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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 24 min
Does the rock and fossil record point to Noah's flood or evolution? Unbelievable?
The Young Earth Creation movement claim that the Bible and science show that the world is only a little over 6000 years old. In the first of two debates Justin Brierley hears from a leading UK "young earther" who claims that the rock and fossil reco...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
3 Same-Sex Attracted Church leaders speak out - Unbelievable?
A special radio feature titled "A Different Kind of Coming Out" sees Justin meet three evangelical church leaders who talk about their struggle with same-sex attraction and why they've decided to choose celibacy, or being 'post-gay'. For the Christia...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Peter Kreeft debates the argument from desire - Unbelievable?
CS Lewis said "If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world." Peter Kreeft is a philosophy professor and well know Christian thinker and writer. He defends the...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 23 min
Greg Koukl answers objections on sin, morality & God - Unbelievable?
Greg Koukl is the host of the apologetics radio show Stand To Reason whcih aims to equip believers with good reasons for their faith and to answer the objections of sceptics. Greg talks to three atheists on today's show. Stuart questions whether Chri...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
The Probability of the Resurrection - Calum Miller & Chris Hallquist - Unbelievable?
Christian philosopher Richard Swinburne has used probability theory to show that the likelihood of the resurrection of Christ is 0.97. Calum Miller is a Christian apologist and student of Swinburne. He talks about why he believes that probability t...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Presuppositional vs Natural Theology - K Scott Oliphint & Kurt Jaros - Unbelievable?
Two different approaches to apologetics are debated on the show. K Scott Oliphint is Professor of Apologetics & Systematic Theology at Westminater Theological Seminary, PA. Kurt Jaros is the founder of www.realclearapologetics.com Scott believes tha...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Literature, CS Lewis & Conversion - Holly Ordway & Laura Miller - Unbelievable?
Former atheist Holly Ordway came to Christian faith via poetry and literature. She tells her story and explains her passion for literary apologetics. Laura Miller is an online literary critic and an agnostic. She loved the Narnia stories as a child ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
The Outsider Test of Faith & Miracles - Randal Rauser vs John Loftus - Unbelievable?
Randal Rauser is a Christian, John Loftus is a former-Christian-now-atheist. They have co-authored the book God Or Godless? debating 20 controversial questions. They join Justin for two discussions. In his Outsider Test for Faith Loftus claims that...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 22 min
Alister McGrath + Panel Q&A at Unbelievable? 2013 - Unbelievable?
Over 600 people attended the third Unbelievable? Conference in London in May 2013 - Jesus: Liar, lunatic, Legend or Lord. In this programme we hear some audio extracts from the conference which aimed to equip Christian with good reasons for the fait...
Jun 23, 2014 · 54 min
The Pope's astronomer interview - Unbelievable?
Brother Guy Consolmagno has an asteroid named after him. The planetary scientist for the Vatican talks to Justin Brierley about his journey of faith, his scientific research and answers questions from listeners on the interaction of science and Chri...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Can the Bible be retold as science? Unbelievable?
Russell Stannard is emeritus professor of Physics at The Open University. He is a Christian and presenter of the RE Today Services Science & Belief videos Steve Jones is emeritus professor of genetics at University College London. An atheist, he is...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Did Adam & Eve exist? Denis Alexander, Fuz Rana & Peter Enns - Unbelievable?
Do science and genetics support the existence of a 'first' human couple? How should we interpret the first chapters of Genesis? Do we need a historical Adam & Eve to make sense of sin and salvation? Three Christians discuss the issues from different...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 22 min
Amy Orr-Ewing answers atheists' questions - Unbelievable?
Amy Orr-Ewing is an evangelist and apologist with the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. She is a speaker at Unbelievable? The Conference 2013 Amy takes calls from 3 atheist listeners. Trevor asks whether we can trust the Gospels as eyewitness ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Kermit Gosnell & the abortion debate - Unbelievable?
In the USA Kermit Gosnell is being tried on counts of murdering children born alive in illegal late-term abortions at his unsanitary practise in Philadelphia. Dr Trevor Stammers is a Christian former GP who refused to personally refer women for abor...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Alister McGrath on the life of CS Lewis - Unbelievable?
Alister McGrath chats to Justin Brierley about his major new biography 'CS Lewis: A Life - Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet'. They discuss Lewis' (re-dated) conversion, his life in Oxford, his arguments for God and why he remains so singificant a...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 23 min
Rob Bell debates God, Salvation & Homosexuality - Unbelievable?
For more information about Rob Bell's new book, click here: http://bit.ly/15Mve2T Rob Bell returns to Unbelievable? 2 years after his debate on the controversial best-seller 'Love Wins'. He talks about life after Mars Hill Bible Church and his late...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 24 min
Creating Life in the Lab - Adam Rutherford & Fuz Rana - Unbelievable?
In a podcast special, atheist scientist Adam Rutherford and Christian biochemist Fazale (Fuz) Rana of Reasons To Believe, discuss the latest advances in synthetic bio-engineering and whether they support or contradict the view that life is a product...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
How did life begin? Adam Rutherford & Fuz Rana - Unbelievable?
Was the emergence of the first self-replicating organism a result of design or the blind forces of nature? Adam Rutherford is an atheist scientist whose new book "Creation: The Origin of Life" claims to show a naturalistic explanation for how life ar...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
What happened on the cross? Penal Substitution debate - Unbelievable?
Christians believe that Jesus' death on the cross provided the atonement for sins. But in what way? Advocates of the penal substitution view hold that God punished the Son, instead of us. Others argue this is an unjust way of viewing the crucifixion...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 27 min
AC Grayling vs Peter S Williams - The God Argument - Unbelievable?
AC Grayling is one of the Uk's most well known atheist thinkers. His new book The God Argument claims to refute the key arguments for God and show why humanism is the best way forward. Christian Philosopher Peter S Williams interacts with Grayling w...