Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Unbelievable? Is atheism a fool's bet? Rethinking Pascal's Wager

26 Sep 2014
01:20:32

Blaise Pascal was a 17th century Christian philosopher and mathematician who said that we all bet our life on the existence of God. So, you are better off believing in God because you've everything to gain if it's true and little to lose if it's not....

Unbelievable? Abortion: A woman's choice or a baby's life?

19 Sep 2014
01:20:45

The abortion debate reared its head again this summer after controversial tweets by Richard Dawkins made the news. Justin hosts a discussion between Mara Clarke of the Abortion Support Network and Scott Klusendorf of the Life Training Instititute. M...

Debating the history of atheism - Nick Spencer & Julian Baggini - Unbelievable?

12 Sep 2014
01:21:29

Nick Spencer is the author of 'Atheists: The Origin of the Species'. He explains the origins of various strands of atheism and why the New Atheism of today is constructed on a myth of its own. Julian Baggini is an atheist philosopher and writer. He e...

Graham Ward & Sue Blackmore on the biology of belief - Unbelievable?

5 Sep 2014
01:21:14

Graham Ward is Oxford Regius professor of Divinity. His new book 'Unbelievable' explores the biology and psychology of belief. Atheist professor of psychology Susan Blackmore joins the discussion in the first part of the show. Is belief a purely mate...

Unbelievable?: Is our universe more likely on atheism or theism? Calum Miller vs James Croft

31 Aug 2014
01:20:54

Two young, intelligent thinkers join Justin to debate whether atheism or theism makes best sense of the universe. Oxford student and apologist Calum Miller says that the universe we observe is likely on theism but unlikely on atheism. So it makes mor...

Do we need to reclaim the Jewish Jesus - Unbelievable?

22 Aug 2014
01:19:15

A discussion on whether the Western church has lost the Hebraic roots of its faith and why anti semitism has been a factor in the church. Salim Munayer directs Musalaha – a charity focused on trying to bring reconciliation between young Jews and Pal....

Unbelievable?: Israel, Palestine & the Gaza conflict - Salim Munayer & Steve Maltz

15 Aug 2014
01:21:26

There have been thousands of casualties in Gaza this summer as Israel's military have responded to Hamas rocket attacks. A Messianic Jew and a Palestinian Christian join Justin to talk through the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict and what th....

Unbelievable?: How do we solve world poverty? Wayne Grudem vs Richard Glover

9 Aug 2014
01:19:42

Wayne Grudem is a theologian known for his conservative approach to both doctrine and economics. His new book "The Poverty of Nations: A Sustainable Solution" (co-authored with economist Barry Asmus) makes the case that pouring aid into dev...

Unbelievable?: The Unbelievers Movie - Gus Holwerda & Graham Veale

1 Aug 2014
01:21:19

The Unbelievers is a film documentary following atheists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss on a world speaking tour. We hear some clips from the film as its atheist producer Gus Holwerda interacts with Christian guest Graham Veale. They debate ath....

A French atheist-turned-theologian discusses his conversion

12 Jul 2014
01:22:14

Guillaume Bignon was a French man living a happy and godless life until recently when a series of events led him on an intellectual journey towards Christianity. Today he is a theologian. He discusses his story with Wade Padgett, who went in the oth....

Os Guinness & the ex-Christian

30 Jun 2014
01:23:01

Os Guinness is an international Christian speaker, author and social critic. He is a keynote speaker at Unbelievable? The Conference 2014. Ed Atkinson was a Christian for a number of years before he lost his faith after failing to 'experience' God. ....

Why does God allow Evil? Clay Jones vs Richard Norman

26 Jun 2014
01:21:54

Clay Jones is Associate Professor of Christian Apologetics at Biola university and former host of the Contend for Truth national call-in radio show. He is speaking at Unbelievable? the Conference 2014 on why God allows suffering. He engages with athe...

Paradoxology - Krish Kandiah & Tony Smollet

26 Jun 2014
01:21:34

Krish Kandiah is a speaker and author passionate about church mission. His latest book is Paradoxology: Why Christianity was Never Meant to be Simple. He aims to show why some of the paradoxes of Christian faith can be a path to truth. He engages wi....

Does the Bible support modern science? Jeff Zweerink & Steve Jones

26 Jun 2014
01:22:00

Jeff Zweerink is a Christian Physicist with Reasons To Believe and will be speaking at this year's Unbelievable? the Conference www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith Steve Jones is a Emeritus Professor of genetics at UCL and author of 'The Serpent's Pr....

Hans Kung vs Peter D Williams - Does the Catholic Church need to modernise?

26 Jun 2014
01:23:15

As Pope Francis enters his second year of papacy, Justin is joined by Hans Kung, one of the most influential and controversial Catholic theologians in the world. He debates his radical liberalising ideas for the future of Catholicism with traditional...