Christopher Hitchens: 13 April 1949 – 15 Dec 2011

Christopher Hitchens: 13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011.

Obituary here.

A sad day.

Jay Richards vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate MP3 Audio

This is a January 2008 debate at Stanford University between Christopher Hitchens and Jay Richards on the topic: Atheism vs. Theism and The Scientific Evidence of Intelligent Design. Also moderated by Ben Stein, as this was a debate leading up to the Expelled movie release.  Thanks to Wintery Knight for providing video links here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 50min)

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More Hitchens debates here. More from Jay Richards here.

Last year's 3-minute post here.

Movie Review: Collision - Christopher Hitchens vs Douglas Wilson

Collision is a documentary (website here) following the debate tour of Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson (blog). This series of public debates took place to promote their co-authored book: Is Christianity Good for the World?

Filmed in a choppy, artistic style, this 80-minute documentary dips into various aspects and topics on their debate tour. The non-linear approach to the documentary has the benefit of keeping it interesting and fast-paced. On one hand, the creative aspects add to a gritty, urban feel: shaky cameras, tight close-ups, grainy black and white interspersed with color. On the other hand, some of the choppy close-ups are overdone and become annoying at times. However distracting this may or may not be to the viewer, the content itself is absorbing.

The "story" is told through the meshing together of various debate excerpts and conversations, all centering around the overall topic of is Christianity good for the world? These range from morality and justice, to the coherence of worldviews. The opponents are equally presented, each getting their chance to make their most potent remarks; it's not a one-sided presentation. The goal, it seems, is to make the viewer aware of the questions in the debate and to show where the two worldviews clash. Hence, the title Collision.

For those familiar with Hitchens' style in public debates, this piece will provide an even more interesting look at the man, his personality, and views. Little vignettes and after-debate conversations are entertaining and fascinating. Douglas Wilson comes across as an intelligent, reasonable, and likable personality. He holds his own well enough with Hitchens and seems to earn his respect. The documentary captures a sense of two rivals who respect one another; at one moment clashing in debate, the next moment laughing over lunch about favorite authors.

The Collision DVD will be of great interest to those familiar with apologetic arguments. In particular, this shows more of a presuppositional apologetics approach fleshed out in actual interaction. For those unfamiliar with the arguments, this documentary immerses them in the general issues of the debate while showing the worldviews behind the clash. Because the arguments are not completely developed and the debate is left unresolved, this may be just the kind of DVD to use as a conversation starter.

Dinesh D'Souzas vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate MP3 Audio 2009

This is The Great Faith Debate at UCF in Orlando FL on September 17, 2009. This is... another debate is between Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D’souza.

Full MP3 Audio here. (1hr 25min)

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Frank Turek vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate #2 MP3 Audio

Frank Turek debates Christopher Hitchens on the topic: What Best Explains Reality: Atheism or Theism? This is their 2nd debate. Their first debate can be found here.

The debate video can be found at Crossexamined here.

Full MP3 Audio here. (2 hours)

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Todd Friel Interviews Christopher Hitchens MP3 Audio

Todd Friel on Wretched Radio recently interviewed Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.

Full MP3 Audio here. Or listen to a quick highlight here.

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Christopher Hitchens vs William Lane Craig Debate Audio

William Lane Craig debates Christopher Hitchens on the subject: Does God Exist?

Audio of the debate will be available from DoesGodExistDebate.com.
Summary of the debate can be found here.
DVD pre-order here.

NEW: Craig's follow-up podcast on this debate is here.

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Does the God of Christianity Exist and Does it Matter? MP3 Audio

At the Christian Book Expo 2009, William Lane Craig, Christopher Hitchens, Douglas Wilson, Lee Strobel, and James Denison dialogue on the topic: Does the God of Christianity Exist and Does it Matter?

Video of the forum debate can be found here.
The apologia podcast also did a live recording at the event which is an interesting listen. Get it here.

Full MP3 Audio here.

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Christopher Hitchens vs William Lane Craig Debate

On April 4, 2009 William Lane Craig will debate Christopher Hitchens on the topic Does God Exist? Mark your calendars for this one.

Other debates on William Lane Craig's schedule can be found here, including Craig vs. Richard Carrier, Craig vs. Quentin Smith, and others.

WLC's comprehensive debate list here.

If you want audio of the debate, go HERE!

NEW: Craig's follow-up podcast on this debate is here.

John Lennox Video Interviews

CPX (Centre for Public Christianity) has produced a series of interviews with Oxford Professor and mathematician John Lennox. On topics such as, Science, Atheism and Belief, Atheism and morality, Creator or the Multiverse?, Christianity and the tooth fairy, and a video about his debates with Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.

All the videos can be found here. Podcast link here.

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Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson Debate MP3 Audio: Is Christianity Good for the World?

Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson debate: Is Christianity Good for the World? Wilson takes a presuppositional approach. Hitchens takes his normal approach. Good interaction. A very interesting debate.

Introduction - MP3
Debate - MP3
Question & Answer - MP3

Full debate PDF transcript here.

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Hitchens vs Turek Debate MP3 Audio

Christopher Hitchens debates Frank Turek on the topic: Does God Exist? This debate took place at Virginia Commonwealth University
September 9, 2008.

Download the full MP3 Audio here.

Video over here.

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Douglas Groothuis Reviews Christopher Hitchens' God is Not Great

Professor Douglas Groothuis reviews Christopher Hitchens' book God is Not Great in this interview on Issues, Etc.

Full MP3 Audio here.

Douglas Groothuis' blog here.
Subscribe to Issues, Etc. in iTunes.

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Christopher Hitchens Book Review by Paul Manata - MP3 Audio

Paul Manata appears on The Narrow Mind podcast with a review of Christopher Hitchens' book God is Not Great.

This is a series of podcast episodes that you can get by subscribing to The Narrow Mind podcast on iTunes.

You can download the first 8 episodes of the book review directly:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8

Be sure to check out www.unchainedradio.com for more good resources.

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Christopher Hitchens and Alister McGrath Debate MP3 Audio

Christopher Hitchens debates Alister McGrath: "Poison or Cure? Religious Belief in the Modern World."

Full MP3 Audio here.

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Christopher Hitchens vs. Mark D. Roberts Debate MP3

If you haven't heard this debate, I encourage you to listen. Both sides are very cordial, but the exchange is quite lively. Christopher Hitchens is author of God is Not Great. Mark D. Roberts' most recent book is Can We Trust the Gospels? -- which, I might add, is an excellent book.

This debate took place on the Hugh Hewitt show and full transcripts are available.

The audio is compiled into one MP3 here.

Christopher Hitchens vs. Dinesh D'Souza

Here is the Christopher Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza debate on mp3. Enjoy.