“If religion in America is dying, then someone will have to explain Eric Metaxas.”

The Wall Street Journal

Socrates in the City: Conversations on the Examined Life

by Eric Metaxas

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“Mr. Metaxas has a way of prizing civility while both staking out strong positions and defending the right of others to speak out.”

The Wall Street Journal

“Eric Metaxas [is] one of our nation’s most brilliant and morally serious public intellectuals.”

Robert P. George, Princeton University

“I am reading through your book, SEVEN MEN for the second time and am once again greatly moved. You tell the stories of these men with such conviction and emotion that some parts have brought me to the point of tears.”

John H.

“Metaxas’s MARTIN LUTHER is a breathtaking achievement and a gripping read. Bold, fast-paced, and magisterial like its hero, yet always stylish and witty like its author.”

Os Guinness
Author of Impossible People

“A marvelous, brilliant book that is equal parts biography, theology, political philosophy, and cultural history.”

Mark Helprin
Bestselling author of Winter’s Tale and A Soldier of the Great War

“Eric Metaxas has blessed us with yet another indispensable biography.”

Bret Lott
Bestselling author of Jewel and nonfiction editor of Crazyhorse

Speaking Events

9/5/25

Family Institute
Colorado Springs, CO

Eric will be speaking at a private event with Family Institute and Dr. James Dobson.

9/18/25

Socrates in the City: Patron Dinner
New York, NY

Join us for an intimate gathering with SITC host Eric Metaxas and other like-minded Patrons at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The evening will include exquisite food, drink and thoughtful conversations as we discuss deeper why the unexamined life is not worth living. To attend this event and become a Patron, Click HERE!

9/25/25

Socrates in the City: Patron Dinner
Dallas, TX

Join us for an intimate gathering with SITC host Eric Metaxas and other like-minded Patrons at the home of Patron, Lisa Troutt. The evening will include exquisite food, drink and thoughtful conversations as we discuss deeper why the unexamined life is not worth living. To attend this event and become a Patron, Click HERE!

“Eric is one of the most interesting and insightful moral thinkers in the United States.”

Dennis Prager, Radio Host

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