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9780718022174 English 0718022173 At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. Nobody is not a divided self, of course, heonce told an interviewer, but I think it s rather strong in my case. Hitchens wasa man of many contradictions: a Marxist in youth who longed for acceptance among the social elites; a peacenik who revered the military; a champion of the Left who was nonetheless pro-life, pro-war-on-terror, and after 9/11 something of a neocon; and while he railed against God on stage, he maintained meaningful though largely hidden from public view friendships with evangelical Christians like Francis Collins, Douglas Wilson, and the author Larry Alex Taunton. InThe Faith of Christopher Hitchens, Taunton offers avery personal perspective of one of our most interesting and most misunderstood public figures. Writing with genuine compassion and without compromise, Tauntontraces Hitchens s spiritual and intellectual development from his decision as a teenager to reject belief in God to his rise to prominence as one of the so-called Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. While Hitchens was, in the minds of many Christians, Public Enemy Number One, away from the lights andthecameras a warm friendship flourished between Hitchens and the author; a friendship thatculminatedinnot one, buttwolengthy road trips where, after Hitchens s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, they studied the Bible together. The Faith of Christopher Hitchensgives us a candidglimpse into the inner life of this intriguing, sometimes maddening, and unexpectedly vulnerable man. If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do. Christopher Hitchens", If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do. Christopher Hitchens At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. Nobody is not a divided self, of course, heonce told an interviewer, but I think it s rather strong in my case. Hitchens wasa man of many contradictions: a Marxist in youth who longed for acceptance among the social elites; a peacenik who revered the military; a champion of the Left who was nonetheless pro-life, pro-war-on-terror, and after 9/11 something of a neocon; and while he railed against God on stage, he maintained meaningful though largely hidden from public view friendships with evangelical Christians like Francis Collins, Douglas Wilson, and the author Larry Alex Taunton. InThe Faith of Christopher Hitchens, Taunton offers avery personal perspective of one of our most interesting and most misunderstood public figures. Writing with genuine compassion and without compromise, Tauntontraces Hitchens s spiritual and intellectual development from his decision as a teenager to reject belief in God to his rise to prominence as one of the so-called Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. While Hitchens was, in the minds of many Christians, Public Enemy Number One, away from the lights andthecameras a warm friendship flourished between Hitchens and the author; a friendship thatculminatedinnot one, buttwolengthy road trips where, after Hitchens s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, they studied the Bible together. The Faith of Christopher Hitchensgives us a candidglimpse into the inner life of this intriguing, sometimes maddening, and unexpectedly vulnerable man. This book should be read by every atheist and theist passionate about the truth. --Michael Shermer, publisher, Skeptic magazine", There were those who did not want Christopher Hitchens and me to be friends. At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most famous denouncer of divinity in the world. He was also brother to a man who rejected that atheism, the grandson of Jewish and Calvinist grandfathers, a man christened Orthodox in marriage, and a man haunted that people he deeply respected believed in the immortality of the soul. One of those people was Larry Taunton, whose conversations with Hitchens in his last months reveal a man wrestling with faith. The Faith of Christopher Hitchens examines the life and unpacks the spiritual development of Taunton's sometime antagonist and longtime friend. Beginning with Hichens' education in the Bible in primary school to his decision to reject even the notion of God to his rise to prominence as one of new-atheisms four horsemen," Larry Taunton traces the intellectual and spiritual evolution of Hitchens with compassion and fidelity to the convictions of both. Written with genuine affection without giving a theological inch Taunton s unvarnished account of Hitchens is a candid, unvarnished look at the spiritual life of one of the most compelling, mercurial, and complicated figures of our time."
9780718022174 English 0718022173 At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. Nobody is not a divided self, of course, heonce told an interviewer, but I think it s rather strong in my case. Hitchens wasa man of many contradictions: a Marxist in youth who longed for acceptance among the social elites; a peacenik who revered the military; a champion of the Left who was nonetheless pro-life, pro-war-on-terror, and after 9/11 something of a neocon; and while he railed against God on stage, he maintained meaningful though largely hidden from public view friendships with evangelical Christians like Francis Collins, Douglas Wilson, and the author Larry Alex Taunton. InThe Faith of Christopher Hitchens, Taunton offers avery personal perspective of one of our most interesting and most misunderstood public figures. Writing with genuine compassion and without compromise, Tauntontraces Hitchens s spiritual and intellectual development from his decision as a teenager to reject belief in God to his rise to prominence as one of the so-called Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. While Hitchens was, in the minds of many Christians, Public Enemy Number One, away from the lights andthecameras a warm friendship flourished between Hitchens and the author; a friendship thatculminatedinnot one, buttwolengthy road trips where, after Hitchens s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, they studied the Bible together. The Faith of Christopher Hitchensgives us a candidglimpse into the inner life of this intriguing, sometimes maddening, and unexpectedly vulnerable man. If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do. Christopher Hitchens", If everyone in the United States had the same qualities of loyalty and care and concern for others that Larry Taunton had, we'd be living in a much better society than we do. Christopher Hitchens At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most notorious atheist in the world. And yet, all was not as it seemed. Nobody is not a divided self, of course, heonce told an interviewer, but I think it s rather strong in my case. Hitchens wasa man of many contradictions: a Marxist in youth who longed for acceptance among the social elites; a peacenik who revered the military; a champion of the Left who was nonetheless pro-life, pro-war-on-terror, and after 9/11 something of a neocon; and while he railed against God on stage, he maintained meaningful though largely hidden from public view friendships with evangelical Christians like Francis Collins, Douglas Wilson, and the author Larry Alex Taunton. InThe Faith of Christopher Hitchens, Taunton offers avery personal perspective of one of our most interesting and most misunderstood public figures. Writing with genuine compassion and without compromise, Tauntontraces Hitchens s spiritual and intellectual development from his decision as a teenager to reject belief in God to his rise to prominence as one of the so-called Four Horsemen of the New Atheism. While Hitchens was, in the minds of many Christians, Public Enemy Number One, away from the lights andthecameras a warm friendship flourished between Hitchens and the author; a friendship thatculminatedinnot one, buttwolengthy road trips where, after Hitchens s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, they studied the Bible together. The Faith of Christopher Hitchensgives us a candidglimpse into the inner life of this intriguing, sometimes maddening, and unexpectedly vulnerable man. This book should be read by every atheist and theist passionate about the truth. --Michael Shermer, publisher, Skeptic magazine", There were those who did not want Christopher Hitchens and me to be friends. At the time of his death, Christopher Hitchens was the most famous denouncer of divinity in the world. He was also brother to a man who rejected that atheism, the grandson of Jewish and Calvinist grandfathers, a man christened Orthodox in marriage, and a man haunted that people he deeply respected believed in the immortality of the soul. One of those people was Larry Taunton, whose conversations with Hitchens in his last months reveal a man wrestling with faith. The Faith of Christopher Hitchens examines the life and unpacks the spiritual development of Taunton's sometime antagonist and longtime friend. Beginning with Hichens' education in the Bible in primary school to his decision to reject even the notion of God to his rise to prominence as one of new-atheisms four horsemen," Larry Taunton traces the intellectual and spiritual evolution of Hitchens with compassion and fidelity to the convictions of both. Written with genuine affection without giving a theological inch Taunton s unvarnished account of Hitchens is a candid, unvarnished look at the spiritual life of one of the most compelling, mercurial, and complicated figures of our time."