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When Amaziah, Priest of the Shrine of Bethel, confronts the prophet Amos for conspiring against King Amaziah, Amos replies with a very specific denial: “I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son.” And it’s hard to run for president of the United States without insisting early and often that “I’m not a politician.” What about philosophers? What happens when you ask a philosopher whether or not she’s a philosopher? We might find that out today as we talk with Rebekah Spera and David M. Peña-Guzman about their recent book Professional Philosophy and Its Myths from Lexington Books. And even if we don’t, I imagine we’ll find ourselves posing questions about the field that we call academic philosophy that are worth posing.
David Grubbs interviews Wesley Hill about his new book "Paul and the Trinity."
Nathan Gilmour interviews Chris Maxwell about his recent book "A Slow and Sudden God."
Todd Pedlar talks with Richard Mouw about his recent book, "Called to the Life of the Mind."
