About this episode

Dave discusses the challenges of faith and the importance of community with David Zahl.

Dave talks with the guys about the problem of replacing faith with the cheap imitations of disordered goods, the need for thick community, the emptiness of striving, and the need for grace. Come for the critique of moral therapeutic deism — stick around for David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech and Emo Philips’ stand-up.

People in this episode

Guest: David Zahl

Topics covered

• faith
• community
• moral therapeutic deism
• grace
• emptiness of striving

Keywords

• faith
• community
• grace
• moral therapeutic deism
• David Foster Wallace
• Emo Philips
• emptiness
• striving

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