David Brooks on his conversion, vulnerability and the challenges of talking about morality

David is an op ed columnist for the New York Times, a radio and television host, author of multiple bestselling books, and Chair of Weave the social fabric project at the Aspen Institute, among many other things.

He speaks about the distancing effects of fame, his midlife crisis and subsequent conversion to Christianity, and the challenges of talking about morality in public life at the immense difficulty of dying to ourselves.

You can read a full transcript of the episode here: https://www.theosthinktank.co.uk/comm...

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