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Podcast: Thinking Out Loud
Episode: The Conversion of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Description: Former atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali sent shockwaves through the intellectual world when she announced her conversion to Christianity. Nevertheless, some are calling her motives into question, arguing that her embrace of Christianity has more to do with its benefits to western civilization than the veracity of its claims. In this episode, we explore this striking trend of public intellectuals courting the church.