Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Classic Replay: Mormon and Christian dialogue

29 Dec 2020
01:07:32

Justin explores the key differences in belief between Mormons and Christians as he meets two men breaking the mould of interfaith dialogue. Robert Millet is a Mormon and professor at Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, Utah. Greg Johnson is a...

Unbelievable? Christmas special

25 Dec 2020
01:38:14

We look back over 2020 and share some of our highlights, favourite clips and lessons we’ve learnt along the way. Plus, author Nick Page debunks some Christmas myths and we hear stories of people who came to faith largely through apologetics. For Nick...

Classic Replay: Pt 2 How did Christianity begin? Michael Bird and James Crossley

22 Dec 2020
01:00:56

Two New Testament scholars go head to head. Michael Bird is a believer, James Crossley is not. They have different conclusions about how the Christian faith began and have written a dialogue in their book ‘How Did Christianity Begin - a believer and...

The Christmas story: fact or fairytale? Lydia McGrew vs Jonathan Pearce

18 Dec 2020
01:25:51

Atheist blogger Jonathan Pearce is the author of ‘The Nativity: A Critical Examination’. He believes the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke are pious fiction. Christian thinker Lydia McGrew, author of ‘The Mirror or the Mask?’ defends the historici...

Classic Replay: How did Christianity begin? Part 1 Michael Bird and James Crossley

15 Dec 2020
01:07:38

Two New Testament scholars go head to head. Michael Bird is a believer, James Crossley is not. They have different conclusions about how the Christian faith began and have written a dialogue in their book ‘How Did Christianity Begin - a believ...

William Lane Craig answers your questions on God, universalism and the best atheist arguments

11 Dec 2020
01:24:03

Renowned Christian philosopher William Lane Craig joins Justin and Ruth for a live-stream show taking audience questions on salvation, God, atheism, evidence, and much more. For William Lane Craig: https://www.reasonablefaith.org USA listeners check...

Classic Replay: Creation or Evolution - do we have to choose? Denis Alexander & Stephen Lloyd

8 Dec 2020
01:03:03

Denis Alexander author of 'Creation or Evolution: Do we have to choose?' defends theistic evolution opposite creationist Stephen Lloyd. Originally broadcast Nov 2008. USA listeners check out our new USA website for resources, updates and to support u...

Is the God of the Bible a capriciously malevolent, misogynistic, sadomasochistic bully? Dan Barker vs Martin Kuhrt

4 Dec 2020
01:36:11

Richard Dawkins famously describes the God of the Old Testament as ‘jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicida...

Classic Replay: Dawkins vs Lennox - the Oxford debate

1 Dec 2020
01:09:45

In this classic replay Justin interviews Richard Dawkins, John Lennox and audience members following their highly anticipated God debate at Oxford's Natural History Museum in 2008. USA listeners check out our new USA website for resources, updates an...

When leaders fall. Karen Swallow Prior & RC Sproul Jr on recent high-profile moral failings.

27 Nov 2020
01:54:51

In recent years, numerous high-profile Christian leaders have resigned following revelations of moral failure, including Carl Lentz, Jerry Falwell Jr and Bill Hybels. Others have posthumously been subject to allegations of sexual misconduct, includin...

Classic Replay: The Atheist Bus Campaign - Ariane Sherine, Paul Woolley and Hanne Stinson

25 Nov 2020
38:24

Welcome to a new mid-week episode from Unbelievable? bringing you a taste of classic shows from our archive.  In this episode from Nov 2008 Justin speaks to Ariane Sherine who created the Atheist Bus Campaign in London. He's also joined by Paul Wooll...

Intelligent Design on trial. 15 years on from Kitzmiller-Dover – Mike Behe and Joshua Swamidass

20 Nov 2020
01:26:33

In 2005 a high profile trial saw the Dover School District taken to court for promoting Intelligent Design (ID) as an alternative theory to evolution in classrooms. 15 years on Mike Behe a prominent biochemist and ID advocate who took the stand as a...

Was Jesus a great moral teacher or something more? Julian Baggini and Skye Jethani

13 Nov 2020
01:29:55

Atheist philosopher Julian Baggini and Christian author Skye Jethani discuss whether the teachings of Jesus Christ can be separated from his claims to divinity. For Julian’s new book The Godless Gospel https://www.julianbaggini.com/the-godless-gospel...

Conversion and de-conversion: Why atheists become Christians and Christians become atheists. Jana Harmon and Joel Furches

6 Nov 2020
01:40:19

Justin talks to Jana Harmon about her PhD research on adult atheist conversion to Christianity and presents stories from her new ‘Side B Podcast’. Joel Furches, who is researching de-conversion, also joins the conversation. For The Side B Podcast: ht...

Is raising kids Christian indoctrination? Hannah Timson and Tim Alford

30 Oct 2020
01:25:32

Richard Dawkins once said that bringing up children in a particular faith is tantamount to child abuse. We invited humanist Hannah Timson and Christian Tim Alford to discuss this issue.  You can find Tim Alford on Twitter and Instagram at @RevTimAlfo...