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Unbelievable? offers a weekly podcast, blog, and video series hosted by Ruth Jackson and a team of thinkers and Christian apologists.

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Jun 8, 2018 · 1 hr 21 min
Jordan Peterson vs Susan Blackmore: Do we need God to make sense of life?
Launching The Big Conversation debate series, Justin is joined by Canadian psychologist Jordan B Peterson who has risen to fame in recent months for his political, social and religious views. He engages with atheist psychologist Susan Blackmore on th...
Jun 1, 2018 · 1 hr 24 min
Where did the laws of nature come from? Hugh Ross vs Peter Atkins
Justin is joined by Christian astrophysicist Hugh Ross, founder of Reasons to Believe, and atheist scientist Peter Atkins of Oxford University, to debate whether the laws of nature came from ‘nothing’ or from God. Peter Atkins’ new book ‘Conjuring Th...
May 25, 2018 · 1 hr 27 min
Highlights from #JustAsk: Rob Parsons, Glen Scrivener, Sharon Dirckx, Ken Samples & more
Justin presents selected highlights from last weekend’s Unbelievable? The Conference 2018 #JustAsk. Includes Glen Scrivener’s spoken word ‘Given’, Rob Parsons on keeping the faith when life is tough, Sharon Dirckx on why the world is broken, Andy Ban...
May 22, 2018 · 6 min
Important announcement! The Big Conversation is coming.
Justin presents a mid-week bonus podcast to make an important announcement about the forthcoming Big Conversation series. The Big Conversation is a new series of video conversations on science, faith, philosophy and what it means to be human featurin...
May 18, 2018 · 1 hr 24 min
Is John’s Gospel historically accurate? Lydia McGrew & Craig Evans debate
Christian philosopher Lydia McGrew has recently accused evangelical scholars such as Mike Licona and Craig Evans, of undermining the historical reliability of John’s gospel. She cites Evans’ interactions with Bart Ehrman in debate as giving away too ...
May 11, 2018 · 1 hr 25 min
Is Christianity sexist? Paula Gooder & Francesca Stavrakopoulou
New Testament scholar Paula Gooder joins Justin to talk about her new book ‘Phoebe: A Story’ a fictional account of the life of the woman that St Paul entrusted with delivering his letter to the Romans. But have the ensuing centuries lost sight of th...
May 4, 2018 · 1 hr 21 min
How Can I Believe? John Cottingham & Richard Norman
Christian guest John Cottingham is a philosopher whose new book ‘How Can I Believe?’ offers advice on why belief in God can make sense and the human quest for the transcendent. Atheist philosopher Richard Norman engages with John’s case for belief, a...
Apr 27, 2018 · 1 hr 24 min
Why would a good God allow evil? Sharon Dirckx & Hannah Timson
Sharon Dirckx of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics discusses the problem of suffering with Hannah Timson, head of Humanist Students UK. Hannah explains how she lost her faith in her late teens, in part because of the issue of suffering. Dra...
Apr 20, 2018 · 2 hr 13 min
Jordan Peterson, William Lane Craig & Rebecca Goldstein debate the meaning of life. A Podcast special.
A recent dialogue event at Wycliffe College, Canada saw Jordan B Peterson, Rebecca Goldstein and William Lane Craig in conversation on the question “Is there meaning to life?” In this podcast-only edition of the show Justin introduces the event. One ...
Apr 13, 2018 · 1 hr 23 min
Can faith survive cancer and science? Gillian Straine & Alom Shaha
Rev Gillian Straine is an Anglican priest with a background in science. She tells the story of how she dealt with the spiritual and medical challenges of being diagnosed with cancer aged 21, as told in her book 'Cancer: A Pilgrim's Companion'. She a...
Apr 6, 2018 · 1 hr 22 min
Bart Campolo & Sean McDowell: Why Bart lost his faith, why Sean kept his
Bart Campolo is the son of high-profile Christian speaker, author and sociologist Tony Campolo. Bart became a Christian in his teens and went on to run an inner city Christian youth ministry. However Bart recently announced that he had lost his faith...
Mar 29, 2018 · 1 hr 19 min
Is death a tragedy for atheists, is resurrection wishful thinking for Christians? Glen Scrivener & Michael Collett
In this Easter weekend edition of the show Justin hosts a dialogue between evangelist Glen Scrivener (who is speaking at Unbelievable? 2018) and atheist journalist Michael Collett. Glen’s recent book ‘Divine Comedy, Human Tragedy: What is life?’ is a...
Mar 23, 2018 · 1 hr 23 min
Does Calvinism excuse sinners and make God guilty? Guillaume Bignon & Paul Franks
Calvinist theology holds that everything is pre-ordained by God. Critics say that such a deterministic view makes God morally responsible for evil and means that sinners can’t be blamed for their wrongdoing – after all they were predestined to do it....
Mar 16, 2018 · 2 hr 2 min
Live in Canada. Andy Bannister & Justin Trottier debate the foundation of human rights
Justin hosts a public dialogue between Christian Andy Bannister and atheist humanist Justin Trottier, live on stage at the Apologetics Canada conference in Abbotsford, British Columbia. In front of an audience of 1,400 they debate whether Christianit...
Mar 9, 2018 · 1 hr 20 min
Do we need to rethink petitionary prayer? Mark Karris & Steve Jeffery
Mark Karris is author of 'Divine Echoes: Reconciling prayer with the uncontrolling love of God'. He believes Christians often have the wrong idea both about asking for things in prayer and the God they are asking. Steve Jeffery is the pastor of Emma...
Mar 2, 2018 · 1 hr 23 min
Mythicism debate: Did St. Paul believe in a real or 'celestial' Jesus? Richard Carrier vs Jonathan McLatchie
One of the leading voices in 'Jesus mythicism', Richard Carrier, joins Justin on the show. He debates his theory that the apostle Paul only believed in a 'celestial' spiritual version of Jesus, not a flesh-and-blood man. Christian apologist Jonathan ...
Feb 23, 2018 · 1 hr 22 min
Debating ID – Can evolution explain the bacterial flagellum? Jonathan McLatchie vs Keith Fox
A bacterial flagellum acts as the outboard motor on a bacteria. But is the complex arrangement of parts that enable it to do its job a result of design or evolution? Michael Behe first opened the debate on the ‘irreducible complexity’ of biochemical ...
Feb 16, 2018 · 1 hr 23 min
Debating embryonic stem cells & biotechnology - Fuz Rana & Robert Stovold
Stem cells are an early development form of cells with the potential to turn into any part of the human system. They are used medically for regenerative therapy to treat many conditions. However stem cells have traditionally been harvested from early...
Feb 9, 2018 · 1 hr 22 min
Is it time to ditch the label ‘evangelical’? Frank Schaeffer, Randal Rauser & Sam Hailes
In the age of Trump, the term ‘evangelical’ is increasingly associated with right-wing political views and fundamentalism. So is the evangelical label a lost cause? Randal Rauser argues we should hold on to the term while Frank Schaeffer, son of the ...
Feb 2, 2018 · 1 hr 23 min
Can we find God in a suffering world? Richard Harries & Michael Ruse (+ Jordan B Peterson debate preview)
Lord Richard Harries is the former Bishop of Oxford and a life peer in the House of Lords. His book ‘The Beauty And The Horror: Finding God in a suffering world’ (SPCK) delves into art, history and literature to show why Christianity can make sense o...