Unbelievable?

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Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

New Testament listener Q&A - Gary Habermas & James Crossley

7 Aug 2015
01:20:40

Christian Bible scholar Gary Habermas and agnostic New Testament scholar James Crossley return to answer questions sent in by Unbelievable? listeners. They answer your questions on the Jewishness of Jesus, the dating of the New Testament documents a....

Do the minimal facts support the resurrection? Gary Habermas & James Crossley

31 Jul 2015
01:21:12

Christian philosopher and historian Gary Habermas has been at the forefront of the ‘minimal facts’ approach as evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. He debates the commonly agreed facts with agnostic New Testament scholar James Crossley and they d....

Ehrman vs McGrew - Round 2 – Do undesigned coincidences confirm the Gospels?

24 Jul 2015
01:21:28

Bart D Ehrman and Tim J McGrew return to debate research by McGrew on the so-called ‘un-designed coincidences’ between different Gospel accounts that give them the ring of truth. They also debate whether historical research can ever validate miracul....

Bart Ehrman vs Tim McGrew - Round 1 - Can we trust the Gospels?

17 Jul 2015
01:21:23

Well known critical bible scholar Bart Ehrman discusses whether the Gospels are reliable historical records of Jesus’ life with Christian apologist and academic Tim McGrew. They debate whether inerrancy makes any difference, the authorship of the Go....

Can Christianity be true if Christians can’t agree on doctrine? Andrew Whyte vs Nabeel Qureshi

10 Jul 2015
01:20:06

Andrew Whyte lost his faith after realising the diversity of Christian beliefs. He has developed a series of Youtube videos on the way Christians disagree about various doctrines and we hear some of the audio from them.Nabeel Qureshi, a Christian con...

Unbelievable? John Lennox Premier Lecture - Going Against the Flow

3 Jul 2015
01:10:20

Mathematician and Christian thinker John Lennox gave the Premier Lecture for the 20th Anniversary of the Radio station on June 10th. Drawing on his new book ‘Against the Flow’, Lennox draws lessons from the book of Daniel for the church today. For m....

Jean Vanier & Students roundtable discussion

26 Jun 2015
01:21:33

Philosopher and theologian Jean Vanier recently won the Templeton prize for his 50 years as founder of L'Arche, an international network of Christian communities for people with and without intellectual disablities. After the ceremony Justin Brierle....

Caitlyn Jenner & Transgenderism: trans & ex-trans Christian debate

19 Jun 2015
01:19:49

Gender Dysphoria is a condition in which a person feels their body does not match the gender they identify with. Following celebrity Bruce Jenner's transformation into Caitlyn Jenner, transgender woman Jenny-Anne Bishop and former transgender Walt H....

Does archaeology support the New Testament? Shahar Shilo & Byron McCane

12 Jun 2015
01:17:36

A conversation on whether modern archaeology support the new Testament accounts. Two experts join Justin to talk about exciting recent finds and the kind of discoveries that both confirm and cause us to see in a new light certain parts of the Gospel....

Does prayer make sense? David Wilkinson vs Ed Atkinson

5 Jun 2015
01:20:09

David Wilkinson, Principal of St John’s College Durham and a physicist by background, addresses why prayers go unanswered in his new book “When I pray what does God Do?” He debates with former Christian Ed Atkinson on whether science, scripture and ....

Is faith good for science? Ruth Bancewicz & Eugenie Scott

29 May 2015
01:20:33

Ruth Bancewicz of the Faraday Institute, Cambridge describes how the Christian faith of present day scientists has positively influenced their work in her new book “God in the lab: How science enhances faith”. Eugenie Scott of the National Centre fo....

Are Muslims turning to Christ around the world? David Garrison, Imam Musharraf Hussain & Nazam Guffoor

22 May 2015
01:19:40

David Garrison, author of 'A Wind in the House of Islam' says that movements of Muslims becoming Christians are occurring globally in unprecedented numbers. Imam Musharraf Hussain and Nazam Guffoor question David on whether the conversions are authe....

The Islamic vs Christian view of God. Abdurraheem Green vs Jonathan McLatchie

15 May 2015
01:20:50

What is God like? Muslims believe in Tahweed (oneness), Christians in the Trinity (three in one). British convert to Islam Abdurraheem Green debates with Christian apologist Jonathan Mclatchie. For Abdurraheem Green: www.iera.org.uk Jonathan McLatch....

Why Isn't Tony a Christian? David Robertson & Tony Smollett

8 May 2015
01:21:12

Justin chairs an open ended conversation between two Scots. Church leader David Robertson and atheist Tony Smollett . They cover the reasons why Tony fell away from his churchgoing childhood and would find it difficult to become a Christian today, w....

Why do young people leave church? Drew Dyck & Ben Watts

1 May 2015
01:21:36

Ben Watts lost his faith and left his church in his late teens. He explains why, and engages in a discussion with Drew Dyck, author of ‘Generation Ex-Christian: Why young adults are leaving the faith and how to bring them back’. For Drew Dyck: www.....