Theologian douglas wilson and atheist christopher hitchens, authors whose books are already part of a larger debate on whether religion is pernicious, agreed to discuss their views on whether christianity itself has benefited the world. Mike licona christianity and science christer sturmark vs. That is unless he repented and surrendered to christ prior to his death. Christopher hitchens died shortly before i knew he existed. Typical for hitchens, faith no more is a nice balance of lucidity and venom. Christopher eric hitchens april 1949 15 december 2011 was an englishamerican author, philosopher, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Here is a list of the views of douglas wilson and his followers. Hitchens briefly mentions the problem of evil, though the real value of the debate for purposes of this blog is the discussion of objective moral values. Filmed in a choppy, artistic style, this 80minute documentary dips into various aspects and topics on their debate tour. The following is an excerpt from a play by professor remi dubuque. Wilson believes that christianity is objectively good. Christianity today the gloves come off in this electric exchange, originally hosted by christianity today, as leading atheist christopher hitchens author of god is not great and christian apologist douglas wilson author of letter from a christian citizen go headtohead on this divisive question.
How religion poisons everything, the missionary position. It covers the semination of morality and whether religion and christianity, in particular was necessary in that formation. Collision is an american documentary film released on october 27, 2009. What is your opinion on the christopher hitchens vs. The rowdy literary bout piqued the interest of filmmaker darren doane, who sought out hitchens and wilson to pitch the idea of making a film around the debate. Douglas wilson this week my wife and i spent an evening watching collision, a documentary on the debates between christopher hitchens one of the proponents of the new atheism and douglas wilson a reformed pastor. Jews had no belief in a dying, much less rising, messiah. Lives and worldviews collide as hitchens and wilson wittily and passionately argue the timeless. But for those just joining us, christopher hitchens was the older of two. Christopher hitchens talked about his career as a writer and social critic, as well as his views on religion, politics, international affairs, and journalism. Collision carves a new path in documentary filmmaking as it pits leading atheist, political journalist and bestselling author christopher hitchens against fellow author, satirist and evangelical theologian douglas wilson, as they go on the road to exchange blows. Theologian last fall, journalist, literary critic and proud atheist christopher hitchens went on a debating tour with pastor douglas wilson. In may 2007, leading atheist christopher hitchens and christian apologist douglas wilson began to argue the topic is christianity good for the world. On march 23, 2000, bill donohue and christopher hitchens squared off in a fiery debate at new yorks union league club.
Christopher hitchens debate with douglas wilson part 1. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. It is a pity that christopher hitchens was unable to reveal wilsons views in the debate. Christopher hitchens and douglas wilson and more breaking christian news headlines from around the world. John lennox can historians prove jesus rose from the dead.
Collision carves a new path in documentary filmmaking as it pits leading atheist, political journalist and bestselling author christopher hitchens. The documentary collision pits leading atheist, political journalist and author. Now christopher is standing before christ the holy judge. This series of public debates took place to promote their coauthored book. Oct 28, 2009 potstirring, hell, potsmashing, author and journalist christopher hitchens god is not great. Jun 11, 2007 i think wilson won by a significant margin, as hitchens failed to make a strong case and never really answered wilson s objections. Though still recovering from a near fatal accident, taunton is talking about the faith of christopher hitchens, appearing in mainstream media. Lives and worldviews collide as hitchens and wilson wittily and. It is a pity that christopher hitchens was unable to reveal wilson s views in the debate. The faith of christopher hitchens books and culture. Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and liter. And jewish beliefs about the afterlife prohibited anyones rising from the dead before the resurrection at the end of the world. Christopher hitchens personally approved the edit of the film, calling douglas wilson, the most evenly matched and enjoyable opponent i have ever faced.
While trying to figure out what all the fuss about him was when he died, i discovered other people thought as i did. I just watched it and i thought it was fascinating, with great points brought up by both sides. Hitchens was a naturalborn debater he was a smart guy that simply enjoyed arguing. What began as a correspondence between atheist christopher hitchens and conservative christian douglas wilson has led to a coauthored book, a debate tour, and now a fascinating documentary. Collision documents these two mens debates, discussions, and other events that fall under the topic that the movie is all about, is christianity good for the world. Christopher hitchens has died, doug wilson reflects. Collision min vimeo exclusive sneak peek on vimeo. Nancy and i have been really blessed by peter and eves gracious hospitality in the past, and i have also tangled with christopher continue reading hitchens and hitchens. Mother teresa in theory and practice muses in slate this week on what hes learned from debating religious people around the world. He gave away personality clues that i never noticed before. Rent collision 2009 starring christopher hitchens and douglas wilson on dvd and bluray. Posted by phil gons june 2, 2007 may 9, 2012 9 comments on hitchenswilson debate last night i read the final installment in the sixpart email debate that has been taking place over the last month on between atheist christopher hitchens website. Oct 28, 2011 this is my favorite part of collision.
Christopher eric hitchens was an englishamerican intellectual, philosopher. Douglas wilson 19 uploaded by drkroenen2000 on aug 17, 2010 collision is a documentary film. English us espanol francais france portugues brasil deutsch italiano. I did some looking around the internet and it seems to be the general consensus that hitchens lost in a landslide, but i. Christopher hitchens, a selfdescribed antitheist, and douglas wilson, a christian theologian, go headtohead in this wonderful documentary. The movie is named collision and its set for release today, october 27. Anfang juni 2010 veroffentlichte hitchens seine memoiren unter dem titel hitch22 deutsch. Larry alex taunton, the founder and executive director of the fixed point foundation, says in his newly released book that the late notorious atheist christopher hitchens was contemplating conversion to evangelical christianity before his death. Nov 14, 2009 collision is a documentary website here following the debate tour of christopher hitchens and douglas wilson.
Christopher hitchens has lost the battle against cancer at age 62 121511. It features a debate between prominent antitheist christopher hitchens and douglas wilson, a presbyterian pastor of christ church, a calvinist christian church located in moscow, idaho. Christopher hitchens douglas wilson debate is christianity good for the world. Collision carves new ground in documentary filmmaking, as it faces the main atheist, political journalist and bestselling author christopher hitchens against the coauthor, satirist and evangelical theologian douglas wilson, as they go on the road for the exchange of blows on the question. So what could possibly be meant by the faith of christopher hitchens. It features a debate between prominent antitheist christopher hitchens and douglas wilson, a presbyterian pastor of. The two mavericks laughter, trust and discuss, publicly and. Doug wilson on the death of christopher hitchens on vimeo. What doane didnt expect was how much hitchens and wilson would have in common and the respectful bond the new friendfoes would build through the course of the book tour. This audio recording is probably the most naturalseeming setting i have ever experienced him.
God is not great christopher hitchens audio book p1 duration. On the other, douglas wilson, an evangelical theologian and pastor of. Below is their exchange, one in a series that will appear on our website over the course of this month. A preacher and an atheist walk into a bar tony reinke. Douglas wilsons and christopher hitchens involvement in the recent christian booksellers expo and wilsons involvement in this years conference with john piper is a significant insertion of wilson, and by. And the recent death of journalist and outspoken antitheist christopher hitchens was of particular importance to reasonable faith in that dr. Apr 03, 2008 peter hitchens, a conservative anglican, will be debating his atheistic brother christopher hitchens on matters of faith, the war, and culture. The documentary collision pits leading atheist, political journalist and author christopher hitchens god is not great. John lennox christianity, the bible, and prophecy dan. Atheism, scepticism, rambles, doubt, secularism, and archive robertxlester.
Collision carves a new path in documentary filmmaking as it pits leading atheist, political journalist and bestselling author christopher hitchens against fellow author, satirist and evangelical theologian douglas wilson, as they go on the road to exchange blows over the question. These pagan philosophers in their appearance of wisdom schijnwijsheid had only imagined things about god and about the way to the. Everyone knows that christopher hitchens was the champeeeen professional wrestler of atheismno less aggressive than one of those guys, and quite a bit more articulate. Along with faith, hitchens and wilson debate whether morality can. Douglas wilsons and christopher hitchens involvement in the recent christian booksellers expo and wilsons involvement in this years conference with john piper is a significant insertion of wilson, and by association his kirk of north idaho, into the consciousness of broader evangelicalism. The title of this book is quite provocative, inviting a potential reader to be unsure what he is going to think about it. Christopher hitchens and douglas wilson debate whether religion is good for the world in collision.
A pastor, a contrarian, a humoristan unintimidated outsider, impossible to bully, capable of calling hitchens a puritan over a beer. Posted by phil gons june 2, 2007 may 9, 2012 9 comments on hitchenswilson debate last night i read the final installment in the sixpart email debate that has been taking place over the last month on between atheist christopher hitchens website and christian theist douglas wilson blog. Atheist christopher hitchens contemplated conversion to. Collision carves a new path in documentary filmmaking as it pits leading atheist.
May 08, 2009 i appreciated listening to the debates between christopher hitchens atheist and douglas wilson reformed pastor. Oct 27, 2009 i just finished is christianity good for the world, which is a written debate between christopher hitchens and douglas wilson, pastor of christ church in idaho and a senior fellow at new saint andrews college. Christopher hitchens collision with god dangerous minds. Described by hitchens as a buddyandroad movie, it provides an overview of several days worth of debates following the release of their. Since then, theyve been traveling around debating each other all across the country. How religion poisons everything against fellow author and evangelical theologian pastor douglas wilson on a debate tour arguing the topic is religion good for the world. John lennox bill nye debates ken ham, at creation museum can atheism save europe. Reverend douglas wilson pastor, christ church, moscow, idaho. Oct 27, 2009 a couple years ago i mentioned the online debate between douglas wilson and christopher hitchens. Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature.