Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Classic Replay: Did Darwinism create the Nazis?

21 Dec 2021
59:48

First broadcast in July 2011. Richard Weikart, professor of History at California State University draws controversial conclusions regarding the role of Darwinism in providing a rationale for Hitler's Nazi ideology. Hector Avalos, atheist Professor o...

John Lennox on God, science, atheism and Against The Tide

17 Dec 2021
01:24:15

Justin hosts a Premier Unbelievable? Live Q&A with Prof John Lennox. In partnership with  Kharis Productions and Pensmore Films, producers of Against The Tide, the movie documentary of John's life . Hundreds of viewers watched live and submitted...

Classic Replay: David Bentley Hart debates ‘Atheist Delusions’

14 Dec 2021
59:56

Theologian David Bentley Hart defends his prize-winning book "Atheist delusions: The Christian revolution and its fashionable enemies" opposite Terry Sanderson of the UK's National Secular Society in this show first broadcast in June 2011 M...

How should humans live in an inhuman world? Alan Noble and Kelly Kapic

10 Dec 2021
01:28:17

Why are we increasingly anxious, stressed and obsessed with identity? What can Christianity offer to re-humanise us?  These and more questions get addressed in a conversation between Alan Noble, author of 'You Are Not Your Own' and Kelly Kapic, autho...

Classic Replay: Is the Bible Unbelievable?

7 Dec 2021
01:03:37

First broadcast in May 2011. Former minister turned atheist Leslie Scrace wrote "An Unbelievers Guide to the Bible", criticising parts of the Old Testament that he sees as immoral while praising parts of scripture that illustrate humanist v...

James White vs William Lane Craig: Calvinism vs Molinism on the problem of evil

3 Dec 2021
01:32:54

Calvinism and Molinism are two very different ways of understanding God's sovereignty. But which one best addresses the problem of evil?  James White argues that Calvinism - God foreordaining all human behaviour both good and evil - is the more Bibli...

Classic Replay: Women and church leadership debate

30 Nov 2021
59:43

First broadcast May 2011. In 1995 the Church of England allowed the ordination of Women priests. But the question of whether the Bible forbids female authority in the church remains. Christina Rees serves on the Archbishop's Council and the General S...

Why are Christian musicians deconstructing? Audrey Assad and Fr Chris Foley

26 Nov 2021
01:31:45

There have been many stories of Christian musicians deconstructing or deconverting in recent years. Justin is joined by Catholic singer/songwriter Audrey Assad who revealed earlier this year she is no longer a practising Christian. Fr. Chris Foley of...

Classic Replay: Did Osama Bin Laden represent the true face of Islam?

23 Nov 2021
01:04:02

Recorded shortly after the death of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011, this show brought together radical Islamist Anjem Choudary, moderate Muslim thinker Muhammed AL Husseini, and Christian evangelist Jay Smith to debate whether Bin Laden represented the...

Is toxic masculinity a problem in the church? Kyle Thompson and Martin Saunders

19 Nov 2021
01:26:09

Kyle Thompson of men's ministry Undaunted Life says we need to champion biblical masculinity in a church that is too feminised. Martin Saunders, author of 'The Man You Were Made To Be' says we need to leave behind gender stereotypes and help young Ch...

Classic Replay: Brian McLaren & James White debate the Emerging Church

16 Nov 2021
55:40

First broadcast in April 2011, this show is a snapshot of where the debate on the ‘emerging church’ was ten years ago and took place in the wake of Rob Bell’s recently published book ‘Love Wins’. Progressive theologian Brian McLaren faced off against...

Do we need to rethink the Koran and the Trinity? Abdulla Galadari and Joshua Sijuwade

12 Nov 2021
01:28:26

The deity of Jesus is a doctrine that typically divides Muslims and Christians. However, Dr Abdulla Galadari, author of 'Quranic Hermeneutics' believes the Koran doesn't reject the Gospels' view of Jesus - it interprets them.  He engages with Christi...

Classic Replay: Bart Ehrman vs Mike Licona - Resurrection Debate

9 Nov 2021
01:06:06

First broadcast for Easter 2011. Bart Ehrman is well known as a US New Testament Scholar who lost his Christian faith. When Mike Licona had doubts he devoted himself to investigating the evidence and became convinced that Jesus resurrection is the on...

What does the science of climate change say? Hugh Ross and Antonia Godber

5 Nov 2021
01:27:17

With COP26 the United Nations climate change conference underway in Glasgow, Justin is joined by climate change campaigner Antonia Godber and scientist Hugh Ross of Reasons to Believe.  They discuss the science of climate change, whether we are headi...

Classic Replay: Is God a Moral Monster? Paul Copan vs Norman Bacrac

2 Nov 2021
59:07

First broadcast in April 2011. Richard Dawkins describes the Old Testament God as "a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser" (among other things).  In this show from April 2011 Christian philosopher and apologist Paul Copan explained why...