All History articles – Page 14
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ShowsUnbelievable? Homo Naledi and the Adam & Eve debate
Homo Naledi is one of the most significant hominin (human ancestor) fossil discoveries in history. But what are the implication of these hominid species in the evolutionary record for creation, and Adam and Eve?
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ShowsUnbelievable? The Rainbow Through The Rain – A POW’s story in the Far East
The Rainbow Through The Rain tells the story of Geoffrey Mowat, the grandfather of Justin Brierley. Geoff was a Prisoner of War under the Japanese during World War 2, which included time spent under brutal conditions in the construction of Burma’s ‘Death Railway’. Through the experience Geoff developed a call to ministry in the church of England. When the programme first aired ten years ago it won First Prize in the Sandford St Martin Religious Broadcasting awards. The programme was recently rebroadcast to mark 70 years since the formal surrender of the Japanese to the Allies, bringing an end to World War 2 in the Far East,
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ArticleThe world’s most astonished atheist
When the United States bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki seventy years ago this month, Joy Davidman—best known today as the wife of C.S. Lewis—was in a vulnerable way.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Do the minimal facts support the resurrection? Gary Habermas & James Crossley
Christian philosopher and historian Gary Habermas has been at the forefront of the ‘minimal facts’ approach as evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.
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Unbelievable? Ehrman vs McGrew - Round 2 – Do undesigned coincidences confirm the Gospels?
Bart D Ehrman and Tim J McGrew return to debate research by McGrew on the so-called ‘un-designed coincidences’ between different Gospel accounts that give them the ring of truth.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does archaeology support the New Testament? Shahar Shilo & Byron McCane
A conversation on whether modern archaeology support the New Testament accounts. Two experts join Justin to talk about exciting recent finds and the kind of discoveries that both confirm and cause us to see in a new light certain parts of the Gospel accounts of Jesus.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Has the Big Bang gone bust? Phil Harper & Jeff Zweerink
Recent news headlines suggested that the theory of the Big Bang in which the universe had a beginning point, has been overturned. If it’s true, and the universe is eternal after all, would it consign cosmological arguments to the dustbin?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is the Turin Shroud the burial cloth of Christ? Alan Whanger vs Hugh Farey
Two guests with different views on the authenticity of the Turin Shroud join Justin to debate following his feature documentary on the Shroud.
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ArticleAutopsy of a crucifixion
Drawing on his studies in forensic pathology, David Instone-Brewer explores the science of crucifixion.
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ArticleShroud of Turin: Genuine relic or medieval forgery?
Justin Brierley investigates why new evidence that the cloth is a genuine relic of the resurrection is capturing the interest of evangelicals and Catholics alike.
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ShowsUnbelievable? What’s got evangelicals interested in the Orthodox Church?
Several high profile evangelicals have converted to The Orthodox Church in recent decades. Is it just for the cool beards and robes? In this discussion we find out about the history of the Orthodox Church and some of its distinctive features.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Debating the history of atheism - Nick Spencer & Julian Baggini
Nick Spencer is the author of Atheists: The Origin of the Species. He explains the origins of various strands of atheism and why the New Atheism of today is constructed on a myth of its own.
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ShowsUnbelievable?: Israel, Palestine & the Gaza conflict - Salim Munayer & Steve Maltz
There have been thousands of casualties in Gaza this summer as Israel’s military have responded to Hamas rocket attacks. A Messianic Jew and a Palestinian Christian join Justin to talk through the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict and what the way forward may be for peace.
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ArticleMiracles Part II: This time it's local
Last month Justin Brierley reported on miracle accounts from around the world. But don’t be fooled into thinking God’s forgotten about Britain. In churches, cafes and on street corners, miracles are being reported on our doorstep too.
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ShowsSeeking Allah, Finding Jesus - Nabeel Qureshi & Nazam Gufoor
Nabeel Qureshi grew up in a Muslim family but converted to Christianity after investigating the historical case for Christ.
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ShowsThe Turin Shroud - a relic of the resurrection? Unbelievable?
The Turin Shroud has been an enigma for hundreds of years. In a special Good Friday feature Justin Brierley spoke to those who claim the evidence shows the shroud is the burial cloth of Christ, and its image a result of the resurrection itself.
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ArticleThe Apologist: What proof is there?
Christian apologist Amy Orr-Ewing responds to some of the biggest objections to the resurrection.
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ArticleWill the real Jesus please stand up?
Justin Brierley examines the latest reinventions of the Jesus of history. Ten years on from Dan Brown’s bestselling The Da Vinci Code, fresh rumours of who Jesus really was still shift books in their hundreds of thousands.
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Darwin’s Doubt - Stephen C Meyer & Charles Marshall debate ID - Unbelievable?
Stephen C Meyer is the world’s leading Intelligent Design proponent. His new book Darwin’s Doubt claims that the Cambrian fossil record, which saw an “explosion” of new life forms in a short space of time, is evidence for ID.
