Unbelievable?

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Is the church failing gay Christians? Steve Chalke, Ed Shaw, Jayne Ozanne & Rosaria Butterfield

27 Feb 2015
01:20:58

Church leader Steve Chalke is well known for his support of same-sex relationships. Ed Shaw is a same sex attracted Christian whose traditional Biblical convictions have led him to remain celibate. They discuss how churches should treat those in the....

Is Genocide a Skeleton in God's closet?

20 Feb 2015
01:21:12

Joshua Ryan Butler, author of 'The Skeletons in God's Closet' discusses hell, judgement and holy war with Jeff Cook. They debate whether Old Testament warfare passages constitute divinely mandated genocide. For Joshua Butler: http://joshuaryanbutler....

Paula Gooder answers your Bible Questions

13 Feb 2015
01:21:05

New Testament scholar, author and speaker Paula Gooder joins Justin to tackle a range of questions sent in by listeners. The Old Covenant, eyewitness testimony, how the Gospels were written and much more is covered. Justin also airs the audio of his....

Why does God allow suffering? Vince Vitale & Julian Baggini

6 Feb 2015
01:20:26

Following atheist Stephen Fry's viral anti-God video, the question of how a good God could allow suffering has come into focus again. Justin is joined by Christian philosopher Vince Vitale, author of "Why Suffering?" as he debates the issue...

The Outsider Test part 2 plus James Emery White on the ‘Rise of the Nones’

30 Jan 2015
01:20:53

In a continuation of last week’s show David Marshall & John Loftus continue to debate whether Christianity is rationally tenable and unique among world religions. David Marshall author of ‘Why Jesus Passes the Outsider Test’, argues that Christia...

Does Christianity pass the Outsider Test? David Marshall vs John Loftus

23 Jan 2015
01:19:17

Atheist John Loftus has challenged Christians with the 'Outsider Test of Faith'. He believes that if Christians examined their own faith with the same level of scepticism they do other faiths, they would reject it. Christian guest David Marshall is ....

Does Humanism need God? Angus Ritchie vs Stephen Law

16 Jan 2015
01:20:52

The term 'Humanism' is often seen as synonymous with atheism. But a recent Theos report titled: 'The case for Christian Humanism: why Christians should be Humanists and Humanists should be Christians' claims to show that atheism is ill-equipped to s....

Does mathematics point to God? William Lane Craig vs Daniel Came

9 Jan 2015
01:21:24

In 1960 physicist Eugene Wigner wrote a paper on the ‘unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics’. Christian philosopher William (Bill) Lane Craig has recently been developing arguments concerning the ‘applicability’ of mathematics as evidence for Go....

Should Christians rethink Hell? Dr Al Mohler & Chris Date debate the traditional & conditionalist view

3 Jan 2015
01:20:24

Following an article in the New York Times about scholars who adopt an annihilationist (also called 'conditional immortality') view of hell rather than the traditional 'eternal conscious torment' view, Justin is joined by two evangelicals to debate ....

Explaining your faith (to a church-going atheist) - John Pritchard, Andrew Nightingale & Mark Roques

23 Dec 2014
01:20:33

Rt Revd John Pritchard is the recently retired Bishop of Oxford and the author of 'How to Explain Your Faith'. He joins Justin along with church-going atheist Andrew Nightingale and Christian philosopher and storyteller Mark Roques as they discuss w....

Did Isaiah prophesy a Virgin birth? Alistair McKitterick & Robert Stovold

19 Dec 2014
01:21:03

We hear it every year at Christmas in in our services. Matthew Chapter 1, quoting the prophet Isaiah - "look the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel". Critics say there's a problem: that the Isaiah pa...

Keith Ward and Michael Ruse debate the evidence for God

16 Dec 2014
01:20:14

Keith Ward is the former Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University. His new book “The evidence for God” picks up on various aspects of human experience as proof of a spiritual realm. He is joined by atheist philosopher Michael Ruse for a liv....

The curious case of Eben Alexander: near death and out-of-body experiences

5 Dec 2014
01:20:35

Eben Alexander is a neurosurgeon whose book Proof Of Heaven became a bestseller. It documented his visions of heaven while in a coma which had shut down much of his brain. He joins Justin along with Graham Nicholls, a researcher of Out of Body exper....

Brian McLaren & Andrew Wilson debate Jesus and the Bible

28 Nov 2014
01:10:35

Emerging Church leader Brian McLaren and evangelical leader Andrew Wilson debate whether we need to rethink scripture in a podcast special hosted by Justin. The two debates examine whether we’ve made an idol of the Bible and the way that Jesus rea....

Unbelievable The Flying Spaghetti Monster & New Atheism - Graham Veale & Rory Fenton

25 Nov 2014
01:21:38

Graham Veale is the author of "New Atheism: A Survival Guide" which looks at some of the popular objections of new atheism, including the 'Flying Spaghetti Monster' parody of God. Rory Fenton represents Secular Humanist student groups and...

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