: what are we trusting in? I’ve found real hope anchored in the resurrection of Jesus.

People in this episode

Host: Larry Alex Taunton

Topics covered

• meaning
• atheism
• hope
• faith
• resurrection

Keywords

• meaning
• God
• hope
• Dawkins
• Hitchens
• resurrection
• faith

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