All Shows articles – Page 63
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ShowsUnbelievable? What happened to evolution at the Royal Society? Stephen Meyer & Perry Marshall
A meeting of top biologists from around the world at the Royal Society last November was convened to study new trends in evolutionary theory. It has led to speculation that the Neo-Darwinian paradigm is in crisis and is becoming widely rejected in the scientific community.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does the moral argument for God work? Cory Markum vs John Cranman
Christian apologist John Cranman presents his version of the Moral Argument arguing that God is the best explanation of the existence of objective moral values and duties.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Are atheists stealing from God? Frank Turek vs David Smalley
Frank Turek is a Christian apologist, author and host of the US radio call in show Cross Examined. His book ‘Stealing From God: Why atheists need God to make their case’ argues that skeptics steal from a Christian worldview to make their case for atheism.
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Unbelievable? Should Christians embrace or reject Theistic Evolution? Wayne Rossiter & Denis Alexander
Wayne Rossiter was an atheist biologist who experienced an adult conversion to Christianity. He also changed his mind about evolution and his recent book ‘Shadow of Oz: Theistic Evolution and the Absent God’ argues that those who claim Darwinian evolution is compatible with Christianity are being misleading.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Was Jesus created as an ancient myth? Richard Carrier vs David Marshall
David Marshall is a Christian thinker and author whose latest book “Jesus is no Myth!: The fingerprints of God on the Gospels” aims to refute claims by authors such as Bart Ehrman, Reza Aslan and Richard Carrier that the Gospels borrowed from other religious figures and mystery religions of their day to create their picture of Jesus.
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ShowsUnbelievable? An Atheist and a Christian walk into a bar… Justin Schieber and Randal Rauser
Randal Rauser is a Christian theologian and philosopher, Justin Schieber is an atheist philosopher. They’ve written a conversational book together called “An Atheist and a Christian Walk into a bar… Talking about God, The universe and everything” (Prometheus).
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ShowsUnbelievable? My friend the atheist churchgoer - Joe Ogborn & Tom Hallam
Joe Ogborn is a Christian who has been going to church in Cambridge with his friend Tom Hallam for several years. But Tom is an atheist.
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ShowsUnbelievable? How I lost my child but kept my faith - Jessica Kelley
In a New Year’s Eve special, Justin interviews two women involved in theology and apologetics in different ways.
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ShowsUnbelievable? The Star of Bethlehem - Fact or Fiction? Colin Nicholl, Aaron Adair & Mark Kidger
In a Christmas Eve edition of the show Justin is joined by Christian guest Colin Nicholl, atheist Aaron Adair and agnostic Mark Kidger, each of whom has written a book on the star of a Bethlehem from different perspectives.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Was Hitler anti-Christian? Richard Weikart vs Richard Carrier
Hitler is often claimed to have been an atheist or a Christian by believers and skeptics eager to put the dictator in the other’s camp. Christian historian Richard Weikart argues he was neither in his new book “Hitler’s Religion: The twisted beliefs that drove the Third Reich”.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Finding God in the Waves – Mike McHargue and Benn Watts
Mike McHargue – known as ‘Science Mike’ - was a Christian who lost his faith then found it again through science. He tells his story of coming back to faith through an experience on a beach and how he now puts science and Christian faith together.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Does God Exist? David Wood vs Michael Shermer debate
In this podcast only edition of the show you can hear a public debate that took place between Christian apologist David Wood and atheist Michael Shermer.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is design in nature undeniable? Doug Axe vs Keith Fox
Doug Axe is a molecular biologist who says that his work on molecular systems convinced him that life is designed, rather than a result of unguided evolution. He lays out the evidence in the book ‘Undeniable: How biology confirms our intuition that life is designed’ and why his intelligent design conclusions got him into trouble as a researcher in Cambridge.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Should modern biology make us rethink theology? Luke Janssen vs Fuz Rana
Luke J Janssen once took a literalistic view of the creation story in scripture. But his studies in biology, genetics and evolution made him change his mind on how Christians should think. His book “Standing on the shoulders of giants: Genesis and Human Origins” says the church needs to rethink much of its doctrine in light of modern biology.
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ShowsUnbelievable? What happened on the cross? NT Wright & Tom Schreiner. 500th podcast episode.
NT (Tom) Wright’s new book “The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the meaning of Jesus’ crucifixion” says that the cross was about much more than Jesus absolving us of sin.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Ask NT Wright anything - Listener Q&A
Justin is joined for the first of two shows by renowned Bible scholar NT (Tom) Wright. He answers a variety of questions sent in by both sceptical and Christian listeners. Topics include John’s gospel, the resurrection, innerancy and hell.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Tim Keller vs Jeremy Rodell - Do humans make sense without God?
NYC’s pastor-to-the-sceptics Tim Keller debates atheist Jeremy Rodell. Tim’s new book ‘Making Sense of God: An invitation to the sceptical’ is a prequel to his bestselling 2008 book ‘The Reason For God’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Should Christians vote for Trump? Christina Rees, John Zmirak, Eric Metaxas & Tony Campolo
As the most bitter and controversial US election in history approaches its conclusion, Justin is joined by Christians of varying political persuasions. Donald Trump’s nomination has split evangelicals, but Hillary Clinton is also disliked by many in both parties. Former chair of Women And The Church, Christina Rees debates with John Zmirak, senior editor at conservative blog Stream.org.
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ShowsUnbelievable? What does Revelation say about Hell? Chris Date & Rob Wiesner
Revelation remains a closed book of the New Testament to many Christians. In this episode Justin is joined by Chris Date and Rob Wiesner to talk about the nature of Revelation and what it actually says about Hell and judgement.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why I changed my mind about Christian history - Tom Holland & Larry Hurtado
Historian Tom Holland recently penned an article for The New Statesman on why he changed his mind about Christianity. Holland is the author of popular books on ancient empires and says his research made him realise how unique Christianity was in its infancy. He claims that, despite secular arguments that Christianity hinders moral progress, the West actually owes its values of equality and human dignity to the religion.
