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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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Apr 28, 2017 · 1 hr 23 min
Debating the "Cosmic Dice" video: Alex O Connor (CosmicSkeptic) & Josh Parikh
In 2016 Justin released an online video titled "How a dice can show that God exists" arguing for God as the best explanation of the fine tuning of the universe. After the video gained several hundred thousand views on YouTube, young atheist vlogger A...
Apr 21, 2017 · 1 hr 22 min
The Reformation: return to truth or tragic mistake? James White vs Peter D Williams
2017 marks 500 years since Martin Luther kickstarted the Protestant Reformation. But was the split between the Catholic and Protestant church a return to truth or a tragic mistake? Reformed scholar James White debates Catholic advocate Peter D Willi...
Apr 14, 2017 · 1 hr 24 min
Did Jesus die on the cross? James White vs Yusuf Ismail (plus Lydia McGrew interview)
The Qu’ran states that Jesus did not die on the cross, but rather ‘it was made to appear’ so. Yet, historians cite Jesus’ death by crucifixion as one of the best attested facts of the ancient world. In an Easter weekend edition of the show Justin is ...
Apr 7, 2017 · 1 hr 22 min
Are Christians free to express their faith? Joe Boot vs Terry Sanderson
Joe Boot is a theologian and apologist based in Canada who will be speaking at the forthcoming Our God Reigns conference in North London on Sat 22 April. He debates with Terry Sanderson of the National Secular Society some of the cases being claimed ...
Mar 31, 2017 · 1 hr 29 min
Can atheists believe in human rights? Peter Tatchell vs Andy Bannister
Andy Bannister of Solas CPC will be speaking at http://www.premier.org.uk/whychrist Unbelievable? The Conference 2017 and is behind a number of short films critiquing atheism. He debates the subject of one of the films called "What are human rights ...
Mar 24, 2017 · 1 hr 27 min
Does God Exist? William Lane Craig vs Michael Nugent
Justin presents the audio of a recent debate between Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and atheist Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland. This was the first date of the "Reasons for Hope 2017" speaking and debates tour in Cork, Dublin and Belfast....
Mar 17, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
Did God Create Humanism? Theo Hobson & Andrew Copson
Theo Hobson is the author of the new book ‘God Created Humanism: The Christian basis of Secular Values’ (SPCK) in which he argues that atheistic humanism owes it values and ideology to the Judeo-Christian heritage of the West. Andrew Copson, Chief Ex...
Mar 10, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
Ask John Lennox Anything – on atheism, mathematics, CS Lewis and much more
Oxford mathematician and Christian thinker John Lennox will be the keynote speaker at Unbelievable? the Conference 2017 on Sat 13th May. He joins Justin to respond to a variety of questions sent in by show listeners including “What would convince you...
Mar 3, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
Krishna, Christ and Hinduism debate – Ken Samples and Dipen Rajyaguru
‘God Among Sages: Why Jesus is not just another religious leader’ is a new book by Ken Samples of Reasons To Believe that compares and contrast Jesus with founding figures from all the main religions. Krishna is a key figure in the Hindu religion. Ke...
Feb 24, 2017 · 1 hr 22 min
Why is God hidden? Justin Schieber and Blake Giunta
If God exists why doesn’t he make his existence more obvious to everyone? Atheist philosophers such as John Schellenburg have argued that God’s ‘hiddenness’ from non-believers who would otherwise want to be in a relationship with him is evidence that...
Feb 18, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
What happened to evolution at the Royal Society? Stephen Meyer & Perry Marshall
A meeting of top biologists from around the world at the Royal Society last November was convened to study new trends in evolutionary theory. It has led to speculation that the Neo-Darwinian paradigm is in crisis and is becoming widely rejected in th...
Feb 10, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
Does the moral argument for God work? Cory Markum vs John Cranman
Christian apologist John Cranman presents his version of the Moral Argument arguing that God is the best explanation of the existence of objective moral values and duties. Atheist Cory Markum responds by arguing that, in various ways, God cannot grou...
Feb 4, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
Are atheists stealing from God? Frank Turek vs David Smalley
Frank Turek is a Christian apologist, author and host of the US radio call in show Cross Examined. His book ‘Stealing From God: Why atheists need God to make their case’ argues that skeptics steal from a Christian worldview to make their case for ath...
Jan 27, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
Should Christians embrace or reject Theistic Evolution? Wayne Rossiter & Denis Alexander
Wayne Rossiter was an atheist biologist who experienced an adult conversion to Christianity. He also changed his mind about evolution and his recent book ‘Shadow of Oz: Theistic Evolution and the Absent God’ argues that those who claim Darwinian evol...
Jan 20, 2017 · 1 hr 20 min
Was Jesus created as an ancient myth? Richard Carrier vs David Marshall
David Marshall is a Christian thinker and author whose latest book “Jesus is no Myth!: The fingerprints of God on the Gospels” aims to refute claims by authors such as Bart Ehrman, Reza Aslan and Richard Carrier that the Gospels borrowed from other r...
Jan 13, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
An Atheist and a Christian walk into a bar… Justin Schieber and Randal Rauser
Randal Rauser is a Christian theologian and philosopher, Justin Schieber is an atheist philosopher. They’ve written a conversational book together called “An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a bar… Talking about God, The universe and everything” (Pr...
Jan 6, 2017 · 1 hr 22 min
My friend the atheist churchgoer - Joe Ogborn & Tom Hallam
Joe Ogborn is a Christian who has been going to church in Cambridge with his friend Tom Hallam for several years. But Tom is an atheist. Justin finds out about Joe and Tom's friendship, what impact going to church as a non believer has had on Tom and...
Dec 31, 2016 · 1 hr 24 min
How I lost my child but kept my faith - Jessica Kelley
In a New Year's Eve special, Justin interviews two women involved in theology and apologetics in different ways. Jessica Kelley describes the heart-breaking story of losing her 4 year old son Henry to brain cancer. She also explains how adopting a "...
Dec 23, 2016 · 1 hr 22 min
The Star of Bethlehem - Fact or Fiction? Colin Nicholl, Aaron Adair & Mark Kidger
In a Christmas Eve edition of the show Justin is joined by Christian guest Colin Nicholl, atheist Aaron Adair and agnostic Mark Kidger, each of whom has written a book on the star of a Bethlehem from different perspectives. Nicholl says his research ...
Dec 16, 2016 · 1 hr 21 min
Was Hitler anti-Christian? Richard Weikart vs Richard Carrier
Hitler is often claimed to have been an atheist or a Christian by believers and skeptics eager to put the dictator in the other's camp. Christian historian Richard Weikart argues he was neither in his new book "Hitler's Religion: The twisted beliefs ...