Unbelievable?

Premier Unbelievable? exists to encourage non-believers to explore faith and to help Christians to understand, defend and share their faith with confidence.

Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

Debating science and spiritual practices – Rupert Sheldrake vs Susan Blackmore

17 Nov 2017
01:22:17

Rupert Sheldrake is often regarded as a maverick in science. He had his TED talk on the “Science Delusion” banned after other scientists objected. In his new book “Science and Spiritual Practises” he makes the case for the proven scientific benefit o...

Is miracle healing for real? Ken Fish vs Frances Janusz + 2 healing stories.

10 Nov 2017
01:22:18

Christians as well as sceptics are often dubious of miracle healing claims. Ken Fish trained under John Wimber and now travels the world with Kingdom Fire Ministries to heal and train people. He believes thinking christians should embrace the miracul...

Is Science Mike right about God, evidence and the benefits of believing? Mike McHargue & JD Walters

3 Nov 2017
01:22:34

Mike McHargue (aka Science Mike) joins Justin again to revisit his book 'Finding God In The Waves' about his deconversion to atheism and reconversion to Christian faith. Mike interacts with math & science teacher and theology blogger JD Walters o...

Does God or Naturalism best explain the Universe? Sean Carroll vs Luke Barnes

27 Oct 2017
01:33:06

Eminent cosmologists Sean Carroll and Luke Barnes join Justin for an extended edition of the show debating naturalism, Theism, Big Bang cosmology and fine tuning. Sean, an atheist astrophysicist and author of 'The Big Picture: on the origins of life,...

Why atheists should go to church - Andy Hill & Glen Scrivener (+ Bruxy Cavey)

20 Oct 2017
01:21:31

Andy Hill is an atheist who swapped hard-partying for pushing a buggy after his child was born. At a loose end with his son, he popped into a local church one day... and has continued going since. He discusses with Christian evangelist Glen Scrivener...

Do Genesis and genetics support a young earth or long-term evolution? John Mackay vs Keith Fox

13 Oct 2017
01:21:39

Australian young earth creationist John Mackay joins Justin along with theistic evolutionist Keith Fox to debate evolution. They debate Charles Lyell, the geological record, ice cores, Genesis and genetics. For John Mackay: http://askjohnmackay.com/...

Why I became a Protestant. Why I converted to Catholicism. Chris Arnzen & James Bogle

6 Oct 2017
01:20:40

To mark the 500th anniversary of The Reformation, Justin interviews two converts. One left his Catholic background for Reformed Baptist faith, the other went from Anglican to staunch Catholic. Chris Arnzen and James Bogle explain why they traded plac...

Can secularism save the West? Peter Hitchens & Andrew Copson

29 Sep 2017
01:22:53

Andrew Copson of Humanists UK is the author of new book 'Secularism: politics, religion and freedom'. He engages with Mail on Sunday journalist Peter Hitchens on whether secularism is the best future for the West, the 'myth' of neutrality, Islam and...

Rodney Stark Q&A + Nabeel Qureshi remembered by David Wood

22 Sep 2017
01:21:53

In the first half of today's show Justin puts listener questions to eminent sociologist of religion Rodney Stark, author of 'The Rise of Christianity' and 'Reformation Myths'. In the final segment Justin speaks to David Wood about the passing away of...

Ask Alvin Plantinga Anything - answering your questions

15 Sep 2017
01:21:51

Alvin Plantinga is being awarded the 2017 Templeton Prize in honour of his lifetime contribution to philosophy. The influential thinker has been at the forefront of the revival of philosophical arguments for God as well as making important contributi...

Debating out-of-body and near-death experiences: Susan Blackmore & Graham Nicholls

8 Sep 2017
01:19:12

As as student Susan Blackmore had an out-of-body experience that convinced her of the paranormal. However, after years of research, she came to the conclusion that such experiences are a purely brain phenomenon and not evidence of anything supernatur...

Debating the Unbelievable? book... Round 2. Justin Brierley & Mike Rand

1 Sep 2017
01:22:20

Justin gets a second interrogation from retired agnostic police officer Mike Rand who returns to continue the conversation with the show host about his Christian faith and new book 'Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm sti...

Is the Trinity in the Old Testament? Glen Scrivener vs Musharraf Hussain

25 Aug 2017
01:21:35

Evangelist Glen Scrivener of Speak Life engages with Imam Musharraf Hussain on whether the Old Testament scriptures support the Christian view of God as Trinity or the Islamic view of Tawhid - the indivisible oneness of God. At the end of the show Jo...

The politics of UK & US evangelicals - Hatcher, Walton, Zmirak & Flannagan (…plus Skye Jethani)

18 Aug 2017
01:22:28

White Christian evangelical voters played a significant part in electing Donald Trump to the White House and have traditionally been aligned with the US Republican Party. But UK evangelicals have very different political habits according to Prof Andr...

Live at Creation Fest: Why I am a Christian, Why I am a Humanist – Andy Bannister & Mark Preedy

11 Aug 2017
01:31:01

Justin presents a live audience edition of the show from the Creation Fest UK event in Wadebridge, Cornwall. He is joined by Christian apologist Andy Bannister and Mark Preedy of Cornwall Humanists. They discuss atheism, Humanism, Christianity and th...