All Apologetics articles – Page 25
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ShowsUnapologetic #13 Derwin L Gray: What the Bible says about racial reconciliation
Former NFL footballer-turned-pastor Derwin L Gray shares lessons he has learned from leading Transformation Church, the multi-ethnic megachuch he founded, as he continues to open up his book ‘How To Heal Our Racial Divide’
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #65 Alister McGrath: How to transform our culture and not be consumed by it
Prof Alister McGrath draws on CS Lewis and scripture to encourage Christians to live out ther vocation and make a difference in a confused and divided culture. This keynote address was given at Unbelievable? the Conference 2022.
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ArticleCan a personal conversion story be enough to persuade a skeptic?
Christian Philosopher Kenneth Pearce says that our personal religious experiences can provide testimony that is persuasive to some, but not for everybody
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ShowsAre Millennials and Gen Z ready to believe in God? | Mikhaila Peterson & Jon McCray (Whaddo You Meme)
Almost half of Millennials and Gen Z in the USA identify as ‘nones’ (having no religious affiliation). Mikhaila Peterson, who runs a popular YouTube channel and podcast, talks about her own recent journey to faith, along with the journey of her father, renowned psychologist Jordan Peterson. Jon McCray, who runs ‘Whaddo You Meme’, a popular YouTube channel responding to internet atheism and popular culture, joins the conversation as he and Mikhaila talk about the spiritual search among Gen Z and Millennials and take questions from the live audience that joined in online.
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ArticleA most reluctant convert: Why Guillaume Bignon’s story is powerful evidence for God
Erik Strandness says that the details of Guillaume Bignon’s conversion story should give skeptic’s pause to think
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ShowsUnapologetic #12 Derwin L Gray: How an NFL footballer found faith in Jesus
Derwin L Gray is a former NFL football player who, along with his wife Vicki, founded Transformation Church - a ‘multicultural, multi-generational, mission-shaped’ church in South Carolina.
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ShowsThe CS Lewis Podcast #64 On Living In An Atomic Age - CS Lewis’ essays and short writings
‘If we are all going to be destroyed by an atomic bomb, let that bomb when it comes find us doing sensible and human things’. Alister and Justin discuss the way that CS Lewis’ 1948 essay is remarkably relevant to modern crises such as Covid and the war in Ukraine.
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ArticleWhen do coincidences become ‘God-incidences?’
Religious experience can count as more than just confirmation bias, says Christian philosopher Max Baker-Hytch.
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ShowsUnapologetic #11 Scott Stripling: The game-changing archaeological discovery that supports the Old Testament
Archaeologist Scott Stripling recently made a significant discovery in Israel - a ‘curse’ tablet that could prove the historical authenticity of parts of the Old Testament. He tells Justin Brierley about why this find is so significant.
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ShowsRobots, Transhumanism, and Life Beyond Earth | Lord Martin Rees & John Wyatt
Is Artificial Intelligence a friend or foe of human flourishing? Does faith have any part to play in the robotics revolution, and the race to upgrade our bodies and even escape our planet? What does the future hold for humans?
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ShowsUnapologetic #10 Lee Strobel: The case for heaven
Legendary apologist Lee Strobel joins Justin to talk about the soul, afterlife and near death experiences as related in his book and video documentary The Case For Heaven.
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ArticleAtheists like Dennett are wrong about consciousness. Why I agree with Iain McGilchrist (even if we still disagree about God)
Christian neuroscientist and lecturer Sharon Dirckx outlines her areas of agreement and disagreement with renowned psychiatrist Dr Iain McGilchrist during their recent Big Conversation dialogue.
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ArticleMcGilchrist’s brain science points towards God. But it still leaves many questions unanswered
Cambridge neurologist Prof Alasdair Coles says psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist’s work provides an important perspective on brain science and God, but still leaves questions on consciousness, identity and the nature of truth unanswered.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Overturning Roe: A victory for life or step back for abortion rights? Lois McLatchie vs KS
Following the landmark reversal of Roe vs Wade by the US Supreme Court, pro-life advocate Lois McLatchie and pro-choice guest KS debate the legal and ethical implications.
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ShowsUnapologetic #9 Lisa Fields: Being a black female apologist
Lisa Fields, fonder of Jude 3 Project continues her conversation with Megan Cornwell on polarisation in the USA and the challenges facing her calling as a black female apologist.
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ShowsRationality, Religious Experience and the Case for God | Graham Oppy & Guillaume Bignon
Why do people convert to belief in God? Is it rational to do so? Graham Oppy is Professor of Philosophy and Associate Dean of Research at Monash University, Australia and a well-known atheist thinker and author. He engages with Guillaume Bignon, a Christian philosopher from France, whose book ‘Confessions of a French Atheist’ tells the story of his adult conversion to Christianity.
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ShowsUnapologetic #8 Lisa Fields: Apologetics for the black church
What are the questions being asked today by African-American skeptics and believers about Christianity? Lisa Fields shares her faith journey and why she began the Jude 3 Project.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Shane Claiborne vs Kyle Thompson - Mass shootings, gun violence and the USA 2nd Amendment
Recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, NY have brought the issue of gun violence and mass shooting in the USA back into the spotlight.
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ArticleUnbelievable? What would CS Lewis say about the conversion of Paul Kingsnorth?
Paul Vanderklay has been charting the influence of Jordan Peterson in bringing people to faith. But Paul Kingsnorth’s journey from paganism to Christianity shows the influence of CS Lewis, he says.
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ArticleDid We Hear Richard Dawkins’ Swansong to New Atheism?
Peter Byrom thinks Richard Dawkins made some of his most revealing remarks during his recent discussion with Francis Collins on The Big Conversation, owing mostly to the good-natured relationship between the two guests, which allowed Dawkins to lower some of his usual defences.
