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

Was Jesus just a...zealot? Reza Aslan vs Anthony Le Donne - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:25:46

Reza Aslan is the author of the bestselling book Zealot which claims Jesus was a political revolutionary and not the peace loving Messiah of the Gospels. He debates with New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne who has written a scathing review of Asl....

Richard Dawkins debates Old Testament morality - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:46

Richard Dawkins has described the God of the Old Testament as (among other things) a "capriciously malevolent bully". The world's best known atheist joins Justin Brierley to discuss the morality of the Old Testament in light of the Bible TV...

Darwin's Doubt - Stephen C Meyer & Charles Marshall debate ID - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:27:00

Stephen C Meyer is the world's leading Intelligent Design proponent. His new book Darwin's Doubt claims that the Cambrian fossil record, which saw an "explosion" of new life forms in a short space of time, is evidence for ID. Evolutionary b...

Debating the charismatic church & MacArthur's Strange Fire - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:01

US Bible teacher John MacArthur recently condemned charismatic Christians as unbiblical and unsaved at his Strange Fire conference. Reformed Blogger Adrian Warnock explains why John MacArthur has thrown the charismatic baby out with the bathwater, an...

Is the Mormon Church having a crisis of faith? Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:48

Hanns Mattsson, a leader in the European wing of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints recently went public about his doubts in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/us/some-mormons-search-the-web-and-find-doubt.html?_r=0 Fo....

Graphic abortion images - Anne Furedi vs Gregg Cunningham public debate - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:44:52

Ann Furedi of the British Preganancy Advisory Service (the UK's largest abortion provider) debates Gregg Cunningham of the pro-life Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. They debate the motion "This house believes that it is morally wrong for groups to...

Should the Church keep out of education? David Robertson vs Terry Sanderson - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:56

The National Secular Society recently raised concerns that Christian groups were infiltrating RE lessons in order to evangelise at schools. Although their report was dismissed by the Department for Education, President Terry Sanderson explains why t....

NT Wright on Paul, Hell, Satan, Creation, Adam, Eve & more - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:16

Renowned New Testament Scholar NT (Tom) Wright joins Justin to talk about his new book 'Paul And The Faithfulness of God'. He also answers a number of listener questions that have come in on Facebook and Twitter He answers questions on hell, Satan, ....

How does an atheist celebrate rites of passage? Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:47

How does a non-religious person choose to mark significant milestones in life such as births, weddings and deaths? Some people are turning to the services of Humanist celebrants such as Hannah Hart, who talks to Justin about her line of work. Faith....

Evidence, atheism & the case for God - Rice Broocks, Brian Miller & David Beebee - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:52

Rice Broocks is a US church leader. His new book 'God's Not Dead' gathers together various lines of evidence for the existence of God. Atheist listener David Beebee steps up to the plate to discuss the book with Rice. He explains why the evidence do....

Catholic vs Protestant debate on Sola Scriptura - Peter D Williams vs James White - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:39

The Protestant Reformation brought forth the cry "Sola Scriptura" - that Christianity should be based on the words of scripture alone, not on Roman Catholic church tradition. Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices argues that the reformers wer...

Keith Ward vs Michael Ruse on Mind, Consciousness & The God Question - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:14

Christian philosopher Prof Keith Ward and atheist philosopher of science Michael Ruse debate some of the issues raised by the new DVD documentary series The God Question. It explores whether advances in science are undermining or supporting belief in...

William Lane Craig & Lawrence Krauss review their Australia debates - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:31

Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and atheist physicist Lawrence Krauss recently met in Australia for 3 public dialogues on the existence of God. They join Justin Brierley to reflect on the value of the events and the way it was carried out. ....

Lawrence Krauss vs John Lennox - Science, the universe & The God Question - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:19:57

New DVD documentary series The God Question explores whether advances in science are undermining or supporting belief in God. Christian thinker Prof John Lennox and atheist physicist Lawrence Krauss debate some of the issues raised by the video seri....

The detective & the Gospels - J Warner Wallace answers sceptics' objections - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:28

J Warner Wallace is a homicide detective specialising in cold case murder investigations. In his book Cold Case Christianity he shows how the same tools of investigating evidence can show that the Gospels are trustworthy accounts. Jim tells how the e...