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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 23, 2014 · 1 hr 22 min
Was Jesus just a... Prophet? James White vs Yusuf Ismail - Unbelievable?
Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, but not the Son of God as Christians believe. James White is a US Bible Scholar and Yusuf Ismail is a Muslim scholar from South Africa - they debate the issues. This programme is brought to you in partnersh...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 25 min
Was Jesus just a...zealot? Reza Aslan vs Anthony Le Donne - Unbelievable?
Reza Aslan is the author of the bestselling book Zealot which claims Jesus was a political revolutionary and not the peace loving Messiah of the Gospels. He debates with New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne who has written a scathing review of Asl...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Richard Dawkins debates Old Testament morality - Unbelievable?
Richard Dawkins has described the God of the Old Testament as (among other things) a "capriciously malevolent bully". The world's best known atheist joins Justin Brierley to discuss the morality of the Old Testament in light of the Bible TV series a...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 27 min
Darwin's Doubt - Stephen C Meyer & Charles Marshall debate ID - Unbelievable?
Stephen C Meyer is the world's leading Intelligent Design proponent. His new book Darwin's Doubt claims that the Cambrian fossil record, which saw an "explosion" of new life forms in a short space of time, is evidence for ID. Evolutionary biologist ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Is the Mormon Church having a crisis of faith? Unbelievable?
Hanns Mattsson, a leader in the European wing of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day Saints recently went public about his doubts in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/us/some-mormons-search-the-web-and-find-doubt.html?_r=0 Fo...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Debating the charismatic church & MacArthur's Strange Fire - Unbelievable?
US Bible teacher John MacArthur recently condemned charismatic Christians as unbiblical and unsaved at his Strange Fire conference. Reformed Blogger Adrian Warnock explains why John MacArthur has thrown the charismatic baby out with the bathwater, an...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 44 min
Graphic abortion images - Anne Furedi vs Gregg Cunningham public debate - Unbelievable?
Ann Furedi of the British Preganancy Advisory Service (the UK's largest abortion provider) debates Gregg Cunningham of the pro-life Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. They debate the motion "This house believes that it is morally wrong for groups to app...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Should the Church keep out of education? David Robertson vs Terry Sanderson - Unbelievable?
The National Secular Society recently raised concerns that Christian groups were infiltrating RE lessons in order to evangelise at schools. Although their report was dismissed by the Department for Education, President Terry Sanderson explains why t...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
NT Wright on Paul, Hell, Satan, Creation, Adam, Eve & more - Unbelievable?
Renowned New Testament Scholar NT (Tom) Wright joins Justin to talk about his new book 'Paul And The Faithfulness of God'. He also answers a number of listener questions that have come in on Facebook and Twitter He answers questions on hell, Satan, ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
How does an atheist celebrate rites of passage? Unbelievable?
How does a non-religious person choose to mark significant milestones in life such as births, weddings and deaths? Some people are turning to the services of Humanist celebrants such as Hannah Hart, who talks to Justin about her line of work. Faith...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Evidence, atheism & the case for God - Rice Broocks, Brian Miller & David Beebee - Unbelievable?
Rice Broocks is a US church leader. His new book 'God's Not Dead' gathers together various lines of evidence for the existence of God. Atheist listener David Beebee steps up to the plate to discuss the book with Rice. He explains why the evidence do...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Catholic vs Protestant debate on Sola Scriptura - Peter D Williams vs James White - Unbelievable?
The Protestant Reformation brought forth the cry "Sola Scriptura" - that Christianity should be based on the words of scripture alone, not on Roman Catholic church tradition. Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices argues that the reformers were wrong an...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Keith Ward vs Michael Ruse on Mind, Consciousness & The God Question - Unbelievable?
Christian philosopher Prof Keith Ward and atheist philosopher of science Michael Ruse debate some of the issues raised by the new DVD documentary series The God Question. It explores whether advances in science are undermining or supporting belief in...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
William Lane Craig & Lawrence Krauss review their Australia debates - Unbelievable?
Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and atheist physicist Lawrence Krauss recently met in Australia for 3 public dialogues on the existence of God. They join Justin Brierley to reflect on the value of the events and the way it was carried out. ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Lawrence Krauss vs John Lennox - Science, the universe & The God Question - Unbelievable?
New DVD documentary series The God Question explores whether advances in science are undermining or supporting belief in God. Christian thinker Prof John Lennox and atheist physicist Lawrence Krauss debate some of the issues raised by the video seri...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
The detective & the Gospels - J Warner Wallace answers sceptics' objections - Unbelievable?
J Warner Wallace is a homicide detective specialising in cold case murder investigations. In his book Cold Case Christianity he shows how the same tools of investigating evidence can show that the Gospels are trustworthy accounts. Jim tells how the e...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Imagination, suffering, abortion & atheism 2013 Conference videos - Unbelievable?
Justin launches the Video Website of Unbelievable? The Conference 2013 www.premier.org.uk/apologetics Excerpts from talks by Alister Mcgrath, Amy Orr-Ewing, Dr Trevor Stammers & Peter S Williams. Plus interviews with delegates who attended. For more...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
How would finding alien life affect Christianity? David Wilkinson & Mark Kidger - Unbelievable?
The SETI programme has been listening to the universe for signs of intelligent life for over 50 years. In his new book 'Science, Religion and the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence' astrophysicist Revd Prof David Wilkinson assesses the eviden...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Young Earth Creation debate 2: Adam, Eve Sin & Death - Unbelievable?
The second of two debates in which Young Earth Creationist Andy McIntosh debates paleontologist Robert Asher. Andy responds to a number of questions left hanging over from the previous show. Both are Christians and give their differing views on how ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 32 min
William Lane Craig's Cambridge Union Debate - Unbelievable?
In this debate from the Reasonable Faith UK tour in 2011, William Lane Craig visited the Cambridge Union. The motion under debate is "This house believes that God is not a delusion". The other debaters are Peter S Williams, Arif Ahmed & Andrew Copso...