David Brooks on finding faith later in life

2026-06-16 · 58 min · 18 entities

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Link in episode "David Brooks on finding faith later in life": https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/217649/the-second-mountain-by-david-brooks
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Link in episode "David Brooks on finding faith later in life": https://simonandschuster.com/books/Bobos-in-Paradise/David-Brooks/9780684853789
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Link in episode "David Brooks on finding faith later in life": https://acappellabooks.com/pages/books/343956/david-brooks/the-road-to-character

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David Brooks is known as one of America’s leading public intellectuals, a longtime columnist for The New York Times and now a staff writer at The Atlantic. He joins James Martin, S.J., on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to share how he went from a mostly cultural Jew, to a “Jew-y” Christian in the land of faith. Timeline: 0:00 Traveling to the land of faith 6:20 Our social and political problems are spiritual ones 10:04 Understanding the America’s religious revival 11:46 Religious but not yet spiritual 14:05 David’s movement to faith 19:05 Dorothy Day and St. Augustine influences 28:15 Unpacking David’s mystical experiences 34:35 A new frontier in the Christian faith 37:33 Three Jewish women that paid attention: Simone Weil, Edith Stein, Etty Hillesum 47:50 Audience Question: How do we maintain hope in bleak times? Brooks is the bestselling author of several books including: How to Know a Person: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/652822/how-to-know-a-person-by-david-brooks/ The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/217649/the-second-mountain-by-david-brooks/ The Road to Character: https://www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/343956/david-brooks/the-road-to-character Bobos in Paradise https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bobos-in-Paradise/David-Brooks/9780684853789 Read Fr. Jim's ⁠ spiritual reflection on this episode Do you have a spiritual question for Father Jim? You can write to us at: thespirituallife@americamedia.org Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices