Some of F
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HINGS’ most influential contributions to the public conversation have come through public lectures. In 2022, we featured
Joshua Mitchell (Washington, D.C. Lecture),
Carl R. Trueman (Austin Lecture),
Ross Douthat (Chicago Conversation), and
Archbishop Anthony Fisher (Erasmus Lecture). I look forward to announcing our 2023 lectures soon.
To reach those not physically present, we publish many of our lectures in the magazine. More recently, we have also begun to live-stream and record them, enjoying healthy viewership by readers who can’t attend in person.
In June, we published our first-ever video essay to the F
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HINGS YouTube channel. Like the event recordings, we publish these video essays primarily to reach audiences whose default media is digital while retaining the depth and thoughtfulness that defines F
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HINGS.
Our 2022 video essays included
Aaron Renn on “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism,”
Carl R. Trueman on “The New Public Liturgy,”
Shadi Hamid on “How Modernity Swallowed Islamism,” and
Aaron Kheriaty on “The Rise of the Biomedical Security State.” I encourage you to check these out if you have not already.
With your support, we hope to grow our programs and media more in 2023, introducing F
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HINGS to critical audiences—especially the future clergy, scholars, and civic leaders for whom our work will provide vital intellectual and spiritual leaven.
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