ART, PERFORMANCES & CONVERSATIONS

All New Center programs speak to Jewish audiences and to the broader community. Attracting large and diverse groups of people, our past programs have explored wide-ranging themes and ideas, including: the Exodus story told from multiple cultural perspectives; the blending of Klezmer and swing music; and the influence of a Jewish up-bringing on the lives and careers of acclaimed writers, artists, musicians, actors, political figures and humorists.

We invite everyone to come and experience the insight, passion, humanity, and humor that lie at the heart of our programs.

THE GREAT GOD DEBATE

Date:

Tuesday March 23, 2010
7:30 PM

Venue:

Back Bay Events Center: John Hancock Hall
180 Berkeley Street

 THE GREAT GOD DEBATE

TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAIALBE ONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE FOR TONIGHT'S EVENT.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN PERSON AT
THE BACK BAY EVENTS CENTER BEGINING AT 6:30 PM.

DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND FOR TICKETS THE GREAT GOD DEBATE
HAS CHANGED VENUES!
THE GREAT GOD DEBATE WILL NOW BE HELD
AT THE BACK BAY EVENTS CENTER: JOHN HANCOCK HALL
LOCATED AT 180 BERKELEY STREET (CORNER OF BERKELEY AND STUART STREET).
PARKING WILL BE FREE WITH VALIDATION IN THE GARAGE AT 100 CLARENDON STREET.

 

Sparks fly when ardent atheist Christopher Hitchens goes toe-to-toe with Rabbi David Wolpe on the biggest questions of all: Does God exist? Is religion a force for good or evil in the world? Can ancient texts be squared with modern science? Can morality be divorced from religion? How important is God to Jewish identity? Christopher Hitchens is one of the most prominent and controversial writers in the media today and the author of the best-selling book God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. David Wolpe, Rabbi of Temple Sinai in Los Angeles, was named the #1 Pulpit Rabbi in America by Newsweek. He is the author of seven books, including Why Faith Matters, a response to the ideas of Hitchens and other atheist thinkers.

Their spirited conversation will be moderated by Tom Ashbrook, award-winning  journalist and host of WBUR’s daily syndicated program On Point.