David Bentley Hart: podcast appearances and interviews

David Bentley Hart is an American philosopher, theologian, essayist, fiction author, and religious studies scholar born on February 20, 1965. He has authored twenty-four books, including translations, and has contributed over one thousand essays, reviews, and papers on a wide range of topics. Hart's academic work covers areas such as Christian metaphysics, philosophy of mind, Indian and East Asian religions, Asian languages, classics, literature, and New Testament translation. He converted from a predominantly Anglican family background to Eastern Orthodoxy at the age of twenty-one. Hart holds a BA in interdisciplinary study from the University of Maryland, an MPhil in theology from Cambridge University, and a PhD in religious studies from the University of Virginia. In 2015, he received the Templeton Fellowship at the University of Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. His translation of the New Testament was published in 2017 with a subsequent edition in 2023. Several of his books have received awards or recognitions as book of the year. Hart's writings also include essays on diverse topics such as art, baseball, literature, consciousness, the problem of evil, apokatastasis, theosis, fairies, film, and politics. He maintains a subscription newsletter called Leaves in the Wind, which features original essays and conversations with other thinkers. Born and raised in Maryland, Hart often references his family roots and the Baltimore Orioles in his work.