Is christianity good for the world wilson, douglas. A memoir of one of the most brilliant minds to grace this earth. I just watched it and i thought it was fascinating, with great points brought up by both sides. This series of public debates took place to promote their coauthored book. 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. Dvd the documentary collision pits leading atheist, political journalist and author christopher hitchens god is not great. Theologian douglas wilson and atheist christopher hitchens, authors whose books are already part of a larger debate on whether religion is pernicious.
Stein may 29, 2014 by andy naselli ive listened to this debate over and over and over, and it doesnt get old. In 2009, collision exploded onto the scene, changing the face of religious. Christopher hitchens and douglas wilson debate mp3 audio. 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. Its that the film does a very good job of creating a third realm in which we see an interplay of different takes on humanism.
Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. The key to the glory of collision is not that hitchens is evenly matched. I did some looking around the internet and it seems to be the general consensus that hitchens lost in a landslide, but i. 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. In fall 2008, doane and crew accompanied hitchens and wilson on an east. 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 huffduffed by latenite4 on december 21st, 2009.
A couple years ago i mentioned the online debate between douglas wilson and christopher hitchens. It covers the semination of morality and whether religion and christianity, in particular was necessary in that formation. In 2009, collision exploded onto the scene, changing the face of. Collision is a movie about diametrically opposing paradigms. The documentary collision pits leading atheist, political journalist and author christopher hitchens god is not great. Doug wilson on the death of christopher hitchens on vimeo. 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. The title of this book is quite provocative, inviting a potential reader to be unsure what he is going to think about it. Collision pits the late, leading atheist, political journalist, and author, christopher hitchens god is not great. What is your opinion on the christopher hitchens vs.
The movie is named collision and its set for release today, october 27. Collision is a documentary website here following the debate tour of christopher hitchens and douglas wilson. Filmed in a choppy, artistic style, this 80minute documentary dips into various aspects and topics on their debate tour. Douglas wilson huffduffed by sixstring on december 21st, 2009. Christopher hitchens personally approved the edit of the film, calling. It opens at theaters nationally october 27, 2009 and is also available in dvd at american vision. 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. The kings college hosted a debate between christopher hitchens and douglas wilson with this question in mind. Theologian last fall, journalist, literary critic and proud atheist christopher hitchens went on a debating tour with pastor douglas wilson. 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. Douglas wilson i agree with dawkins, and i share his incredulity with christopher hitchens statement. Last fall, journalist, literary critic and proud atheist christopher hitchens went on a debating tour with pastor douglas wilson. 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.
The film follows renowned author and antitheist christopher hitchens and pastor douglas wilson as they debate the topic. 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. It was a lot of work organizing it, but i think its worth it to share these files since you cant trust youtube or the other sites where these files are from. William lane craig, douglas wilson, lee strobel, and jim denison at the christian book expo. Collision carves a new path in documentary filmmaking as it pits leading atheist, political journalist and bestselling authorchristopher hitchens against fellow author, satirist and evangelical theologian douglas wilson, as they go on the road to exchange blows over the question. Christopher hitchens collection genius wit antitheist writer journalist broadcaster debater raconteur deconstructor humanist hero. Unfortunately they couldnt find any more creationists, so it wasnt really a fair fight.
Wilson is well known for his controversial work southern slavery, as it was, which he coauthored with league of the south cofounder steve. Christopher hitchens, a selfdescribed antitheist, and douglas wilson, a christian theologian, go headtohead in this wonderful documentary. How religion poisons everything against fellow author and evangelical theologian pastor douglas wilson on a debate tour arguing the topic is christianity good for the world. In may 2007, leading atheist christopher hitchens and christian apologist douglas wilson began to argue the topic is christianity good for the world. Lives and worldviews collide as hitchens and wilson wittily and. Douglas james wilson born june 18, 1953 is a conservative reformed and evangelical theologian, pastor at christ church in moscow, idaho, faculty member at new saint andrews college, and author and speaker. So what could possibly be meant by the faith of christopher hitchens. Hitchens was a naturalborn debater he was a smart guy that simply enjoyed arguing. Since then, theyve been traveling around debating each other all across the country. It features a debate between prominent antitheist christopher hitchens and douglas wilson, a presbyterian pastor of. Collision is an american documentary film released on october 27, 2009.
You can also find his obituary for hitchens on christanity today here. Collision carves a new path in documentary filmmaking as it pits leading atheist. Terror, iraq, and the left simon cottee and thomas cushman eds. The documentary collision pits leading atheist, political journalist and author. Wilson and hitchens discuss the antichrist and the beast over a beer. Christopher hitchens, douglas wilson, lee strobel, and james denison dialogue. Christopher hitchens vs douglas wilson is christianity. In the case of wilson, i still feel hitchens prevails. Doug wilson vs christopher hitchens the documentary collision pits leading atheist, political journalist and author christopher hitchens god is not great. Douglas wilson s and christopher hitchens involvement in the recent christian booksellers expo and wilson s 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. This will be a book signing event in a town hall style meeting, hosted by marvin olasky, who is continue reading hitchens. If you could post a diffrent link that would be great, the stagevu is not working even if i downloaded the divx player. The result is entertaining and provocativea glimpse into the.
Lives and worldviews collide as hitchens and wilson wittily and passionately. Collision min vimeo exclusive sneak peek on vimeo. The faith of christopher hitchens books and culture. Here are the unfolding details about the hitchens wilson book tourdebate, as i understand those details. Rent collision 2009 starring christopher hitchens and douglas wilson on dvd and bluray.
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