Unbelievable?

Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

Halloween and horror films - Peter Laws & Michael Cummins

26 Oct 2018
01:21:09

Should Christians take part in Halloween festivities? And is it ok to watch grisly horror films? These are the two questions debates by Peter Laws and Michael Cummins ahead of Halloween. Peter Laws is a Baptist minister and lifelong fan of the horror...

A tale of two doubters: Austin Fischer & Ed Atkinson

19 Oct 2018
01:26:56

Austin Fischer is a church pastor who tells the story of his own struggle with doubt in the book ‘Faith In The Shadows: Finding Christ in the midst of doubt’ and how he has kept his faith. Ed Atkinson is a former Christian and co-host of the Doubts A...

Is Jesus the Jewish Messiah? Michael Brown vs Jonathan Romain

12 Oct 2018
01:22:19

Michael Brown is a Messianic Jew and hosts The Line Of Fire radio show in the USA. He engages with liberal UK Reform rabbi Jonathan Romain on whether Jesus fulfilled the role of Messiah.   Michael and Jonathan end up disagreeing on much more than jus...

Daniel Dennett vs Keith Ward: Are we more than matter? Mind, consciousness and free will

5 Oct 2018
01:31:44

In the 5th episode of The Big Conversation, Justin is joined by atheist guest Daniel Dennett and Christian guest Keith Ward. Daniel C Dennett is Professor of Philosophy at Tufts University, USA and a leading naturalist voice in the philosophy of mind...

Hitchens vs Hitchens debate on War and God - podcast special

28 Sep 2018
02:04:59

In this podcast special edition of the show Justin broadcasts the 2008 public debate between Christopher Hitchens and his brother Peter Hitchens. Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was one of the four so-called ‘horsemen of the new atheism’, well know...

Peterson vs Harris, atheism and the alt-right – Esther O’Reilly and James Croft

20 Sep 2018
01:41:56

Thousands of people recently attended four high-profile debates on religion and atheism between psychology professor Jordan Peterson and atheist writer Sam Harris. Why are Peterson and Harris so influential, especially among young men? Why is Peterso...

Live USA show: Sean McDowell & Hemant Mehta debate what atheists and Christians get wrong

14 Sep 2018
01:51:58

Justin is joined by Christian apologist Sean McDowell and ‘Friendly Atheist’ blogger Hemant Mehta for a live audience edition of the show recorded at Westside A Jesus Church in Portland, Oregon. They discuss motivations, faith, science, evidence, ath...

John Lennox vs Michael Ruse: Science, faith and the evidence for God

7 Sep 2018
02:00:42

In the 4th episode of The Big Conversation, Justin is joined by Prof John Lennox and Prof Michael Ruse in front of a live audience in London. Christian guest John Lennox is professor of Mathematics at Oxford University and author of books including ‘...

Can Islam overcome sexism and violence? Ed Husain vs Beth Grove

31 Aug 2018
01:31:35

Ed Husain was once a Muslim extremist. Today he is still a Muslim but says the Islam he once practised is a distorted version of the faith. In his new book The House of Islam: A Global History he argues that his religion needs to return to a once-gol...

Can Justin defend his own book? feat. David Johnson, Andrew Knight & Randal Rauser

24 Aug 2018
01:27:34

Justin joins the debate fray himself this week as he tag teams with Christian apologist Randal Rauser to defend Unbelievable? the book against two atheist critics David Johnson and Andrew Knight. Since Justin’s book ‘Unbelievable? why, after ten year...

Debating the Kalam Cosmological Argument - Stephen Woodford (Rationality Rules) vs Blake Giunta

17 Aug 2018
01:27:19

Keep kalam and carry on... In the second of two ‘deep dive’ shows into philosophical arguments for God, Justin is joined by atheist YouTuber Stephen Woodford (aka Rationality Rules) and Christian apologist Blake Giunta, creator of the Belief Map webs...

Why is there something rather than nothing? Alex O Connor & Cameron Bertuzzi debate the Argument from Contingency

10 Aug 2018
01:27:06

In the first of two philosophical ‘deep dive’ shows debating famous ‘cosmological’ arguments for God, YouTube atheist Alex O Connor (aka Cosmic Skeptic) debates apologist Cameron Bertuzzi of Capturing Christianity. They discuss the argument from cont...

Theistic evolution, biology and purpose – Denis Alexander & Perry Marshall (plus Dominic Done)

3 Aug 2018
01:23:25

Dr Denis Alexander is a notable British proponent of theistic evolution – the view that Christianity and Darwinian evolution are perfectly compatible. Many atheist biologists claim that evolution has disproved the idea of purpose in biology. Denis’ n...

Faitheism: Why can’t atheists and Christians get along? Krish Kandiah & Terry Sanderson

27 Jul 2018
01:20:44

Krish Kandiah’s new book ‘Faitheism: Why Christians and Atheists have more in common than you think’, aims to elevate the conversation between both sides.  Krish is joined by Terry Sanderson of the National Secular Society as they discuss the good, b...

NT Wright and Tom Holland: How St Paul changed the world

20 Jul 2018
01:25:16

Renowned New Testament scholar NT (Tom) Wright returns to Unbelievable? to talk about his latest book Paul: A Biography (SPCK). Joining Wright is historical writer Tom Holland, author of popular books on the rise and fall of the Roman empire such as...

Premier Christmas Radio

We are SO excited to announce the return of Premier Christmas radio for a second year running! It's finally time to get festive with our pop-up Christmas radio station. Allow us to fill your days with HopePeaceJoy and Love this winter with our carefully crafted Christmas radio. Listen Now

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