Hitchens vs. Blair : Be It Resolved Religion Is a Force for Good in the World

Hitchens, Christopher, Hitchens, Blair

ISBN 10: 0552777900 / ISBN 13: 9780552777902

Edité par Transworld Publishers Limited, 2011

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• Titre: Hitchens vs. Blair : Be It Resolved Religion Is a Force for Good in the World
• Éditeur: Transworld Publishers Limited
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0552777900
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780552777902
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Poids: 0,212 livre

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Synopsis

On November 26, 2010, intellectual juggernaut and staunch atheist Christopher Hitchens went head-to-head with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, one of the Western worlds most openly devout political leaders, on the highly charged topic of religion. Few world leaders have had a greater hand in shaping current events than Blair; few writers have been more outspoken and polarizing than Hitchens.

Hitchens and Blair squared off on the contentious questions that continue to dog the topic of religion in our globalized world: How does faith influence our actions? What is the role of people of faith in the public sphere? Is religious doctrine rigid, or should we allow for flexibility in our interpretations?

For the first time ever, this exclusive debate, which played out to a sold-out audience, is now available in print, along with candid interviews with Hitchens and Blair. Sharp, provocative, and thoroughly engrossing, Hitchens vs. Blair is an electrifying intellectual sparring match on the oldest question: Is religion a force for good in the world?

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Christopher Hitchens was an English-born American author, journalist and literary critic. He was a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Slate, Free Inquiry, and a variety of other media in a career that spanned more than four decades and made him a prominent public intellectual, and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. His books include The Monarchy; Blood, Class, and Nostalgia; No One Left to Lie Toand God Is Not Great. He died in 2011.