Hitchens vs Blair

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?