All Christian living articles – Page 28
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Article4 New Theological Ideas You Need To Know About
Theology isn’t meant to remain within the confines of theological college. Justin Brierley presents a rough guide to some of the most exciting (and controversial) concepts that are trickling down to Christians in the pew today
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is the UK’s Christian heritage history? Peter Hitchens vs Terry Sanderson
A recent report on faith and public life in the UK recommended cutting back the role of Christianity to make space for other faiths and humanist points of view.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why do evangelicals lose their faith? Os Guinness & Rodney Wilson
Christian author and cultural critic Os Guinness’ new book called “Fools Talk: Recovering the art of Christian persuasion” is aimed at helping Christians develop a confident and winsome approach to engaging those who are closed to faith. He engages with ex-evangelical Rodney Wilson who has researched the reasons why evangelical Christians lose their faith in his book “Killing God” as they discuss the cultural and doctrinal barriers to embracing Christian faith.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is Christianity holding Northern Ireland back? David Robertson vs Michael Nugent
This week’s episode is a podcast-only special featuring the audio of a recent debate between David Robertson of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity and Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland.
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ShowsUnbelievable? 2 views on suffering – Warfare vs Blueprint – Kurt Jaros & Ken Brownell
Is suffering planned as part of God’s sovereign will? Or is God not to blame, as suffering is the result of an ongoing cosmic spiritual battle?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Can Christians & atheists stop fighting? Randal Rauser & Alom Shaha
Christian theologian Randal Rauser’s new book “Is the atheist my Neighbour?” says that Christians often fail to extend respect and love towards atheists.
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Unbelievable? Can atheists have Meaning without God? Michael Ruse & Andy Bannister
Atheist philosopher Michael Ruse joins Justin as we spend a second week looking at Andy Bannister’s new book ‘The atheist who didn’t exist’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Can Christianity be true if Christians can’t agree on doctrine? Andrew Whyte vs Nabeel Qureshi
Andrew Whyte lost his faith after realising the diversity of Christian beliefs. He has developed a series of Youtube videos on the way Christians disagree about various doctrines and we hear some of the audio from them.
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ShowsUnbelievable? John Lennox Premier Lecture - Going Against the Flow
Mathematician and Christian thinker John Lennox gave the Premier Lecture for the 20th Anniversary of the Radio station on June 10th.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Caitlyn Jenner & Transgenderism: trans & ex-trans Christian debate
Gender Dysphoria is a condition in which a person feels their body does not match the gender they identify with.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does prayer make sense? David Wilkinson vs Ed Atkinson
David Wilkinson, Principal of St John’s College Durham and a physicist by background, addresses why prayers go unanswered in his new book When I Pray What Does God Do?.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is faith good for science? Ruth Bancewicz & Eugenie Scott
Ruth Bancewicz of the Faraday Institute, Cambridge describes how the Christian faith of present day scientists has positively influenced their work in her new book “God in the lab: How science enhances faith”.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Are Muslims turning to Christ around the world? David Garrison, Imam Musharraf Hussain & Nazam Guffoor
David Garrison, author of ‘A Wind in the House of Islam’ says that movements of Muslims becoming Christians are occurring globally in unprecedented numbers.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why Isn’t Tony a Christian? David Robertson & Tony Smollett
Justin chairs an open ended conversation between two Scots. Church leader David Robertson and atheist Tony Smollett.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why do young people leave church? Drew Dyck & Ben Watts
Ben Watts lost his faith and left his church in his late teens. He explains why, and engages in a discussion with Drew Dyck, author of ‘Generation Ex-Christian: Why young adults are leaving the faith and how to bring them back’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Justin Welby evangelism interview & lecture
In a podcast special, we hear Premier’s Dave Rose interview the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, on how Christians can be more effective evangelists.
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ShowsSteve Chalke and Ed Shaw ∕∕ Is church silence failing gay Christians?
Steve Chalke of Oasis Trust explains why he believes evangelical churches need to start a conversation on changing their theology on homosexuality to avoid tragic consequences for young, gay Christians.
Ed Shaw of Living Out is a same-sex attracted Christian whose Biblical convictions have led him to remain celibate. He says evangelical churches needs to talk about homosexuality but shouldn’t change their theology. -
ShowsUnbelievable? The Outsider Test Pt 2 & James Emery White on the ‘Rise of the Nones’
In a continuation of last week’s show David Marshall & John Loftus continue to debate whether Christianity is rationally tenable and unique among world religions.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does Christianity pass the Outsider Test? David Marshall vs John Loftus
Atheist John Loftus has challenged Christians with the ‘Outsider Test of Faith’. He believes that if Christians examined their own faith with the same level of scepticism they do other faiths, they would reject it.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Just War vs Pacifism - Nigel Biggar & Stanley Hauerwas
It’s 100 years since the outbreak of WWI. Two of the world’s leading Christian thinkers on Just War & Pacifism join Justin to discuss their different views on whether war is ever justified.
