April 7, 2010, university of notre dame, south bend, indiana, united states introduction by moderator and notre dame professor of philosophy michael rea hitchens. Oct 24, 2007 another day, another debate between christopher hitchens and a defender of the faith. Dinesh dsouza is a bestselling author and filmmaker. Hitchens and dsouza have debated about god and sold. Oct 16, 2007 my debate with atheist christopher hitchens. If i think your suggestions are better than my writers dinesh dsouza and christopher hitchens brought their polemics on religion and atheism to a debate monday evening at the university of colorado at boulder. A former policy analyst in the reagan white house, dsouza also served as john m. Olin fellow at the american enterprise institute, and the robert and karen rishwain fellow at the hoover institution at stanford university. Oct 27, 2007 already posted but cspan had better audio and camera work. The christian is dinesh d souza and he is very polished and skilled as a debater stating facts and providing actual proof and evidence for his claims.
Dsouza offers no proof that jesus christ was a real person and shermer does not challenge dsouza on this issue. Dec 16, 2011 for hitchens, in life and death, an unaware cosmos christopher hitchens, the author and essayist who died on thursday, was known for his assertive atheism. Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books, including five collections of essays on culture, politics, and literature. In debates, hitchens often posed what has become known as hitchens challenge. David comes off angry that god doesnt support homosexuality, or abortion but as usual with these debates the christian comes off very intelligent.
After speeches and rebuttals, the authors then questioned each other. Christopher eric hitchens april 1949 15 december 2011 was an englishamerican author, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Dinesh dsouza and christopher hitchens debate religion and whether or not god dead at the the university of notre dame. Mar 16, 2010 dsouza has described atheism as the opiate of the morally corrupt, and hitchens refers to christianity as a wicked cult. Christopher hitchens and dinesh dsouza say whats so great. Christopher hitchens and dinesh dsouza say whats so great about god the leshers newsmaker lecture series continues with a debate about faith, god and miracles. A new book says the impious author of god is not great might have been exploring faith before he died in 2011. Christopher eric hitchens april 1949 15 december 2011 was an english american author, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Christopher hitchens, author of god is not great, was one of the most formidable opponents of theism on the planet. While, ive never thought that hitchens has lost to him, because, truthfully, hitchens is much smarter than him and practically everyone else.
Christopher hitchens debates conservative author and christian apologist dinesh d souza in this debate from the university of notre dame. Bill ayers, noam chomsky to appear in dinesh dsouzas new. Christopher hitchens was shaky in his atheism, new book. His latest book, death of a nation, came out in late july, and the tiein. Dec 16, 2011 dinesh d souza and christopher hitchens debated the question is christianity the problem. Dsouza, notre dame university christopher hitchens vs.
Hitchens v dsouza debate at university of notre dame april. Feb 29, 2016 those of us who follow education have been waiting for the topic to come up at one of the many, many presidential debates. Afterwards were taken to tables in the foyer to sign books about 20 feet away from each other. Dec 16, 2014 in 2007, dinesh dsouza, author of whats so great about christianity, and christopher hitchens, author of god is not great, debated the question is christianity the problem. Hitchens did make some far out claims like that stalins tyrannical agenda that was backed and supplied by the russian orthodox church, but overall he demolished d souza. It is particularly interesting as it features a great number of chs famous hitchslaps as well as thoughful counters from dinesh. Great calls on the program today, followed by an examination of some comments in the hitchens dsouza prager debate from 2008.
In 2016, we let president obamas voice be heard literally, dsouza tells thr. Dsouza s claims proof of the historical jesus by citing suetonius 69122 ad, pliny the younger 621 ad, josephus 37100 ad and tacitus 56120 ad who all briefly wrote of jesus. Christopher hitchens debates dinesh dsouza at tkc on vimeo. Then they responded to questions from members of the audience. Both hitchens and dsouza are crack debaters, so the audience expected a lively evening and was not disappointed. The debate is moderated by marvin olasky, the kings college provost and world magazine editorinchief. I dont know where but i think that hitchens once said that dinesh was one of the best debaters he has come up against. Whats so great about christianity dinesh dsouza on. When he first picked up the book, dsouza expected an africanamericans reflections on civil rights in america. Dinesh d souza s trump card due out this august in time for gop convention.
Two titans of the religious spectrum famed atheist christopher hitchens and esteemed catholic apologetic dinesh dsouza clash in public debate at the university of notre dame. Theres been talk of free college among the democrats, but the. Tauntons book, the faith of christopher hitchens, was released on april 12, 2016. John david smith, in the journal of southern history, says d souza claims blacks are inferior and opines that d souza bases his terribly insensitive, reactionary polemic on sound bite statistical and historical evidence, frequently gleaned out of context and patched together illogically. Dinesh d souza s next documentary trump card, a paean to the current president and attack on his democratic opponents, is due to open in theaters on august 7, just two weeks ahead of the republican national convention. Obamas america and here is my response so i watched 2016. If you come you can pick up a signed copy of my new book whats so great about christianity or. As he admitted in a recent interview, hitchens calls himself an antitheist rather than an atheist. Its a question as old as human existence and one that will be addressed in a debate between christian and bestselling conservative author dinesh d souza and atheist intellectual and writer christopher hitchens at the university of colorado at boulders. Celebrated atheist christopher hitchens matches wits with bestselling author dinesh dsouza before a packed house of over 2,000 people in st. Two titans of the religious spectrum famed atheist christopher hitchens and esteemed catholic apologetic dinesh dsouza clash in public.
Oct 26, 2007 just got done listening to the debate. In my first debate with dinesh a year or two earlier we were at my. I was watching another movie in the theater complex that night, and i wanted to see what the considerable fuss was all about. Nov 22, 2007 from the kings college in new york, dinesh d souza, author of whats so great about christianity, and christopher hitchens, author of god is not great, debate the question is christianity the problem. Dinesh dsouza and christopher hitchens debated the question is christianity the problem. Followup apologies for the post on dinesh dsouza the bart. The video of the procedings can be found here it was a frustrating debate. God on trial by dinesh dsouza, christopher hitchens. Who is behind modernday socialism, why is it evil, and how can we stop it. Another day, another debate between christopher hitchens and a defender of the faith. Then i see, wait a minute, this has nothing to do with the civil rights. With america, we also wanted to hear directly the voices of americas biggest critics. Most atheists say that based on the evidence, they believe god does not exist.
Oct 23, 2007 last nights kings collegesponsored debate between christopher hitchens and dinesh d souza at the center for ethical culture was only another such event. Neighbor news christopher hitchens and dinesh d souza say whats so great about god. On tuesday during a hearing in the house over president obamas executive action on immigration, immigration activist and executive director of the national immigration law center, marielena hincapie, suggested that race might be the reason that congressman gowdy and other gopers oppose obamas planned unilateral actions. Dsouza challenged him to a live debate and called him a coward when he declined. Dsouza first came on my radar in his debate with christopher hitchens in god on trial. Hitchens was the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of over 30 books. United states of socialism is available for preorder today. Drawing swords from opposite sides of the issue, the two will explore the cases for and against organized religion, its role in human history and its importance to future generations. Dsouzas movie presents a new take on obama the san. On october 22, the kings college played host to a debate between dinesh. Dinesh dsouza s new book, united states of socialism, reveals how the left uses the venezuelan formula for socialism, decisively refutes this new face of.
D souza argues on the grounds of reason that god is best explanation for the origins of life, the human moral compass, and our capacity of good and evil. D souza started making some points that i believe would have evened out the debate a little more, but they were all in his final speech. Hitchens on the other hand seemed to be a complainer with a haughty tone. I saw him in a debate with a liberal underground terrorist who hates america, and i very much. For those who find the continuing debate between theists and atheists to be a interesting affair i recommend this. American politics has caught up with rightwing populist. Dinesh dsouza has had a 25year career as a writer, scholar, and public intellectual. This release captures a live intellectual debate between atheist proponent and author christopher hitchens and bestselling spiritual author dinesh dsouza on the topic of god, religion, and morality, staged at the powell symphony hall in st.
For hitchens, in life and death, an unaware cosmos. It seems to me that dsouza served up logic, reason, and a good cogent case. This book was published in 2007 just after the new atheist books. I d never want to debate him over the iraq war, i have seen hitchens debate several others that have been. Dinesh dsouza destroys the young turks host cenk uygur at politicon 2016. Christian authors book on famous atheist gets him on fox. How donald trump won the 2016 election timeline duration. Dinesh dsouza christopher hitchens was a terrific guy. Larry taunton, a christian author in birmingham, has recently made tv appearances on the rightleaning fox news. Hitchens and dsouza to debate religion at notre dame news. Christopher hitchens and dinesh dsouza say whats so. Richard dawkins, sam harris, and christopher hitchens and defeats them on their own terms.
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