Upcoming debate between William Dembski and Christopher Hitchens. (H/T Apologetics 315)
Details:
William Dembski will be debating Christopher Hitchens at the Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, TX, Nov. 18th, on the question of God’s goodness.
“Does a Good God Exist?”
Debate between Dr. William Dembski and Christopher Hitchens
Two intellectual heavy weights will square off toe-to-toe on the existence and goodness of God.
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where Dr. Dembski is a research professor, has an article on the debate.
Dembski and Hitchens will debate the existence of a good God during a conference for the Biblical Worldview Institute at Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas. The debate will be hosted in the worship center at Prestonwood Baptist Church from 8:40 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. It will also be webcast on http://www.pcawebcast.com.
Dembski, a champion of the Intelligent Design movement, is also a senior fellow with the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and an author of numerous books, including The Design of Life: Discovering Signs of Intelligence in Biological Systems and The End of Christianity: Finding a Good God in an Evil World. He was also featured in the 2008 documentary on Intelligent Design, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed.
Hitchens has authored, along with other controversial books, God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, and he edited The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Non-Believer. Alongside Sam Harris, Daniel C. Dennett and Richard Dawkins, Hitchens has been called one of “The Four Horsemen” of the atheism. A former atheist, Hitchens’ brother, Peter, renounced his disbelief and recently wrote the 2010 publication, The Rage against God: How Atheism Led me to Faith.
Prestonwood Christian Academy is a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church, the location of one of Southwestern Seminary’s seven extension centers. The College at Southwestern is also a sponsor for the debate. For more information on the conference or to register, visit www.prestonwoodchristian.org.
I am a big fan of William Dembski. He will crush Hitchens, just like Craig did at Biola in 2009.
Dallas/Fort-Worth apologetics conference TODAY
Here’s a quick reminder about the upcoming conference in Dallas, TX.
When:
- November 5th and 6th, 2010
- Friday: 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
- Saturday: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Where:
Speakers and topics:
- Tag-team of all speakers on apologetics
- Dr. Paul Nelson, “The Power and Promise of Intelligent Design in Biology”
- Dr. Craig Hazen, “Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?”
- Sean McDowell, “Equipping Young People with a Biblical Worldview”
- Dr. J.P. Moreland, “The War of Worldviews”
- Dr. Mike Licona, “Can We Really Trust the Gospels”
- Dr. William Lane Craig, “The Case for the Existence of God”
The thing I like about this conference is that all of the speakers have participated in lectures and debates. Paul Nelson has debated on intelligent design, JP Moreland has debated on the existence of God, Craig debates regularly on the existence of God, Licona has debated Ehrman and others on the resurrection, and Sean McDowell kicked butt in his debate on morality and atheism. Craig Hazen hasn’t debated to my knowledge, but he does tons of lecturing, and people tend to really like his lectures. I once gave an entire set of lectures to my friends Andrew and Jen and they liked Craig Hazen the best.
So the point is that these guys are all really really good speakers! This conference should be a very lively affair.
WINTERY KNIGHT 