Among Ancient Voices

It was surreal to be in Athens, sitting on Mars Hill where Paul taught and in the very forum where philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle once questioned, sought truth, and debated justice and the ideal way to live. It’s amazing how their commitment to reason shaped much of the democratic freedoms we value in the Western world today. It was here that Paul entered into the debate of the “unknown god” and declared, “The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth… he himself gives everyone life and breath” (Acts 17:24–25). Athens reminds me that reasoned debate once shaped the free world — and it still can.Read more