Who are the religious "nones" and are they ready for Christ?

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Justin Brierley is a Broadcaster, Writer and Apologist who spent 17 years debating athiests on the show Unbelievable? at Premier Christian Radio. He now hosts the Re-Enchanting podcast and is author of a new book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God.
Welcome to Babel Undone - a podcast committed to helping Christians learn from each other, regardless of where in the world we're from.
Babel Undone is produced by Premier. For more podcasts which help Christians grow in their faith head to www.premier.plus/podcasts
This podcast is created in partnership with the Good Shepherd Church of India. For more details head to www.gsi.org

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