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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 5, 2014 · 1 hr 15 min
Unbelievable? 17 Nov 2007 - Are miracles evidence for God?
Agnostic sceptic Stephen Pilcher believes that Christian claims to healing are tricks of the mind. Can John Ryeland of the Christian Healing Mission persuade him differently? Also features personal stories from people who claim to have been miracul...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 15 min
Unbelievable? 3 Nov 2007 - The New Atheism
Christianity is under attack as never before by a wave of militant atheists, led by Richard Dawkins. Atheist Barry Duke is all in favour of it, while Christian David Marshall's book "The Truth behind the new Atheism" rejects it. They join Justin on ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 16 min
Unbelievable? 27 Oct 2007 - Top reasons for belief
Justin finds out about the results of a belief survey that asked Christians for their top reasons for believing in God and Christianity. He's joined by Father John Twisleton and Lawyer James Dingemans who compiled the results of the survey, as well ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 4 Aug 2007 - Jesus and Judaism
Jesus was a Jew - but what about the movement he started? Orthodox Rabbi Reuben Livingstone and Alex Jacob from the Churches Ministry among Jewish people debate how Christianity relates to Judaism and whether it is a continuation of it or something ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 28 Jul 2007 - Christian vs spiritual healing
Jesus was a healer, but what do we believe about healing and how it operates? Spiritual healer David Cunnigham is not a Christian - he says that Divine energy is channelled when he heals people. John Ryeland runs the Christian Healing Mission and sa...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
Unbelievable? 21 Jul 2007 - Forgiveness
Justin is joined by Peter Saunders from the National Association for People Abused in Childhood and Steve Goss of "Freedom in Christ" ministries as they discuss forgiveness and "moving on" from hurt, in particular childhood abuse. Do Christians alwa...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 12 min
Unbelievable? 7 Jul 2007 - Does the Koran justify terrorism?
Justin is joined by Ibrahim Mogra of the Muslim Council of Britain and Christan evangelist Jay Smith as they discuss what drives young muslim radicals to become terrorists. Jay says that the Koran needs to be re-interpreted to prevent these acts; Ib...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
Unbelievable? 14 Jul 2007 - Hindu & Christian concepts of God
Paul Gutteridge pastors the Christian Growth Centre, and loves chatting with people of other faiths and points of view. He chats to Hindu Rohit Saxena about the similarities and differences in the way they see God. To hear more discussions between C...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
Unbelievable? 30 Jun 2007 - Is evangelical Christianity exclusivist?
Sean Brickell, a lapsed Catholic, has come into contact with evangelical Christians and disgrees with their attitude to being "born again" and sex before marriage. So, are evangelicals too straight-jacketed? Matt Frost leads a church of young, singl...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 23 Jun 2007 - God's existence, free will & faith
Justin Brierley is joined by Jonathan Hill, author of "The Big Questions". The book tackles some of the biggest philosophical questions to do with the existence of God, free-will and faith. What can we learn from the way Christians down the ages hav...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 12 min
Unbelievable? 16 Jun 2007 - Mosques in the UK
Recent media reports claim that mosques are indoctrinating young men in militant Islam - but is that true? Justin is joined by Abduraheem Green of London Central Mosque and Alan Craig of the Christian People's Alliance, who differ over the dangers p...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
Unbelievable? 10 Jun 2007 - The resurrection
Daniel Clark has authored a book that says Christians have good grounds for believing in the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. We find out why, as well as hearing from Andy Bannister of the London School of Theology and Bishop John Austin Baker a...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 2 Jun 2007 - Does Christianity enslave?
Duncan Rossiter runs an atheist website. He says that Christinaity enslaves people. Find out why he has a problem with the idea of God and whether Christian evangelist Paul Clarke can persuade him that faith in Christ sets people free. To hear more ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 15 min
Unbelievable? 13 Oct 2007 - John Lennox debates science & God
Fresh from a US TV debate with Richard Dawkins, Oxford Professor Dr. John Lennox engages with atheist scientist Robert Stovold. Lennox, who is a Christian, asserts in his book "God's Undertaker - Has science buried God?" that science and philosophy ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 15 min
Unbelievable? 6 Oct 2007 - Buddhism, Burma and Christianity
As peaceful demonstrations by thousands of Buddhist monks have been brutally quashed by the military dictatorship in Burma, Justin Brierley is joined by Buddhist Alison Murdoch as she explains the thought behind the pacifist approach. Nick Spencer ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 22 Sep 2007 - The Alpha Course
As a new "term" of Alpha begins, Justin is joined by Mark Elsdon-Dew, Communications Director for Alpha. They discuss the success of the course in introducing people to the Christian faith, and how churches can run it effectively. With contributions ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 15 Sep 2007 - Yoga and Christianity
Two Christian ministers in Taunton made the news recently when they refused a Yoga instructor the use of their church halls. Some have labelled their actions narrow-minded and intolerant. We discuss whether it's ok for Christians to be involved with ...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 8 Sep 2007 - Mormonism
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known commonly as the Mormon church claim thirteen million members worldwide. David Fewster who represents the Mormon church in the UK answers listener emails and phone messages as we look at what Morm...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 14 min
Unbelievable? 29 Sep 2007 - New Age views of Jesus
Melanie Henry believes she has found her own spiritual path through life. Its a mixture of New Age and spiritual principles, some taken from the words of Jesus. Pastor Matt Frost asks Melanie whether there is more to Jesus - was he the Son of God, ca...
Jun 5, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
Unbelievable? 25 Aug 2007 - God Delusion debate
Andrew Wilson's new book claims to have debunked Richard Dawkins' arguments against God. He goes head to head with atheist Gordon Livesey as they discuss The God Delusion and whether people are really being deluded by Dawkins' arguments. You can purc...