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In Search of Something More: Stories of Suffering, Belief, & What It All Means

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April 8, 2025

Doors Open at 7:30 p.m. ET

Stone Center Auditorium

College is a time for searching. We’re searching for jobs, friendships, and other things that make life meaningful. But when the search fails us, or we suffer from things out of our control, where do we find our purpose? Is there something beyond ourselves — something spiritual or transcendent— that can give us hope?

Molly Worthen will moderate a conversation between Ross Douthat and Frank Bruni. Hear both speakers explore their stories of illness and vision loss, their different experiences with spirituality and religion, and where to begin in the search for meaning.

SPEAKERS:

MODERATOR:

Ross Douthat

Opinion Columnist

The New York Times

BIO

MODERATOR:

Frank Bruni

Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Duke University

BIO

MODERATOR:

Molly Worthen

Associate Professor of History

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

BIO

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To The Well

To The Well is a journal of Christian thought at UNC that exists to proclaim the resurrected Christ who gives hope to the hopeless, rest to the weary, and peace to the suffering.

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