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Transformed: How a despised Indian child became an evangelist
Why secular sceptic Nir Eyal thinks we need Church
Unapologetic #71 Peter Byrom: Discovering Dawkins
The CS Lewis Podcast #124 Perelandra: Scientism, spirituality and magic
Unbelievable? The Robot Race - Part 2: How should humanity flourish in an AI world? - Nigel Crook & Anil Seth
Does deconstruction signal the death of faith?
Unapologetic #70 Phil Knox: Dealing with objections
The CS Lewis Podcast #123 Out of the Silent Planet: Death, suffering and The Fall
Is the presence of God merely an illusion? A scientist investigates
Unapologetic #69 Phil Knox: Does evangelism matter?
The late Queen (1926-2022): Reflections from a bishop a year after her death
Unbelievable? The Robot Race - Part 1: Could AI ever replace humanity? - Nigel Crook & Anil Seth
Unbelievable? Coming to faith through Dawkins - Part 1: has New Atheism failed? - Alister McGrath & Alex O’Connor
Do near death experiences contradict Christian belief and doctrine?
Unapologetic #67 Adam Coleman: 60 years on has Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘dream’ been realised?
The CS Lewis Podcast #120 Out of the Silent Planet: Weston, Devine and JRR Tolkien
Has Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘dream’ been realised 60 years on?
Why I regularly listen to Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech 60 years later
It is time to move on from Richard Dawkins
What is a near-death experience and what can it teach us?
The CS Lewis Podcast #119 Has The Space Trilogy stood the test of time?
Jesus is the true and better Tim Keller
Remembering Tim Keller: Death has lost its sting
Unapologetic #65 Ana Ávila: How to avoid burn out
The CS Lewis Podcast #118 Evil, evolution and theological reflection in The Space Trilogy
Remembering Tim Keller: How our daily work has an eternal value
Remembering Tim Keller: The purpose of marriage
Remembering Tim Keller: The heart is an idol factory
Remembering Tim Keller: Jesus’ teachings only matter if the resurrection is real
Remembering Tim Keller: Religious people may be just as lost as the irreligious (maybe more)
Remembering Tim Keller
Unapologetic #64 Ana Ávila: Has science disproved religion?
The CS Lewis Podcast #117 Vivisection, mental health, racism and sexism
Are we more than just our brains?
Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: Why CS Lewis’ Space Trilogy is still relevant
Christians in science: How a military meteorologist became a theologian
Unapologetic #63 Ana Ávila: Faith, questions and apologetics in Latin America
The CS Lewis Podcast #116 Did CS Lewis believe in aliens?
What Daleks can teach us about truth
Women in apologetics: Overcoming sexism, societal expectation and vicious online attacks
The CS Lewis Podcast #115 Why did no one want to publish Lewis’ Space Trilogy?
What is Hinduism and how does it differ from Christianity?
Should Christians ever defend themselves with weapons?
The CS Lewis Podcast #114 An introduction to The Space Trilogy
Is parachurch the solution to Christian unity?
Why is Thor not happy?
Food for thought: What has nutrition got to do with faith?
Unapologetic #59 Vince Vitale: From scepticism to Christian apologist
Matters of Life & Death: Surrogacy: The intended parents, altruistic versus commercial, ancient Christians saving abandoned babies, and a post-genetic community
How a sceptical engineer discovered that science, far from disproving Christianity, opened a way to faith
Matter of Life & Life: Digital church: Worship on Zoom, pandemic revival, time-shifting and Gnosticism
What is Islam and how does it differ from Christianity?
The CS Lewis Podcast #110 An atheist and Christian reflect on CS Lewis’ apologetics
Unbelievable? The occult, demons and exorcism: Is modern-day deliverance ministry biblical? With ex-psychic Jenn Nizza, pastor Mike Signorelli hosted by Billy Hallowell
Matters of Life & Death: Trans children: Gender dysphoria, diagnostic overshadowing, boy Lego versus girl Lego, and the non-replicated Dutch Protocol
The CS Lewis Podcast #109: Dr Jennifer Woodruff Tait: Jack at home
Matters of Life & Death: Q&A: Christian pacifism in times of war and the Tower of Babel reconsidered
Voices Unheard: Delving into the arguments for and against abortion
The CS Lewis Podcast #108 Tim Keller (1950-2023) on CS Lewis
Unapologetic #55 Collin Hansen: Tim Keller (1950-2023) on women, family life and homosexuality
Matters of Life & Death: Digital persecution: Deadly rumours on WhatsApp, a ‘Panopticon’ of censorship, the corrosion of trust, and China’s spreading surveillance state
What can George Bush’s 1992 failed presidential campaign teach us about salvation?
Why feminist Louise Perry is arguing for the restoration of traditional marriage and Christian sexual ethics
Ask NT Wright Anything #170 Tom on his life and faith, and the meaning of the cross
Matters of Life & Death: Generative AI: Second Contact, avoiding the fate of Nokia, hacking the human operating system, and the resilience of Western democracy
Should we be sceptical about the paranormal?
Is atheism just a ‘lack of belief’ in God?
Death to deconstruction: Can exvangelicals ever reconstruct their faith?
The CS Lewis Podcast #103 Dr Sarah Waters: Out of the Silent Planet and the Covid pandemic
Unbelievable? Rod Dreher & Louise Perry • Christianity, the Sexual Revolution and the future of the West
Why I’m excited about the King’s coronation
Ask NT Wright Anything #167 Questions on Mission, Evangelism, Islam and other religions
Indoctrination: The potential dangers of Hollywood films
Women in apologetics: How a spiritually confused comedian became an apologist
Unbelievable? Is God Dead? - Dr. John Lennox and Dave Rubin’s Big Conversation
Ask NT Wright Anything #166 Justin Brierley asks Tom Wright his own personal questions
What is Mormonism, and how does it differ from Christianity?
The CS Lewis Podcast #101 Alister McGrath: Suffering, death and Lewis’ final years
Unbelievable? Celebrating 17 years - Justin Brierley, Ruth Jackson, and Vince Vitale
Unapologetic #48 Jeremiah Johnston: Are there credible reasons to believe in God?
Did Jesus actually rise from the dead?
Unapologetic #47 Jeremiah Johnston: The 7 best reasons to believe Jesus rose from the dead
Unbelievable? Ask William Lane Craig Anything
Unbelievable? A skeptical churchgoer asks ‘Is Christianity too exclusive?’ Grace Hill & Eric Huffman
Ask NT Wright Anything #162 Questions on sexuality and LGBT
Unapologetic #45 John Swinton: a psychiatric nurse-turned practical theologian on suffering, faith and spiritual care
What does God have to do with teaching French?
Unbelievable? Optimism or extinction? What’s the future of humanity? John Hands & Perry Marshall
Does place matter? Lessons from Covid-19
Ask NT Wright Anything #161 Housebound prayers, computer programming, art and music - what counts as kingdom work?
Unapologetic #44 Bruce Miller: Is the Bible reliable?
Are we all priests?
Unbelievable? Where does order in nature and the cosmos come from? Stephen Meyer & Saleem Ali
Ask NT Wright Anything #160 Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection?
Matters of Life & Death: Public sector strikes 2: Taking patients hostage, employment as service, slaves and masters, and Christian peacemaking
Remembering theoretical physicist Professor Thomas McLeish (1962-2023)
Matters of Life & Death: Public sector strikes 1: The Winter of Discontent, austerity-era pay freezes, Christian socialist solidarity, and continuity of patient care
The CS Lewis Podcast #94 Alister McGrath: The wartime apologist
Is Asbury Theological Seminary really experiencing revival? President Timothy Tennent shares his thoughts
Why are we so obsessed with sex? LGBT, materialism and the revival of Epicureanism
Unbelievable? The Asbury Revival: A new move of God? Timothy Tennent, Alisa Childers & Gavin Ortlund
Matters of Life & Death: Surveillance capitalism 2: QR codes in China, privacy, the manipulation of desire, and a neo-Benedictine Rule of Life
Unapologetic #41 Bruce Miller: Does life have a purpose?
Death has lost its sting – how becoming a Christian eradicated a humanist’s overwhelming fear of dying
Matters of Life & Death: Surveillance capitalism 1: Trillions of data points, clickbait, an advertising arms race, and BF Skinner’s pigeons
How do you mend a broken heart? The cure we all need this Valentine’s Day
Racial justice: Why and how should we fight for it?
Ask NT Wright Anything #156 Have you ever struggled with your own faith Tom?
How an NFL footballer found faith through a naked teammate
Matters of Life & Death: Cryptocurrency 2: Technicism, the Parable of the Talents, get-rich-quick schemes, and the wheat and the weeds
Unbelievable? Death to Deconstruction: Josh Porter & Jon Steingard on whether exvangelicals can reconstruct their faith
The CS Lewis Podcast #91 Alister McGrath: CS Lewis’ early years at Magdalen college
Working for peace in our politically divided world is essential. But the Church needs to get its own house in order, too
How should Christians respond to transhumanism?
Matters of Life & Death: Cryptocurrency 1: Bitcoin, warehouses of computers solving maths puzzles, the dot.com bubble, and FOMO
When the Church of England blesses gay marriage it signs its own death certificate
Should Christians favour creation or evolution?: 4 different perspectives
Fighting against God – a staunch atheist encounters God after a suicide attempt
Unapologetic #37 Alanzo Paul: a former opiate addict on how to reach young people
Are there contradictions in the Bible?
Backsliding atheists: 3 famous sceptics who doubted their atheism
Unbelievable? ChatGPT, AI and the future - John Wyatt Q&A on living faithfully in a technologically confusing world
Ask NT Wright Anything #153 Is the Bible inerrant? Is ‘Sola Scriptura’ correct? What about verses endorsing slavery?
Dear Culture: What are you doing about teen suicide?
Unapologetic #36 Trevin Wax: How to tackle objections to Christianity
Running from God – a Jehovah’s Witness’ journey away from and back towards God
Unbelievable? Paranormal hauntings and exorcism - a Christian and skeptic in discussion.
Are we being too ‘winsome’ in our approach to evangelism? Tim Keller responds
Ask NT Wright Anything #152 - Can women lead in church? Why does 1 Timothy tell women to ‘be silent’?
Unapologetic #35 Trevin Wax: Can Orthodoxy be thrilling?
How effective are ‘thoughts and prayers’ in times of great suffering?
Unbelievable? Tim Keller Q&A on cancer, prayer and forgiveness
And it was very good: creation and humanity
Ask NT Wright Anything #151 NT Wright Q&A with Bishop Joseph D’Souza on global mission - Oxford Conference Session 3
Is it arrogant for Jesus to claim to be the only way to get to heaven?
Unapologetic #34 Pedro Garcia: I became a Christian through Halloween
Matters of Life & Death: Martin Rees 2: Blurred humanity, re-dignifying care work, algorithms reading lung X-rays and the risks of virtual life
Is the Western Church’s problem that it is too self-centred?
Should Christians be Concerned about the Rapid Advancements in Artificial Intelligence?
The CS Lewis Podcast #86 Alister McGrath: Why read CS Lewis?
Unbelievable? James KA Smith speaks on how to inhabit time & Trevin Wax shows Justin around CS Lewis’ house The Kilns
The Top 10 Unbelievable? shows of 2022
Ask NT Wright Anything #150 NT Wright on the multi-ethnic mission of the church - Oxford Conference Session 2
The cross as the ultimate symbol of deconstruction
Unapologetic #33 Finding Jesus changed Christmas forever
Matters of Life & Death: Social media and politics 2: A mucky business, the ultimate conspiracy theory, ‘showbiz for ugly people’, and and atomised individuals
Unbelievable? Should praying outside abortion clinics be banned? Ann Furedi & Lois McLatchie
Ask NT Wright Anything #148 NT Wright on Reimagining Mission in the Global South - Oxford Conference Session 1
Unapologetic #31 Charles Foster: The truth behind the Christmas story
Unbelievable? How to overcome tribalism in politics and the church - Patrick Miller & Keith Simon
Matters of Life & Death: Mental health 2: Emotional resilience, the bio-psycho-social model, the power of story and depression in the Psalms
The CS Lewis Podcast #82 Ross Wilson: How an artist immortalised CS Lewis
Who are the ‘Nones’ and how can we reach them?
Ask NT Wright Anything #146 Can a Christian vote for Biden? Can faith be disentangled from left vs right politics?
Less than half of UK people now identify as Christian. But the Christian story is far from over
US elections and countercultural power
Unbelievable? Sean McDowell live Q&A on sexuality, transgender and culture war questions
Do atheists believe in “One Less God” than Christians?
Unapologetic #28 Jon Tyson: Addressing objections, doubts and questions about the Christian faith
Five top tips to reach young black people
Unbelievable? Were colonial-era missionaries good or bad for Africa? Victor Simz & Jonathan Wilson
Falling from Grace: Addressing power, leadership and abuse in the Church
Unapologetic #27 Clare Williams: 5 ways to re-evangelise black young people
What does Christianity have to say about ‘big tech’?
Unbelievable? Can Christianity or Humanism save the planet from climate change?
Is Christianity sexist?
The CS Lewis Podcast #78 Trevin Wax: How CS Lewis shaped my faith
Blessed are the lonely in spirit
Unbelievable? A Christian and an Atheist walk into a bar… Andy Kind & Andy White on comedy, faith and searching for God
Unapologetic #25 Clare Williams: Why racial justice matters
The CS Lewis Podcast #77 Trevin Wax: CS Lewis on why truth matters
I became a Christian through a pumpkin party
Ask NT Wright Anything #141 How do I talk to Muslims about Christ? Is Jesus the only way?
Halloween: scary movies, religious belief and wish fulfilment
Unbelievable? Rethinking Kingdom work in the Global South & North - Joseph D’Souza & Andrew Scott
Ask NT Wright Anything #140 Q&A on racial reconciliation and female leadership with Pastor Miles McPherson Pt 2
Unapologetic #23 Tom Holland: How the Bible inspired the anti-slavery movement
Should churches use Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)?
Unbelievable? Are religious funerals ‘empty and platitudinous’? Ian Dunt & Andy Bannister
Ask NT Wright Anything #139 Q&A on New Creation & Salvation with Pastor Miles McPherson Pt 1
Expressive Individualism and Genghis Khan
Matters of Life & Death: The book reconsidered, the Moscow State University reading list, audiobooks, and the decline of the reading Christian
Media coverage of religion is ‘broken’. This global survey confirms it
Unbelievable? Covid, Churches and the Frankfurt Declaration: Jamie Franklin & John Stevens debate Christian liberty and government overreach
Unbelievable? Church abuse, leadership scandals & RZIM: Rachael Denhollander, Amy Orr-Ewing, Mike Cosper & Diane Langberg
Is God silent or have we muted Him?
Matters of Life & Death: Evolution 2: Tracking coronavirus variants, the immorality of mutation, roughly one thousand hominids, and intelligent uncertainty
Last Post for Christian England
Humanists say our mourning of the Queen is too religious. But our Christian heritage is exactly what they need.
Unbelievable? Angels, visions and near death encounters - Dale C Allison on whether skeptics can take religious experiences seriously
How the Queen turned problematic colonialism into a positive Commonwealth
Matters of Life & Death: The Queen: Monarchy as service, astonishing the President of Ireland, the changing Christmas Speech, and a testimonial faith
“I was in the presence of someone who was being faithful to Jesus” - A chaplain to the Queen pays tribute
Why the end of the second Elizabethan age marks the end of Christendom
We mourn the Queen, but not as those without hope
Matters of Life & Death: Evolution 1: Finding common ground, the cosmic watchmaker, interpreting Genesis, and a 6,000-year-old Earth?
Unbelievable? Are the public ready to move beyond the science vs faith conflict? Nick Spencer & Katherine Mathieson
Ask NT Wright Anything #133 Is faith anti-intellectual?
Miraculous healing drew YouTube star Mikhaila Peterson to Christianity, but is that reliable proof of God’s existence?
Unapologetic #15 Derwin L Gray: Building multi-ethnic churches that look like Jesus