Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Francis Spufford and Philip Pullman on why Christianity makes surprising emotional sense – Classic Replay

10 Jul 2020
01:24:57

Prize-winning author Francis Spufford discusses his book ‘Unapologetic: Why despite everything Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense’ with famed atheist writer Philip Pullman in this replay of their 2012 conversation. For Francis Spu...

The Jesus of Islam and Christianity: Can we reconcile the two? Mustafa Akyol and Richard Shumack

3 Jul 2020
01:25:08

Does Islam or Christianity go back to the true person of Jesus? Richard Shumack, author of 'Jesus through Muslim Eyes' and Mustafa Akyol, author of 'The Islamic Jesus', debate the issues. For Richard Shumack https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablene...

Rob Bell and Adrian Warnock debate heaven, hell and Love Wins - Classic Replay

26 Jun 2020
01:32:43

Justin introduces a classic debate from the Unbelievable? archive in which megachurch pastor Rob Bell defended his controversial 2011 book 'Love Wins’ opposite Adrian Warnock. For Rob Bell https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter Support t...

Another Christian worship leader loses his faith? Jon Steingard and Sean McDowell

19 Jun 2020
01:36:07

Jon Steingard of the band Hawk Nelson is the latest in a number of Christian personalities who say they've renounced their faith. Jon joins Justin along with Christian thinker Sean McDowell who has written a response blog to Jon’s Instagram announcem...

Do faith and politics mix? Tim Farron and Polly Toynbee

12 Jun 2020
01:21:23

Tim Farron is an MP and former leader of the Liberal Democrats. His Christian faith came under scrutiny during the 2017 UK General Election, leading to his resignation as party leader. His autobiography ‘A Better Ambition: Confessions of a faithful l...

Francis Collins answers your questions on science and faith

5 Jun 2020
01:23:58

Dr. Francis Collins is a renowned geneticist who oversaw the Human Genome Project and is currently the director of the National Institutes of Health, USA responding to Covid-19. He founded Biologos, an organisation seeking to show the complementarity...

Christianity, Psychology and Compassion - Paul Gilbert and Roger Bretherton

29 May 2020
01:37:40

Is Christianity a positive force for compassion in the world? Prof Paul Gilbert and Dr. Roger Bretherton join Justin for a conversation on psychology, the brain, Christianity and what makes us choose compassion over callousness. Prof Paul Gilbert is...

Christendom’s response to plague and pandemic: Tom Holland, Mike Bird and Rev Marcus Walker

15 May 2020
01:24:11

Historian Tom Holland, author of ‘Dominion’ recaps his debate with AC Grayling and talks about his recent article for The Telegraph arguing for the Christian roots of the response we are seeing to the Coronavirus pandemic. Also joining the conversati...

Are martyred apostles good evidence for the resurrection? Sean McDowell vs Paulogia

8 May 2020
01:34:02

Would the followers of Jesus have been willing to suffer and die for something they knew to be false? Can we be historically confident they were martyred at all? Sean McDowell defends his book ‘The Fate of the Apostles’ against atheist YouTuber Paul....

Where do atheists get their meaning from? Zach Broom and Michael Brady

1 May 2020
01:31:06

Zach Broom is the author of ‘Without God: Science, belief, morality and the meaning of life’ in which he claims that many of our most basic intuitions don’t make sense in the absence of God. The book is dedicated to his atheist friend Michael Brady,....

Why doesn’t God end Coronavirus and mend the world? Justin Brierley

30 Apr 2020
35:26

In a bonus mid-week episode Justin shares his own thoughts on why God doesn’t step in to stop ‘natural evils’ like coronavirus, plague and natural disasters. Read Justin’s blog on the subject: https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/Why-doesn-t-God-...

Is it time to end the war on drugs? Peter Hitchens vs Christina Dent. Plus William Lane Craig and Amy Orr Ewing on God, atheism and Covid 19

23 Apr 2020
01:32:50

Peter Hitchens and Christina Dent, two Christians with very different views on drug legalisation, debate whether or not decriminalisation is the way to combat drug abuse. Justin also chats with Christian thinkers William Lane Craig and Amy Orr-Ewing...

God vs Stephen Hawking – Dave Hutchings, David Wilkinson and Phil Halper

17 Apr 2020
01:36:03

‘God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse’ is the name of a new book by physics teacher David Hutchings and Prof David Wilkinson of Durham University. They discuss Hawking, his science, the big bang and what it means for the God question with atheist...

Is the resurrection unbelievable? Jonathan McLatchie vs David Johnson

10 Apr 2020
01:26:25

Christian apologist Jonathan McLatchie and atheist sceptic David Johnson debate the evidence for the resurrection in an Easter weekend edition of the show. For Jonathan McLatchie http://apologetics-academy.org/ For David Johnson https://skep...

John Lennox: Where is God in a Coronavirus world?

8 Apr 2020
33:12

In a midweek bonus episode Justin talks to Oxford professor and Christian thinker John Lennox about his new book ‘Where is God in a Coronavirus World?’. The normal format of the show resumes this coming weekend with a resurrection debate. For John Le...