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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 20 min
Unbelievable? 21 May 2011 - Is the Bible Unbelievable?
Former Methodist minister turned atheist Leslie Scrace stopped reading the Bible after he lost his faith. 20 years later he read it again and wrote a book-by-book account of how he views it as an atheist called "An Unbelievers Guide to the Bible". ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 14 May 2011 - Should women be church leaders?
In 1995 the Church of England allowed the ordination of Women priests. But the question of whether the Bible forbids female authority in the church remains. Christina Rees serves on the Archbishop's Council and the General Synod. She advocates for...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 7 May 2011 - Was Osama Bin Laden the true face of Islam?
With the death of Osama Bin Laden we ask "Did Bin Laden represent the true face of Islam" Radical Islamist Anjem Choudary who has frequently praised Bin Laden and Al Queada for their acts of terror, joins the discussion. He says Osama was a true ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 30 Apr 2011 - Emerging Church Debate - Brian McLaren & James White
Brian McLaren is an author, theologian and church leader. He is at the forefront of the "emerging church" and his books such as "A new Kind of Christian" and "A Generous Orthodoxy" have been influential in the moevement's theology Some describe the...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 9 Apr 2011 - Is God a Moral Monster? Paul Copan & Norman Bacrac
Richard Dawkins describes the Old Testament God as "a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser" (among other things). Paul Copan is a Christian apologist and has written a book aiming to show why God's actions in the Old Testament are not immoral w...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 23 Apr 2011 - Rob Bell defends 'Love Wins'
"Love Wins" by US megachurch pastor Rob Bell has ignited a theological debate about the nature of Hell, the nature of God and whether all people will utimately be saved. Bell joins Justin Brierley to discuss the book and respond to some of the key ...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 2 Apr 2011 - Is it best to be agnostic?
Mark Vernon trained to be an Anglican priest before losing his faith to become an atheist. But he became disenchanted with that position too. Now he champions agnosticism. He says agnosticism is more than "sitting on the fence" and is a rich place o...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 16 Apr 2011 - Biblical evidence for the Resurrection - Bart Ehrman & Mike Licona
Bart Ehrman is well known as a US New Testament Scholar who lost his Christian faith and now questions many core precepts of Christianity, including the Resurrection of Jesus. When Mike Licona had doubts he devoted himself to investigating the evid...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 26 Mar 2011 - Did Jesus die on the Cross? Islam debate
The Koran claims that Jesus did not die on the cross. Mohammed Bahmanpour of the Islamic College in London defends the Koranic view that although "it was made to appear to them" that he died, in fact he was substituted by another. Jay Smith is a Chr...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 19 Mar 2011 - Presuppositional apologetics round 2
6 months ago Sye Ten Bruggencate and atheist Paul Baird met to discuss Sye's presuppositional approach to proof of God. Sye claims that the fact Paul believes in laws of logic, maths, science and rationality prove that God exists. The show was a po...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 5 Mar 2011 - Grill a Christian Round 3 & Unbelievable? Conference announcement
Today's show begins with details of the forthcoming Unbelievable? apologetics conference in London where Justin will be joined by speakers including John Lennox, Jay Smith, David Instone-Brewer and David Robertson. David Robertson joins Justin for a...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 12 Mar 2011 - Music & God
Music often evokes strong emotions in people. But is there more to the beauty and meaning we find in music than atheism allows? David Robertson contends that the joy and meaning we experience in music is a pointer beyond itself to an ultimate sourc...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 26 Feb 2011 - RE and indoctrination in education
The UK Government recently outlined a White Paper that threatens to demote Religious Education to a peripheral subject in the curriculum. More info on the campaign to have it reinstated here: http://www.reactcampaign.co.uk/ Mark Roques of Reality B...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 19 Feb 2011 - Are there many paths to God?
In an age of religious pluralism it can seem arrogant for Christians to claim they have "the truth" or the only means to salvation. So when Jesus said "no-one comes to the Father except through me" what did he mean? And what about those who have no...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Unbelievable? 12 Feb 2011 - Is the King James Version the best?
400 years on from the publication of the King James Version of the Bible, there is now a proliferation of translations available. Some Christians maintain that the KJV has never been surpassed for its style, authority and reliability. James White o...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 5 Feb 2011 - Alister McGrath & Stephen Law - Why Won't God Go Away?
Alister McGrath's new book "Why God won't go away" is a critique of the New Atheist Movement spearheaded by Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris & Dennett. He chats with atheist philosopher Stephen Law about aggressive atheism and its online form. They debate...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 29 Jan 2011 - Human Value & Subversive Stories
Off-duty police men in Bogota, Columbia shoot street children because they consider them to be "disposables". Using stories such as this Mark Roques asks whether value in human life can be found anywhere other than our being made "In the image of G...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 22 Jan 2011 - Which Translation should we Trust?
To mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible Justin Brierley will be presenting a number of programmes looking at issues of Biblical reliability and interpretation in the coming year. This week he asks "Which translation shou...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 8 Jan 2011 - William Lane Craig reviews his debate with Dawkins
William Lane Craig is a philosopher, author and key defender of the Christian faith in debates around the world. Although atheist Richard Dawkins had publicly said he will not debate Craig, he found himself on the same platform as him in November 20...
Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 15 Jan 2011 - Os Guinness & Mary Warnock debate religious freedoms
Os Guinness is an author, cultural critic and Christian apologist. He co-founded the Trinity Forum which "seeks to transform society through the transformation of leaders". Baroness Mary Warnock is a moral philosopher and atheist. She is a cross...