All Shows articles – Page 53
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ShowsUnbelievable? How on Earth did life begin? Lee Cronin, Perry Marshall and Denis Noble on the origins of life
Can chemistry crack the mystery of the origin of life? Or does the information required for Life to begin point beyond naturalistic explanations?
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ShowsAsk NT Wright Anything #25 When Christians lose their faith
In the wake of two high profile Christians who have renounced their faith, Tom responds to listener questions on what defines being a Christian, whether we can lose our salvation, and what to do when a loved one cannot respond to the Gospel because of dementia.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Dave Rubin and John Lennox - A conversation on God, atheism and modern culture
Recorded in front of a live audience in California, Justin hosts a discussion between Christian thinker Prof John Lennox and YouTube personality Dave Rubin in the 4th episode of The Big Conversation Season 2.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is it rational to be a Christian? Justin Brierley debates Rationality Rules at Oxford University
Just swaps his moderator’s chair for being a debater in this week’s live show recorded in front of a student audience at Oxford University.
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ShowsAsk NT Wright Anything #24 The New Testament In Its World
In a one–year anniversary special of the show, Justin and Tom are joined by Australian Bible scholar Mike Bird to talk about their major new collaborative book ‘The New Testament in its World: An introduction to the history, literature and theology of the first Christians’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does consciousness point to God? Sharon Dirckx and Philip Goff
The mystery of mind and consciousness are causing some philosophers to move away from physicalist explanations to theories such as ‘panpsychism’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Peter J Williams and Bart Ehrman – Are the Gospels historically reliable?
Arguably, no individual has influenced the course of history more than Jesus of Nazareth. But, can we trust the accounts of his life, death and resurrection?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does the story of evolution match the story of Genesis? Niamh Middleton and Andrew Parker
The first two chapters of Genesis are among the most contested in the Bible when it comes to evolution and faith. Justin is joined by a Christian and agnostic who both claim to show a significant overlap between the Genesis account and evolutionary history,
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ShowsAsk NT Wright Anything #23 Tom talks about life, faith and atonement
In this interview with NT Wright from The Profile podcast, Justin Brierley interviews Tom about his life and faith, as well as his theology of atonement in his book The Day The Revolution Began.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Has the church misunderstood St Paul? Steve Chalke vs Phil Moore
Church leader Steve Chalke isn’t afraid of causing controversy in the evangelical circles he once moved in. His new book ‘The Lost Message of Paul’ claims that the church has misunderstood the theology of St Paul when it comes to faith, hell and Christian universalism.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Sir Roger Penrose and William Lane Craig – Debating God and the Universe
The Universe: How did it get here and why are we part of it? Celebrated cosmologist Sir Roger Penrose talks to renowned Christian philosopher William Lane Craig about God and the Universe in the 2nd episode of the 2019 season of The Big Conversation.
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ShowsWhy women should be church leaders and preachers ∕∕ Ask NT Wright anything
Bible scholar NT Wright answers a listener question on whether the Bible allows women to teach in churches, including the passage from 1 Timothy 2 v 11-12 “A woman should learn in quietness and full submission.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why be a Christian? Cosmic Skeptic debates Justin on faith, morality and determinism
In this podcast special Justin sits down with atheist Alex O’Connor who runs the popular YouTube channel Cosmic Skeptic.
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ShowsAsk NT Wright Anything #22 Am I unequally yoked? What about singleness? What’s the point? Puzzled and pastoral questions
Am I unequally yoked to my wife? What’s the biblical view of singleness? Was Jesus at my mother’s deathbed? What’s the point of it all? Tom answers the personal, pastoral and puzzled questions of listeners.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Do we live on a young or an old earth? Ken Ham vs Jeff Zweerink
Ken Ham is the founder of Answers In Genesis. They promote a Young Earth Creation view of science and scripture, believing the earth is only 6000 years old. They also run the Ark Encounter attraction in Kentucky - a life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Alister McGrath and Bret Weinstein – Religion: Useful fiction or ultimate truth?
Is religion an evolutionary adaptation that has helped the human species to thrive? Or is there a basis to belief in God that goes beyond biological explanations?
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ShowsAsk NT Wright Anything #21 Free will and the problem of evil
An atheist listener asks a question about free will and the problem of evil. Will it be possible for there to be another ‘fall’ in the new creation? And the hosts of the Libertarian Christian Podcast have some questions for Tom about living as Christians in today’s world.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Deconstruction, doubt and finding faith again - Lisa Gungor and Alisa Childers
‘Deconstruction’ has become a buzz word for many people questioning Christian faith. But what happens when we try to reconstruct?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Joshua Harris, purity culture and the church: Jessica van der Wyngaard and Sean McDowell
20 years ago Joshua Harris was the poster boy of the evangelical ‘purity movement’ having authored the bestselling book ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye’. Today, Harris regrets writing the book, and has also recently changed his mind about Christianity.
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ShowsAsk NT Wright Anything #20 Israel, Christian Zionism and the return of Jesus
How should Christians think about the place of Israel today? Do the Jewish people still have a distinct role in God’s purposes? The Bible says Jesus will return ‘soon’, so why hasn’t he?
