American Socrates
Think Deeper. Live Better.
Most podcasts give you answers. American Socrates gives you better questions.
Host Matt Rupert — Professional Philosopher, Part-time Podcaster — applies the lost art of Socratic thinking to the decisions, relationships, and cultural debates shaping everyday American life. This is not a philosophy class. It's not another self-help podcast. Just rigorous, honest thinking that helps you sift through the rhetoric and live more deliberately.
New episodes every Wednesday. Check your assumptions at the door.
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American Socrates
What Does It Mean to be Christian?
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This episode of American Socrates asks what Christianity actually teaches — from the Sermon on the Mount to the Jesus/Paul distinction and poses the question the tradition itself demands: if blessed are the poor is the standard, how much of what calls itself Christian in American public life actually qualifies?
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