Unbelievable?

Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

Is atheist naturalism coherent? Gary Habermas vs Michael Ruse

29 Jul 2016
01:20:23

Gary Habermas is Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Liberty University. Michael Ruse is Professor of Philosophy of Science at Florida State University. They debate whether Michael's belief in naturalism (all that exists is the material world)...

Religious experience, relationships & apologetics - Richard Morgan & Frances Janusz

22 Jul 2016
01:24:08

Richard Morgan was an atheist for many years before a sudden epiphany (via the Richard Dawkins website) brought him to Christian faith. He enjoys dialoguing online with other atheists but finds apologetics limited in how far it can persuade people. 8...

The Conference 2016 Highlights show + Unbelievable Live in the USA

15 Jul 2016
01:19:40

Justin presents some highlights from this year’s Unbelievable Conference including the opening address by evangelist J.John, and snippets from the Reaching Young People, Rules of Engagement and What If They Ask Me? Seminar streams. The show concludes...

The Ex-atheist & the Ex-Christian – Holly Ordway & Vanessa James

8 Jul 2016
01:20:45

Holly Ordway is Professor of English and Director of the M.A. in Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. She was a happy atheist, but was converted to Christianity through apologetics and her love of literature. Vanessa James is a musician who was...

Were the apostles martyred for their faith? Sean McDowell vs Ken Humphreys

1 Jul 2016
01:20:14

The argument that ‘the followers of Jesus wouldn’t have suffered and died for a lie’ is often used as evidence for the resurrection. But in recent years attacks have been mounted on whether the martyrdom accounts of the apostles are reliable. Sean M...

Is God a God of wrath? Joshua Ryan Butler & Brian Zahnd

24 Jun 2016
01:22:10

How should Christians interpret scriptures that describe the 'wrath' of God? Did God punish Jesus on the cross? Are we punished for our sins or do we merely suffer the 'consequences' of them? These and other questions are debated as Joshua Ryan Butle...

Should we Stay or should we Go? Christians debate the EU referendum

18 Jun 2016
01:55:50

Hear the live debate in Woking with 4 speakers putting the Christian case for and against the UK leaving the European Union. Justin Brierley chairs the debate. On the Stay team: Sir Simon Hughes & Gary Streeter MP. On the Go team: Adrian Hilton (...

Grill Greg Koukl - Questions on prayer, atonement & God's hiddenness

10 Jun 2016
01:23:48

Christian Apologist, Greg Koukl joins Justin ahead of an apologetics event in London in July. They take calls from atheist listeners on whether prayer makes sense if God already know what we'll ask for, whether penal atonement is just, and why God re...

How should the church treat LGBT people? Preston Sprinkle & Brandan Robertson

3 Jun 2016
01:22:29

How should the church treat LGBT people? Preston Sprinkle & Brandan Robertson Preston Sprinkle, author of "People To Be Loved: Why homosexuality is not just an issue" joins Justin in studio. He dialogues with Brandan Robertson, a young...

Grill James White + Larry Taunton on bible study with Christopher Hitchens

27 May 2016
01:22:50

Reformed apologist James White joins Justin again, this time to take calls from listeners on whether the apostles preached Jesus’ divinity, whether God is the author of evil, and whether Calvin wasn’t reformed enough. In the final part of the show Ju...

Is Open Theism a heresy? James White vs John Sanders

20 May 2016
01:22:51

John E Sanders is one among a number of evangelical theologians such as Greg Boyd who have embraced Open Theism – the view that God does not necessarily have foreknowledge of all future events and that the future is open. Many evangelicals believe Op...

Why Can’t Mike Believe? David Robertson & Mike Rand

13 May 2016
01:23:11

Mike Rand is an agnostic who has been listening to Unbelievable? for several years. He is attracted to aspects of the Christian faith but has certain intellectual objections which he hasn’t found satisfactory answers to yet. He engages with David Rob...

Is human life intrinsically valuable? Peter Singer, Richard Weikart & Susan Blackmore

7 May 2016
01:22:48

Richard Weikart, professor of history at California State University, joins Justin to talk about his new book 'The Death of Humanity'. He says the loss of belief in the value of human life is leading to disastrous consequences for society. Peter Sing...

A Tale of Two Megachurches – When Justin met Joel Osteen & Rob Bell

29 Apr 2016
45:22

In this podcast-only edition of the programme, Justin Brierley delves into the archives to air a radio documentary which was first broadcast in 2009. He and his family went on a US road trip to visit two megachurches and meet their pastors. Lakewood...

Have atheists got the wrong God? Rupert Shortt vs Jeremy Rodell

22 Apr 2016
01:22:09

In his new book ‘Go Is No Thing’ Rupert Shortt argues that many ‘new atheists’ have a faulty view of God that doesn’t take seriously the philosophical arguments that thinkers like Thomas Aquinas gave many centuries ago for the existence of God. Ruper...

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