Unbelievable?

Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

Unbelievable? 2 Oct 2010 - The New Atheism - Alister McGrath & Caspar Melville

23 Jun 2014
01:19:38

Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Daniel Dennett & Sam Harris are all figures at the vanguard of the "New Atheism".  The books have sold well, but where does this form of confrontational and outspoken atheism have to go next? Alist...

Unbelievable? 9 Oct 2010 - Hawking's God - John Polkinghorne & Hugh Ross (Plus Mike Behe interview!)

23 Jun 2014
01:21:03

We return to listener questions on whether Hawking was right or wrong to dismiss God as a cause of the universe in his new book "The Grand Design". John Polkinghorne is a theoretical physicist and Anglican Priest in Cambridge.  Hugh Ross is...

Unbelievable? 25 Sep 2010 - Hawking, God & the Universe - Sir Roger Penrose and Alister McGrath

23 Jun 2014
01:20:53

We return to listener questions on whether Hawking was right or wrong to dismiss God as a cause of the universe in his new book "The Grand Design". John Polkinghorne is a theoretical physicist and Anglican Priest in Cambridge.  Hugh Ross is...

Unbelievable? 18 Sep 2010 - Roman Catholicism - Is the Papacy Biblical?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:17

As Pope Benedict XVI undertakes a four day tour of Britain we explore the theology of the Roman Catholic Church. What is the Catholic view of the role of the Pope?  How do they ground his authority as head of the church in Scripture?  Is he God's re....

Unbelievable? 11 Sep 2010 - Is the Catholic church a force for good or evil?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:55

With the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the UK, some are protesting that his visit should not be sponsored by the State.  They say that the Catholic church is a force for bad in the light of its record on human rights, child abuse and past persecutio....

Unbelievable? 04 Sep 2010 - Christian Physicalism: Do we have a soul?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:18

Christians have traditionally held that humans comprise two things - a body and a soul.  Christian Philosophers have written in defence of the soul against a reductive atheism that claims we are material beings alone. But a new movement in Christian....

Unbelievable? 28 Aug 2010 - The Fall & Original Sin

23 Jun 2014
01:20:19

Peter Byrom says he is "very nearly" convinced of Christianity.  Having dallied with an atheist perspective he now rejects many of those arguments.  However one area of theology he doesn't feel is clear is the question of Adam and Eve and t...

Unbelievable? 21 Aug 2010 - Debating Apologetics Online

23 Jun 2014
01:20:56

The place where many Christians engage with atheists about belief is online.  But why do both sides turn up to engage in the conversation, and what is the fruit? Todd Pitner and Richard Morgan are adult converts to Christianity who often engage in a....

Unbelievable? 14 Aug 2010 - Assisted dying & euthanasia debate

23 Jun 2014
01:20:43

Should people suffering from terminal illness or in terrible pain be allowed to take their own life?  Should doctors help them?  British law currently forbids it but there are voices asking for a change.  At the forefront is "Dignity in Dying&q...

Unbelievable? 7 Aug 2010 - An evangelical vs. liberal view of the Resurrection

23 Jun 2014
01:20:37

The resurrection of Christ is fundamental to the Christian faith.  However, not all Christians agree on how it should be interpreted. Adrian Warnock is a church leader, blogger and author.  His book "Raised with Christ" aims to put the resu...

Unbelievable? 31 Jul 2010 - Presuppositional apologetic proof of God

23 Jun 2014
01:20:19

"Arguing against God's existence is on a par with arguing against air, breathing it all the while".  So says the website of Sye TenBrugencatte who believes that Christians need to rediscover the power of 'presuppositional apologetics'. Our...

Unbelievable? 24 Jul 2010 - Psychology of religion

23 Jun 2014
01:20:46

Is belief in the supernatural inherent from birth?  Is Christianity a psychological crutch or a path to emotional wholeness? Is God belief simply a result of evolution?  Would it make belief untrue if it were? These and other questions are discussed....

Unbelievable? 17 Jul 2010 - Wired for God? The Biology of Spiritual Experience

23 Jun 2014
01:20:41

From shamanism, hallucenogenic drugs, out-of-body experiences, to being "filled with the Spirit".  Christian author and barrister Charles Foster draws on these and many more  to examine the biological evidence of what happens when people cl...

Unbelievable? 10 Jul 2010 - Was Saint Paul mentally ill & the proponent of a hoax religion?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:45

'B Strong' is a former Christian who lost his faith after examining the claims of the Bible.  His booklet "Jesus is a hoax" claims, among many things, that the Apostle Paul was mentally ill due to his fanatical pre and post-conversion behav...

Unbelievable? 26 Jun 2010 - Is God a Failed hypothesis? pr 1 - Victor Stenger vs. Steve Fuller

23 Jun 2014
01:19:47

The first of two shows featuring atheist US physicist Victor Stenger, author of NY Times bestseller "God: The failed Hypothesis". Stenger claims that Christian belief has been a block to science historically and that science has shown the U...

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