Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Peter Getzels and J. L. Schellenberg on the set of Closer To Truth
Also known as
Closer To Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. Meaning.
Created by
Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Written by
Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Directed by
Peter Getzels
Presented by
Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Theme music composer
Joseph Schwantner
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
22
No. of episodes
280 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer
Robert Lawrence Kuhn
Producer
Peter Getzels
Production companies
The Kuhn Foundation, in association with Getzels Gordon Productions
Original release
Network
Syndication, PBS
Release
2000 (2000) – present (present)
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Closer To Truth is a television series on public television[1] originally created, produced, and hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn. The original series aired in 2000 for two seasons, followed by a second series aired in 2003 for a single season. The third series of the program, Closer To Truth: Cosmos. Consciousness. Meaning.,[2] launched in 2008, with 22 seasons to date. Closer To Truth airs on over 200 PBS and public television stations and has had over 200,000 station broadcasts.[3]
The show is centered on on-camera conversations with leading scientists, philosophers, theologians, and scholars, covering a diverse range of topics or questions, from the cause, size and nature of the universe (or multiverse), to the mystery of consciousness and the notion of free will, to the existence and essence of God,[4] to the mystery of existence (i.e., why there is anything at all).[5][6]
Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, executive producer, writer, and presenter of the series.[7] Peter Getzels is the co-creator, producer, and director.[8]
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^University of Birmingham - Global Philosophy of Religion
^"Closer To Truth | Executive Program Services". epstv.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^International Business Times - Closer To Truth
^"Robert Lawrence Kuhn « Chopra". Chopra.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
^"Reel Life - Bethesda Magazine - September-October 2013 - Bethesda, MD". Bethesda Magazine. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
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