One day in the middle of the very busy festival, True/False co-director David Wilson and The Crossing founding pastor Dave Cover took an hour to chat with me about their friendship and the partnership between True/False and The Crossing. Wilson is, by his own description, a “secular atheist” and a political liberal; Cover is an evangelical pastor and a pro-life conservative.
The two men clearly have had many discussions about their beliefs—where they differ, yes, but also where they converge. Together, we sat on a pair of benches in the University of Missouri quad and talked about conviction and pluralism, art’s power to build bridges, and how a church can actually make a difference in its community.
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