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Presented by Ruth Jackson
Marcus Brigstocke is a well known comedian on UK radio and TV. An atheist, last year he wrote the book "God Collar" about his problems with religion, but also why he wants to believe in God. He chats with David Robertson of Solas, the Centr...
Some of the key differences between Catholic and Protestant doctrine are explored in a friendly dialogue. Roman Catholic Peter D Williams and Protestant pastor David Robertson debate The Pope, Sola Scriptura and justification by faith. For Premie....
Claims of UFO sightings and alien abductions have been widespread in the last few decades. Is there any substance to the sightings, do UFOs appear in scripture and would discovering alien life make a difference to the Christian faith? Is evidence f....
David Glass is a University lecturer in Northern Ireland. His book "Atheism's New Clothes" critiques the arguments of Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens and Dennett. He says that, on the balance of probabilities, theism offers a better explanation...
Muslim protests and riots have been taking place around the world over an online video called "Innocence of Muslims" which mocks the prophet Mohammad. James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries and Muhammad Al-Hussaini of Scriptural Resaonin...
A controversial blog post by Jared Wilson, quoting pastor Doug Wilson on the role of men and women in sex, recently reignited the debate between complementarians and egalitarians. Rachel Held Evans is a popular US author, blogger and speaker who bel....
For a second week running we address the question of whether pornography is harmful, this time from the perspective of those in the porn industry. Former porn actress Danielle Williams explains why she feels the industry is abusive and detrimental t....
In the first of two episodes, we ask the question "is pornography harmful?" This week focusses on the effect upon users of pornography. Peter Watts is from Living Waters, a Christian ministry helping those affected by sexual issues. He argu...
Alom Shaha grew up in a Muslim background in London but became an atheist in his teens. Now a science teacher he has written about that journey in his book "The Young Atheist's Handbook". He chats with Tom Price of the Oxford Centre for Chr...
Alex Preston is the author of "The Revelations", a novel about faith, doubt, guilt, sex and secrets. The 4 main characters are leaders on "The Course" an evangelism programme similar to the Alpha Course. Alex, a former banker who...
In this one-on-one edition of the show, Justin Brierley speaks to New Testament Historian Bart Ehrman about his recent book "Did Jesus Exist?" which argues for the historical fact of Jesus of Nazareth. Ehrman, whose books are more usually a...
In the second show examining the beliefs of Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Bobby Gilpin and Charles Dayton return to talk about Mormon doctrines. Bobby runs UK Parternships for Christ, an outreach to Mormons and JWs. Charl....
Robert Spencer runs Jihad Watch in the USA. His controversial new book "Did Muhammad Exist?" claims that the prophet of Islam owes more to fiction than fact, and has led to death threats against him. Adnan Rashid, a Muslim speaker from the...
As Mitt Romney prepares to challenge Barack Obama for the American Presidency, we look at the Mormon religion (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) he is part of. Bobby Gilpin runs UK Parternerships for Christ - a Christian ministry to Mormo....
When Leah Libresco recently became a Catholic her story was featured on CNN. Why? Because up to that point she had been an atheist blogger. Her story was soon being shared on Christian and atheist blogs. She talks to atheist blogger Hemant Mehta....
