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Presented by Ruth Jackson
Is the phrase "I just believe in one less god than you" a good argument for atheism against Christianity? Ralph Jones is an atheist who recently featured in Christianity Magazine's "Why I'm not a Christian" column. He interacts wi...
The Veritas Forum in Cambridge invited Christian philosopher Keith Ward and atheist philosopher Arif Ahmed to present the reasons for their different worldviews. Justin Brierley hosts a discussion with the two thinkers in front of an audience of Cam....
In Jan 2013 a new church began in London - with singing, a sermon and a great sense of community - but its for godless people. Atheist stand up comedian Sanderson Jones who co-founded "the Sunday Assembly" talks about its first meeting and...
Leading UK evangelical Steve Chalke has written an article for Christianity magazine on why he now affirms committed, faithful gay relationships. Justin Brierley talks to Steve about why he's changed his mind while theologian Greg Downes offers a de....
In the first show of 2013, three 'Unbelievable?' listeners join Justin Brierley to discuss their views of atheism. Calum Miller is a Christian medical student at Oxford with an interest in philosophy. He chats with atheist Paul Orton and agnostic S....
1 Samuel Chapter 15 may be one of the hardest passages in the Bible to reconcile with a God of love. It describes God apparently commanding the slaughter of men, women and children in the Amalekite tribe. How can Christians who take OT passages....
As videos from 2011's Bethinking Conference are made available on Youtube we hear the talk that leading Christian philosopher William Lane Craig gave to those gathered on the apologetic task of reaching the UK. Includes audience Q&A. Plus we he...
Matthew and Luke both tell the story of the birth of Jesus Christ. The stories share some details in common but also vary in others. Where did they get their information from, and should we regard them as historical or merely "theological"...
Francis Spufford is a prize-winning author who returned to faith as an adult after years as an atheist. His latest book is "Unapologetic: Why despite everything Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense". He says he didn't wr...
Richard Carrier is the world's foremost proponent of the "mythicist" view of Jesus - that he never actually existed as a historical person. He explains his theory that St. Paul only ever spoke of Jesus in the spiritual realm and that the Go...
Were the concentration camps of the Holocaust absolutely evil, or simply something that goes against people's tastes today? Canon Angus Ritchie is the author of "From Morality to Metaphysics" in which he argues that God is the best explana...
A podcast special airing the Student-Alumni debate that took place at Christ Church, Oxford University in November. The Proposition: Peter Hitchens, columnist for The Mail on Sunday, foreign correspondent and author. The Opposition: Alex Gabriel, fo....
Were the concentration camps of the Holocaust absolutely evil, or simply something that goes against people's tastes today? Canon Angus Ritchie is the author of "From Morality to Metaphysics" in which he argues that God is the best explana...
In the first of two shows Justin is joined by Tim Mawson, the Oxford philosopher whose paper "Praying to Stop Being an Atheist" inspired the Atheist Prayer Experiment. 71 atheists and agnostics signed up to the experiment, comitting to pray...
Jeff Cook is a Christian philosopher who tells his story of losing and returning to faith in his book 'Everything New'. Jeff has critiqued contemporary apologetics for sometimes failing to present a God that people would want to exist. Alex Gabriel....
