Peter Hitchens vs. Adam Rutherford - "The Rage Against God"

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🗓️ 23 June 2014

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Peter Hitchens is a writer and regular columnist for the Mail on Sunday. Unlike his atheist brother Christopher, Peter is a committed Christian having himself been an atheist in younger years. His new book "The Rage Against God" challenges the anti-theism of his brother and the 'new atheism', taking as its starting point a debate they both took part in two years ago. He debates with atheist Adam Rutherford, a scientific broadcaster and writer, on whether society can function without a God-given moral compass at its centre. They cover issues such as faith, secularism, the church, atheist states and abortion in this wide ranging discussion. You can buy "The Rage against God" at http://premier.org.uk/shop For Peter Hitchens' Blog see http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/ For Adam Rutherford see http://adamrutherford.com/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or Get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy Unbelievable? 4 Jul 2009 - Peter Hitchens & Ibrahim Mogra debate "Is Islam or Christianity the best future for Britain?" Unbelievable? 19 Sep 2009 - "Would Europe be better off as an atheistic or Christian society?" David Robertson, Ed Turner & Richard Morgan Join the discussion at the Premier Community http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable

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