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Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Unbelievable? 24 Oct 2009 - Christian conversion of Hindus
In light of Premier's Faith Without Fear campaign, this discussion between Anil Bhanot and Sunil Raheja addresses the tensions that exist when Christians seek to evangelise Hindus in India. What is acceptable? Is the response of some Hindus justifi...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 17 Oct 2009 - The "Evangelical Universalist" is revealed
"The Evangelical Universalist" was published several years ago. The author claimed to be an evangelical Christian who believes that everyone will ultimately be saved. He published under a pen name, but recently revealed his true identity as Robin ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 10 Oct 2009 - Jesus and the God of Israel
Many have suggested that Christian belief in the divinity and worship of Jesus as God was a late development, and that Jesus' early followers did not regard him as being equal with God. So was Jesus merely regarded as an "elevated" being? Was high ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 3 Oct 2009 - What picture of God does the Bible paint?
Andrew Wilson is an author and church leader. His book "GodStories" describes the Bible as "the gospel of God". He says the story is told in multiple ways of sins forgiven, shame removed, beauty restored, and meaning reinstated. Atheist Norman Bacr...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
Unbelievable? 18 Aug 2007 - Atheist and Christian bloggers discuss
Ian Thorpe is an atheist and Jenni Hutchinson a Christian. They got chatting about faith after bumping into each other on the internet. They discuss whether the church is having a beneficial effect on society, Ian's concerns over "fundamentalism" an...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 26 Sep 2009 - "Creation" the movie review with interviews & debate
The film "Creation" is released in the UK Sep 2009. Telling the story of how Charles Darwin came to write "On the Origin of Species" 150 years ago, the film highlights the clash of evolutionary theory and Christian belief. The problem of suffering...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 19 Sep 2009 - Would Europe be better off Atheist or Christian?
Christian Apologist David Robertson, Atheist blogger Ed Turner and Christian convert Richard Morgan return to debate the rights and wrongs of Christian and atheist influence in society. For David Robertson's book "The Dawkins Letters" Click here For...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 5 Sep 2009 - Bauckham on the Gospels - Pt 2
Continuing on from their discussion last week, believing and non-believing New Testament historians Richard Bauckham and James Crossley discuss whether the testimony of eyewitnesses in the Gospels is trustworthy. Bauckham fills out his reasoning for...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 12 Sep 2009 - Richard Morgan - from Atheism to Faith
Richard Morgan was a confirmed atheist for much of his life and a keen poster on the richarddawkins.net website. However, after becoming disillusioned with the mentality of some atheists on the website, he subsequently experienced a dramatic conver...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1
"Jesus and the Eyewitnesses" has been heralded as a paradigm shift in the way the authorship of the Gospels should be seen. Richard Bauckham is the author of the book, which won the 2009 Michael Ramsey prize. He argues that the Gospels are based ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 21 min
Unbelievable? 22 Aug 2009 - Does religion make people unhappy?
Many "New Atheists" have written books claiming that Christianity is bad for people. Barry Duke is editor of "The Freethinker" - a longstanding humanist magazine and website that seeks to show why religion is bad for the world. Barry claims that ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 15 Aug 2009 - Scriptural reasoning
Scriptural Reasoning is an organisation committed to honest interfaith dialogue that promotes "better quality disagreement". Its founder Muhammad Al-Hussaini explains how they hope to bring greater understanding of the scriptures of the three Abrah...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 8 Aug 2009 - Hell - two different views debated
What do Christians believe about the immortality of the soul and the justification for punishment? Has hell been lost as a doctrine in the modern church? In their second inter-Christian encounter James White and Roger and Faith Forster explain thei...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 1 Aug 2009 - Calvinism & predestination
The first of two programmes focussing on inter-Christian debates over doctrine. 500 years ago the birth of John Calvin heralded the arrival of one who would have a momentous impact on the shape of world Christianity. Calvinism is most often defined ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 25 Jul 2009 - Michael Shermer debates "Miracles"
You don't have to look far for claims of the miraculous. But what constitutes a "miracle" and do Christian beliefs in this area make sense? Michael Shermer is a well-known atheist in the USA and Director of the Skeptics Society. He says miraculous ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 18 Jul 2009 - Intelligent Design vs Evolution
A re-broadcast of a classic debate that won a New York Radio Festivals Gold medal. Peter Hearty is an atheist who says that Evolution alone explains the living world around us. Peter Williams, an Intelligent Design proponent claims that Evolution i...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 19 min
Unbelievable? 4 Jul 2009 - Peter Hitchens debates Islam
Peter Hitchens is a well known journalist and Anglican Christian. Unlike his atheist brother Christopher, he believes Christianity is an essential bedrock for society. He says Islam will fill the spiritual vaccuum of Britain if secularists have th...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 11 Jul 2009 - Islamic & Christian converts debate
Nabeel Qureshi converted to Christianity from Islam after being convinced that the weight of evidence was in favour of Christian faith. Yahya Seymour's story is the opposite - he became a Muslim after having a Christian upbringing. They discuss th...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 27 Jun 2009 - PZ Myers & Denis Alexander on Faith & Science
Atheist Biologist PZ Myers is an outspoken critic of Christianity. He believes that faith in God and science are contradictory. He debates theistic evolutionist Denis Alexander, Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Is scien...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 20 min
Unbelievable? 20 Jun 2009 Before Nicea - what is the truth about Early Christianity?
What did the first Christians believe about Jesus? Muslim Abdul Haq, the author of "Before Nicea" claims that key doctrines of Christianity were formulated through later councils of the church. He says that there is no good evidence that early Chr...