Religion

is good from god?

Is Good from God? Sam Harris and William Lane Craig Debate

In the second annual God Debate that takes place at Norte Dame, atheist neuroscientist Sam Harris and Evangelical Christian apologist William Lane Craig, duke it out on the topic, “Is Good From God?”

Science, Magic and Religion Courtenay Raia

20-Lecture Course: Science, Magic, and Religion (History 2D)

This course looks at how Western cosmologies became “disenchanted,” magical tradition turned to modern mysticism, and how science before 1700 fitted elements that came eventually to be seen as magical. And it looks at science and religion as evolving historical phenomena.

Dale B Martin New testament History

26-lecture course: Introduction to New Testament History and Literature (RLST 152)

This course studies the origins of Christianity by using the New Testament and other literature for historical context. The course does not use the New Testament as for theological purposes, but rather as a source for historical study.

Lawrence Krauss Universe Quantum Physics

A Universe from Nothing

This could be the most interesting lecture ever posted on Virtual Professors. This talk on the universe by Lawrence Krauss has been referred to in many religious debates by Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, and we guarantee it will change the way you think about everything.

Christopher Hitchens Rabbi Boteach God

Shmuley Boteach and Christopher Hitchens Debate on God

Christopher Hitchens has earned several posts on Virtual Professors, not only because he has so many debates on religion available from his book tour, but also because anyone that steps into the ring with him has not realized the challenge they have put upon themselves.

Suicide Terrorism Robert Pape

Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism

The origins of Suicide terrorism have roots back to when the only weapon a person had was a sword. Where and when exactly did these suicide terrorists originate, and for what reasons? And have suicide terrorists always been soldiers of religion, as like we are likely to believe?

Does God Exst? Debate with Hitchens and Turek

Does God Exist? Frank Turek vs. Christopher Hitchens Debate

Frank Turek says he can make a case for the existence of God using science, but Christopher Hitchens is not so optimistic. Turek is the co-author of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Athiest, and Hitchens is author of the bestseller, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.

Vali Nasr

The Rise of the Muslim Middle Class, and What it Will Mean for the World

Vali Nasr argues that the battle for the soul of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other Islamic populations around the world, will not be fought over religion, but over capitalism and business by a rising muslim middle class.

Christopher Hitchens

The God Debate: Dinesh D’Souza & Christopher Hitchens on the existence of God

Is there a God? Of course, there is no provable answer to the God debate. But that doesn’t stop esteemed Catholic apologetic Dinesh D’Souza Dinesh d’souza and famed atheist Christopher Hitchens debating the existence of God.