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ArticleTom Holland is taking on the secular humanists. And he’s winning.
Are the intellectual stars of New Atheism out of arguments? Esther O’Reilly reviews historian Tom Holland’s clash with atheist philosopher AC Grayling on The Big Conversation
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ArticleWhen John Lennox met Dave Rubin
Justin Brierley has moderated hundreds of lively debates on Christianity and atheism, but when a renowned Christian apologist met a popular YouTube personality at a Californian megachurch, it turned out to be one of the most remarkable events the broadcaster has ever hosted
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ArticleRubin and Lennox. A pairing that shouldn’t have worked… but did
Esther O’Reilly looks at why an Oxford Professor and a California talk show host’s Big Conversation was able to shed light on this generation’s meaning crisis
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ArticleWas Jesus’ claim to be God an invention? Examining Ehrman’s arguments
Peter S. Williams reviews The Big Conversation between New Testament scholars Bart Ehrman & Peter J. Williams
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ArticlePeter J Williams, Bart Ehrman and the Gospels: A critical analysis
James Bejon breaks down the key arguments made by Ehrman and Williams in their Big Conversation on the Gospels.
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ArticleThe Right Way to Debate Bart Ehrman
Lydia McGrew reviews a recent debate with Bart Ehrman, and argues that Bible scholar Peter J Williams offers a model for dispensing common sense
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ArticleFake News? Did the Gospel writers get the facts right but their stories wrong?
Catholic blogger K Albert Little examines the difference between the stories of Jesus and the stories of President Trump…
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ArticleDon’t call me a Christian yet… but I’m starting to see a purpose in the Universe
I’m turning from an atheist sceptic into a curious theologian. These Big Conversations are the reason…
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ArticleWhat’s stopping Roger Penrose from believing that God created the Universe?
Sir Roger Penrose disagrees with William Lane Craig on the cause of the Universe. Daniel Ray examines why the famous cosmologist can’t bring himself to accept the God hypothesis.
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ArticleGod’s not dead - 3 ways that that the Cosmos points to a Creator
Following his Big Conversation with cosmologist Roger Penrose, renowned Christian philosopher William Lane Craig outlines three ways the science of the universe points to God
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ArticleWhy are the new atheists so triggered by Bret Weinstein and Jordan Peterson?
Reflecting on The Big Conversation from Unbelievable?, atheist vlogger Adam Friended explains why he believes Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris get religion so wrong.
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ArticleBret Weinstein’s blind-spot. If you want to fix the world, you can’t escape religion
The evolutionary biologist says we need to transcend religion to solve humanity’s biggest problems. Following his Big Conversation with Alister McGrath, Paul vanderKlay examines the religious streak in Bret Weinstein’s own philosophy.
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ArticleWe’re in a crisis of meaning. Do the stars of the IDW have a solution?
Thousands of people are turning to the academics who make up the so-called Intellectual Dark Web with their questions about the meaning of life. As The Big Conversation from Unbelievable? relaunches, Esther O’Reilly asks whether they‘ll find the right answers.
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ArticleAlister McGrath vs Bret Weinstein - a critical summary
Bruce Blackshaw breaks down what happened when two distinguished thinkers debated religion and evolution.
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ArticleDespite banning, burning and belittling, the cross still stands
How did an instrument of torture and execution became one of the world’s most recognisable cultural symbols? Ahead of Unbelievable? The Conference 2019, Justin Brierley examines the power of the cross.
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ArticleJesus for skeptics. How to respond to those who say Jesus is a myth
How should we respond those who doubt the existence of Jesus? Ahead of Unbelievable? the Conference 2019, Justin Brierley offers three approaches.
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ArticleWalking through the valley of doubt
Doubts are an inevitable part of Christian faith. So deal with them, don’t bury them. Ahead of Unbelievable? the Conference 2019, Justin Brierley offers advice.
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ArticleDon’t preach to the choir. Church services can reach sceptics too
Pastors and preachers need to speak not only to the faithful but those who are seeking, questioning and sceptical. Ahead of Unbelievable? the Conference 2019, Justin Brierley offers advice.
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ArticleWas Jesus a Muslim or a Christian?
Millions of people think Jesus was a Muslim and billions think he was a Christian. Chris Goswami explains why both are wrong
