All Theology articles – Page 21
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ShowsUnbelievable? Old Testament violence: Greg Boyd & Paul Copan
Greg Boyd’s new 2-volume book The Crucifixion Of The Warrior God is a new theological approach to understanding Old Testament violence and warfare through the cross of Christ.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is apologetics a dead end? Sean McDowell & Myron B Penner
Myron B Penner wrote ‘The End of Apologetics: Christian witness in a postmodern context’. He argues that rational defence of the Christian faith can become a form of idolatry and that modern believers need to rethink their relationship with apologetics.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Was Jesus a failed apocalyptic prophet? Matthew Hartke & Andrew Perriman
After becoming disillusioned with failed prophecies at the charismatic church he was part of, Matthew Hartke lost his faith altogether when he become convinced Jesus himself was a failed apocalyptic prophet.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Do Genesis and genetics support a young earth or long-term evolution? John Mackay vs Keith Fox
Australian young earth creationist John Mackay joins Justin along with theistic evolutionist Keith Fox to debate evolution.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Why I became a Protestant. Why I converted to Catholicism. Chris Arnzen & James Bogle
To mark the 500th anniversary of The Reformation, Justin interviews two converts. One left his Catholic background for Reformed Baptist faith, the other went from Anglican to staunch Catholic.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Rodney Stark Q&A + Nabeel Qureshi remembered by David Wood
n the first half of today’s show Justin puts listener questions to eminent sociologist of religion Rodney Stark, author of ‘The Rise of Christianity’ and ‘Reformation Myths’.
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ArticleTrading Places: How a Protestant became Catholic and a Catholic turned Protestant
What makes someone turn from Catholic to Protestant or vice versa? Justin Brierley meets two converts who crossed in opposite directions of the dividing lines of the Reformation.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Ask Alvin Plantinga Anything - answering your questions
Alvin Plantinga is being awarded the 2017 Templeton Prize in honour of his lifetime contribution to philosophy. The influential thinker has been at the forefront of the revival of philosophical arguments for God as well as making important contributions to the science and faith debate.
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Article4 reasons why Christians believe the Bible is God’s Word
Could you answer hard questions about the Bible from those who are sceptical? Heather Tomlinson shares some advice
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ShowsUnbelievable? Debating the Unbelievable? book… Round 2. Justin Brierley & Mike Rand
Justin gets a second interrogation from retired agnostic police officer Mike Rand who returns to continue the conversation with the show host about his Christian faith and new book ‘Unbelievable? Why, after ten years of talking with atheists, I’m still a Christian’.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Is the Trinity in the Old Testament? Glen Scrivener vs Musharraf Hussain
Evangelist Glen Scrivener of Speak Life engages with Imam Musharraf Hussain on whether the Old Testament scriptures support the Christian view of God as Trinity or the Islamic view of Tawhid - the indivisible oneness of God.
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Article4 essential tips that will transform your Bible reading experience
Deron Spoo shares four tips for Bible reading that have grown his own relationship with Jesus
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ShowsUnbelievable? The Reformation: return to truth or tragic mistake? James White vs Peter D Williams
2017 marks 500 years since Martin Luther kickstarted the Protestant Reformation. But was the split between the Catholic and Protestant church a return to truth or a tragic mistake?
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ShowsUnbelievable? Did Jesus die on the cross? James White vs Yusuf Ismail (plus Lydia McGrew interview)
The Qu’ran states that Jesus did not die on the cross, but rather ‘it was made to appear’ so. Yet, historians cite Jesus’ death by crucifixion as one of the best attested facts of the ancient world.
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ShowsUnbelievable? Did God Create Humanism? Theo Hobson & Andrew Copson
Audio: Did God Create Humanism? Theo Hobson & Andrew Copson For Unbelievable? the Conference 2017: http://www.premier.org.uk/whychrist For The Hobson’s book God Created Humanism: https://www.amazon.co.uk/God-Created-Humanism-Christian-Secular/dp/0281077428 For Andrew Copson’s book The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Humanism https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wiley-Blackwell-Handbook-Humanism/dp/1119977177 Order Unbelievable? The Conference 2016 ...
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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? 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? 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.
