Event Date and Participants

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 world's most openly devout political leaders, on the highly charged topic of religion.

Context and Significance

Few world leaders have had a greater hand in shaping current events than Blair; few writers have been more outspoken and polarizing than Hitchens.

Debate Topics

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?

Book Details

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?