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Q&A: Charles Murray, "Taking Religion Seriously"

Q&A: Charles Murray, "Taking Religion Seriously"

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Taped on 12/15/25

Political scientist Charles Murray, author of "Taking Religion Seriously," discusses his decades-long evolution from "happy agnostic" to believing Christian. Mr. Murray, co-author of the controversial 1994 bestseller "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life," also talks about the foundations of human morality, the Big Bang, the authorship of the Gospels, and the writings of C.S. Lewis.

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Q&A: Charles Murray, "Taking Religion Seriously"

Q&A: Charles Murray, "Taking Religion Seriously"

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