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Jun 23, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 27 Mar 2010 - Religious experience - is it evidence for God?
Richard Morgan and Todd Pitner both experienced adult conversions from atheism to Christian Faith. Morgan, whose conversion story two years ago has been told before on "Unbelievable?" questions whether atheists who rule out personal experience as ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 20 Mar 2010 - "Expelled" live audience debate
Hear the debate that took place after the "Unbelievable?" screening of Intelligent Design Film "Expelled" at Imperial College London in Feb 2010. Against the film: Atheist Prof Susan Blackmore (Psychology, Plymouth) & Theistic evolutionist Prof Keit...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 13 Mar 2010 - Can we trust the Trinity? James White vs Anthony Buzzard
Is the doctrine of the Trinity to be found in the Bible? Was Jesus really "of one substance" with God the Father? US Christian apologist James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries returns to defend the doctrine of the Trinity as he discusses key Old...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 6 Mar 2010 - Which is more trustworthy - The Bible or Koran?
James White of Alpha and Omega Ministries is on the show this week and next defending the Christian faith. Today he argues the Bible is historically more reliable than the Koran. Adnan Rashid of the Hittin Institute argues for the Koran and criti...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 27 Feb 2010 - Faith in Britain - Andrew Copson of the BHA vs David Robertson
A year ago the British Humanist Association launched the "Atheist Bus Campaign" declaring "There is probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life". Would we enjoy life and be less worried without belief in God in modern Britain? Where do ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 20 Feb 2010 - "Is Christianity good for us?" Michael Shermer vs. David Robertson
Are societies better off with the influence of Christianity? Are Christians more caring than atheists? What role should faith play in society? Just some of the questions explored by atheist Michael Shermer and Christian David Robertson. Michael Sh...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 13 Feb 2010 - Two views on Divorce and Remarriage - David Instone-Brewer & Andrew Corn
This week: As part of Premier Radio's coverage of National Marriage Week we look at two different Christian views of Divorce and Remarriage. Andrew Cornes is Vicar of All Saints Crowborough. He holds to the traditional understanding that Jesus taug...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 6 Feb 2010 - Do we need God to do Science? Steve Fuller & Thomas Dixon
As we look forward to the screening and debate around the film Expelled at Imperial College London on Sat 27th Feb (See www.premier.org.uk/expelled for info on extra screening & debate) two of the panellists join Justin to debate Intelligent Design....
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 30 Jan 2010 - Where was God in Haiti?
Hundreds of thousands died in the Haiti earthquake of Jan 2010. Many more are still suffering. So where was God? Can we believe in an all loving, all powerful God in the face of such suffering and destruction? Roger Forster of The Ichthus Christia...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 9 Jan 2010 - Bill Dembski & Norman Hansen on Natural Evil
William (Bill) Dembski is an American mathematician, theologian and professor of Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, TX. Bill returns to defend his latest Book "The End of Christianity" -an argument defending the Christian God a...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 23 Jan 2010 - Abortion - Pro-choice Evan Harris MP vs Pro-life Sarah Macken
A re-broadcast of a compelling debate with listener input on the issue of abortion. When does human life begin? Whose rights come first - the mother or foetus? Is disability grounds for abortion? Should the time limit for abortion in the UK be lo...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 16 Jan 2010 - "Expelled" The Movie - Stephen C Meyer vs. Peter Atkins
The documentary film "Expelled" is presented by US Actor Ben Stein and makes the case that scientists who question Darwinian orthodoxy and support Intelligent Design are being "expelled" from academia. As the UK edition of the DVD is released we ask...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 26 Dec 2009 - Are the two Christmas accounts contradictory?
Matthew and Luke are the two Gospel writers that include narratives of the birth of Christ. The traditional Nativity Story is an amalgamation of the two accounts. Critics claim the two stories do not match up. Barrister Charles Foster wrote "The...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 2 Jan 2010 - Intelligent Design - William Dembski debates Lewis Wolpert
One of the world's leading Intelligent Design proponents joins Justin to explain why he believes biological life exhibits "specified complexity" that runs against Darwinian evolution. William (Bill) Dembski is an American mathematician, theologian a...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 5 Dec 2009 - Dan Barker on losing faith
Dan Barker was a Christian evangelist and musician for 19 years before he lost his faith. He tells the story in his book "Godless: How an evangelical preacher became one of America's leading Atheists". Dan is now President of the Freedom from Reli...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 19 Dec 2009 - What does science tell us about God?
Professor Lewis Wolpert is Emeritus Professor of Biology at University College London. Professor Russell Cowburn is Chair of Nanotechnology at Imperial College. Wolpert is an atheist, Cowburn a Christian. Following on from a debate at Gunnersbury B...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 12 Dec 2009 - Dawkins Debate on Atheist fundemantalism
Atheists Richard Dawkins, and AC Grayling recently squared up against Christians Richard Harries and Charles Moore for a debate on the motion "Atheism is the new fundamentalism". Justin Brierley reviews the debate with audio clips from the speakers ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 14 Nov 2009 - Alister McGrath interview
Alister McGrath combines a background in science with a passion for theology and apologetics. "The Dawkins Delusion" - his critique of Richard Dawkins and the New Atheism has been a bestseller. In this wide-ranging interview McGrath shares his own ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 7 Nov 2009 - John Shelby Spong vs. Terry Boyle
John Shelby Spong is one of the most influential liberal Christians in the world and advocates that Christianity needs to re-interpreted for the modern world leaving behind supernatural beliefs. In his latest book "Eternal Life: a new vision" he cl...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Unbelievable? 31 Oct 2009 - Preterist, Dispensational and Liberal views of The return of Jesus.
Matthew Chapter 24's "Olivet Discourse" records Jesus saying that his followers will see him "coming on the clouds of the sky with great glory" and that "this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened." Two thousand years la...