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Put two contrarians together and shake well. -Christianity Today 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 D...

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“If someone says I’m doing this out of faith, I say, Why don’t you do it out of conviction?” —CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS One of his generation’s greatest public intellectuals, and perhaps its fiercest, Christopher Hit...

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Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and great...

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The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish government, had chunks...

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Since the 1948 war which drove them from their heartland, the Palestinian people have consistently been denied the most basic democratic rights. Blaming the Victims shows how the historical fate of the Palestinians has been justified by spurious a...

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Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America's "special relationship" with Britain. But as events have shown, especially in the wake of 9/11, the political and cultural ties between America ...

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'Revisiting this selection of diaries and essay-reviews from the London Review of Books is restorative, an extended spa treatment that stretches tired brains and unkinks the usual habitual responses where Hitchens is concerned.' James Wolcott in h...

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'Revisiting this selection of diaries and essay-reviews from the London Review of Books is restorative, an extended spa treatment that stretches tired brains and unkinks the usual habitual responses where Hitchens is concerned.' James Wolcott in h...

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Christopher Hitchens' iconclastic collection is the perfect companion to US-UK relations by the greatest Anglo-American writer of his generation. Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America's "s...

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The Elgin Marbles were designed to adorn the Parthenon. In 1801 Lord Elgin had pieces of the frieze removed and sent to Britain. This work recounts the history of these sculptures and makes the case for their return to Greece, drawing out the mora...

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For half a century, the United Nations building in New York has been the focus of international inspiration. Its podium has seen petitioners for peace, for independence, for justice. Its murals and statuary express the loftiest ideals. Born of Wor...

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Henry Kissinger doit-il etre defere devant le Tribunal international de La Haye pour crimes de guerre, crimes contre l'humanite, et pour conspiration impliquant le meurtre, l'enlevement et la torture ?Oui, repond clairement l'ecrivain, journaliste...

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Das Kultbuch für Ungläubige und alle, die es werden wollen Religion und der Glaube an Gott sind von Menschen gemachte Dinge, die "alles vergiften". Christopher Hitchens, erfolgreicher Journalist und bekennender Atheist, beschreibt prägna...

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Confruntat cu diagnosticul irevocabil de cancer esofagian, autorul nu va pune deoparte instrumentele discursului argumentativ. Prea lucid ca s? r?mân? mult? vreme pe t?râmul iluziilor de vindecare, de?i nu refuz? nici un tratament &nda...

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Kommer vi någonsin att hitta svaret på de stora existentiella frågorna? Är vårt slutgiltiga öde att lämnas ensamma och förlora alla vi älskar? Är religion alltid problematisk? År 2007 filmades ett möte mellan Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins,...

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Den 8 juni 2010 kollapsade Christopher Hitchens i sitt hotellrum i New York. När diagnosen strupcancer fastställdes färdades han från de friskas land över till det karga landskapet som tillhör de sjuka. Under de följande arton månaderna, fram till...

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