He has had public debates with christopher hitchens, sam harris, steven pinker, roger cohen, richard dawkins, matt ridley, bishop barron, 2 3 4 5 and indian yogi and mystic sadhguru, among others. Wolpe makes the case for religion and rebuts recent critiques of religion by a quartet of prominent atheists called the new atheists. The party will go on without you february 26, 2011 posted by ezra resnick in religion. Samuel benjamin harris born april 9, 1967 is an american author, philosopher, and neuroscientist. Wolpe responded and i want to share our brief exchange and my thoughts about it in more detail. I have previously read rabbi wolpes book teaching your children about god, and i very much liked his kind, gentle tone. When sam and eric sit down they generally agree about a large number of.
Dec 29, 2007 the american jewish university hosted authors sam harris and rabbi david wolpe to discuss the existence of god and the role of religion and faith in society. The esteemed humanities department of the respected scripps college. Please join us in welcoming author, lecturer, and religious leader rabbi david wolpe to this weeks episode of dentalks podcast. He specifically identifies sam harris, christopher hitchens, richard dawkins, and daniel dennett. Yes but he criticises islam most because of its threat to america and the world, then christianity because of its influence in america, and then judaism. In the moral landscape 2010, harris argues that science can help answer moral problems and aid human wellbeing. Rabbi wolpe has been named the most influential rabbi in america by newsweek, and one of the 50 most influential. He has had public debates with christopher hitchens, sam harris, steven pinker, roger. The american jewish university hosted authors sam harris and rabbi david wolpe to discuss the existence of god and the role of religion and. Oct 12, 2017 my assessment of harris as an academic ph.
His congregation attracts a thousand worshippers on a shabbat morning and at its peak his friday night service attracted 1500. Interview with rabbi david wolpe the book of doctrines and. Yesterday i listened to a debate between sam harris and rabbi david wolpe. He famously debated reformconservativenonorthodox, rabbi wolpe theres another funny vide. Feb 15, 2017 rabbi david wolpe on leadership, religion, and identity ep.
In this book, the author takes on those who are called the new atheists. Sam harris and rabbi david wolpe guest contributor. Rabbi david wolpe and rabbi bradley artson response to critics of the moral landscape among the many quandaries a writer must face after publishing a controversial book is the question of how, or whether, to respond to criticism. Rabbi david wolpe has written an important if a tad uneven book. A debate between bestselling authors rabbi david wolpe and sam harris.
He also serves on the rabbinic advisory committee of torah umesorah. Wolpe is more philosophical and focuses on the quest for meaning. Sam harris and rabbi david wolpe guest contributor friendly. His newest book, why faith matters, is a powerful argument for the place of god, religion and faith in todays world. Antitheist writer christopher hitchens debates with conservative jewish leader rabbi david j. Wolpes book, why faith matters, is both an answer to books about atheism and a recounting of his battle with illness he has undergone two surgeries for a brain tumor and chemotherapy for lymphoma. Wolpe points out that the bible is packed with great questions from the very first, when adam and eve are cowering in shame and rabbi wolpes faith takes on atheists and fanatics alike advertisement rabbi wolpes faith takes on atheists and fanatics alike page 1 of 2. On february 15th i attended the debate is there an afterlife. Bishop barrons discussion with dave rubin and rabbi wolpe. In this episode of the waking up podcast, sam harris speaks with eric weinstein and ben shapiro about the breakdown of shared values, the problem with identity politics, religion, free will, the primacy of reason, and many other topics.
Rabbi david wolpe, of sinai temple, is the author of teaching your children about god and why be jewish. A critical response to dawkins, harris, and hitchens. Interview with rabbi david wolpe the book of doctrines. If a soul has not known sadness and struggle, there is no chance of overcoming, no cherishing the dawn. Sep 01, 2008 rabbi david wolpe has written an important if a tad uneven book. Aug 28, 2019 yes but he criticises islam most because of its threat to america and the world, then christianity because of its influence in america, and then judaism. In his book the end of faith, harris, who holds a doctorate in neuroscience from ucla, has written of the possibility that consciousness can be separate from the brain. Rabbi david wolpe was named the most influential rabbi in the country by newsweek magazine in 2012.
Feb 26, 2011 the party will go on without you february 26, 2011 posted by ezra resnick in religion. Christopher hitchens and i recently debated rabbi david wolpe and rabbi bradley artson on the question, is there. Wolpes book, why faith matters, came to my attention as i prepared to teach a class on hebrews 11. This whole book can be read through in a couple of hours, and thats good because i didnt get much out of it. The view from the end of the world sam harris youtube. Rabbi wolpes faith takes on atheists and fanatics alike. Christopher hitchens, david wolpe, sam harris, brad artson on. Sam harris, famous atheist author and intellectual demolishes the charismatic rabbi david wolpes claim that science cant measure a good life, and talks about the bloody origins of religion. Its not unusual for me to listen to these debates, though im not quite sure what deeply felt need i have that. I agree with your comment about sam harris use of bs. We read and talk about both fiction and nonfiction books as a. Christopher hitchens and sam harris debate rabbis david wolpe.
Hitchens, wolpe, harris, artson and the afterlife excerpts. A conversation between sam harris, christopher hitchens, rabbi david wolpe, and rabbi bradley shavit artson. I see the role of a rabbi or a pastor in general sort of like the role of a quarterback who throws the ball a little bit ahead of the receiver that is you want to make people run. Sam harris is the author of the end of faith and letter to a christian nation. There seems to be a lot of viewing of hitchens debates going around, but as someone mentioned here i forget who, sorry, sam harris is really the way to go for strong debating.
Recently he posted an interesting meme on his facebook page which inspired me to make a comment. His book the end of faith 2004, was a critique of organized religion. Rabbi wolpe is still a believing jew who thinks that the story of exodus has great power to inspire people today. Blog sam harris debates, lectures, interviews, essays. While i understand his desire to use it to place emphasis on his views about. Ill throw you a scattershot of points here didnt read the linked articl. A note from sam i never want money to be the reason why someone cant get access to my digital content. Rabbi abraham cooper and harold brackman, march 6, 2020 millennials arent the only ones with little connection to history. He is also no stranger to high profile debates with atheists like christopher hitchens and sam harris.
In the debate with rabbi wolpe, i noticed he seemed quick to lay the groundwork for his argument not for a personal, detailed account of god as we see in the holy texts, but instead he made an argument for the existence of supernatural beings and the reason why philosophical principals like reason, logic, or the notions of the sciences are inadequate for humans to comprehend this realm of gods. In this episode of the waking up podcast, sam harris speaks with eric weinstein and ben shapiro about the breakdown of shared values, the problem with identity politics. Ive been in the process of essentially bringing my girlfriend out of a cult. Rabbi dovid harris born 1945 is an orthodox rabbi who along with rabbi akiva grunblatt, serves as corosh hayeshiva deans at the yeshivas rabbeinu yisrael meir hakohen. He published a longform essay lying in 2011, the short book free will in 2012, waking up. If you really cant afford a monthly or annual subscription to, just contact us, and well. Sam harris, author of the end of faith, and christopher hitchens, author of god is not great. My first moments with christopher hitchens were interrupted by a man who pointed out that on the back of my book on faith. On this episode of the portal, eric hosts leading conservative rabbi david wolpe and explores the possibilities for, and problems with, a new synthesis of atheism and religion in our modern era that avoids special pleading. Previous guests range from comedians bob saget, roseanne barr, and richard lewis, politicians john mccain, gary johnson, and john kasich, thought leaders jordan peterson, sam harris, and ben shapiro, religious leaders bishop barron and rabbi wolpe, and tv. Christopher hitchens, leading atheist advocate and author of the bestselling book, god is not great and rabbi david wolpe, spiritual leader.
However, he believes that power is in the metaphor of the story and does not require it to be. Wolpe blends the powerful personal story of his struggles with his own faith with a poignant response to the new atheists that reveals just how important faith in modern society. Christopher hitchens, rabbi david wolpe, and rabbi bradley shavit artson. Eric talks to one of his closest friends, neuroscientist, philosopher and meditationguru, sam harris. A short, beautiful book about the power and promises of faith. Why faith matters is full of piercingly compelling insights about faith, about religion and our pracitice of it and about the interplay of these two forces in our lives. In his most recent book, why faith matters 1, rabbi david j. Over the christmas break, i spent a fair amount of time bingewatching jordan peterson videos. Rabbi wolpe so a rabbi and an atheist walk into a podcast. With a foreword by rick warren, new york times bestselling author of the purpose driven life, why faith matters is an articulate and muchneeded nondenominational defense. Jan 09, 2008 this was a great debate sam cleaned house with the rabbi who seemed to love the argument from ignorance. Afterlife debate w christopher hitchens, sam harris, rabbi.
Richard dawkins, sam harris, and christopher hitchens, and attempts to answer their most strident criticisms about religion and faith by. Sam harris and the myth of perfectly rational thought wired. I like to call it my night with the atheist and the rabbi. Wolpe is not alone in replying to the new atheists. Shes very intelligent, but is not familiar with atheist thinkers, so i was looking for a blog post or a short video to. In his book he listed such posited causes as the israeli occupation of the west bank and gazathe collusion of western. Sam harris at cfi in nyc on 1072010 talking about the moral landscape chris oconnor. The party will go on without you no right to believe. Of the many peterson videos, the ones that intrigued me the most featured his dialogues with sam harris, one of the four horsemen of the new atheism and perhaps the most strident critic of religion on the scene today. Book recommendation 1 c 1 carl sagan 1 charles darwin 1 child abuse 6 christian hate 29 christian history 3 christian hypocrisy 11 christian stupidity 44. Rabbi david wolpe, in his really lousy book, why faith matters, talks about how hitchens described north korea as one of the most religiously authoritarian states that hes ever experienced.
Rabbi david wolpe on leadership, religion, and identity ep. Christopher hitchens and sam harris debated rabbi david wolpe and rabbi bradley shavit artson in a panel discussion. Against such an existence were christopher hitchens and sam harris, interspersedly seated between rabbis david wolpe and shavit artson who argued the opposing view. Sam harris vs rabbi sam harris demolishes rabbi david. Christopher hitchens, david wolpe, sam harris, brad artson. The measure of human character is our reaction to dark times. Dec 20, 2015 wolpes goal is to support people to cultivate the spiritual self by using the insights of judaism. Previous guests range from comedians bob saget, roseanne barr, and richard lewis, politicians john mccain, gary johnson, and john kasich, thought leaders jordan peterson, sam harris, and ben shapiro, religious leaders bishop barron and rabbi wolpe, and tv legends like larry king and john stossel, and many others. Ive been watching this, and tentatively impressed by both wolpe and harris.
He is a prominent figure in the yeshiva world and speaks annually at the torah umesorah national society for hebrew day schools convention. Recently he posted an interesting meme on his facebook page. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see hebrews 11. Jan 12, 2011 yesterday i listened to a debate between sam harris and rabbi david wolpe. Jun 20, 2014 rabbi david wolpe was named the most influential rabbi in the country by newsweek magazine in 2012. I can say that i became interested to read more by david wolpe based on some very intelligent answers that he gave during a debate with sam harris about the existence of god. Christopher hitchens 2008 the existence of god and the role of. Wolpe tried every trick in the book, just like any meat packer defending his factory job might. Wolpe, who recently turned 50, is an articulate, credible and even endearing spokesman for his cause he was named the no. She was raised in a craaaazy pentecostal church and ive basically just convinced her that there is no god. Wolpe, who has written several books on faith, acknowledged that virulent forms of. Wolpe points out that the bible is packed with great questions from the very first, when adam and eve are cowering in shame and rabbi wolpe s faith takes on atheists and fanatics alike advertisement rabbi wolpe s faith takes on atheists and fanatics alike page 1 of 2.
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