Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Young, restless... no longer reformed? Austin Fischer & James White - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:19

Austin Fischer embraced 'New Calvinism' as a teenager, after being influenced by its popular proponents. But he recently abandoned it when he found he was unable to worship God as truly just, good and loving. Calvinist theologian James White (old, re...

Does the future have a church? Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:46

Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith A recent report on the Church of England showed overall decline, but growth among 'Fresh Expressions' and Cathedral congregations. The Archbishop's advisor on Evangelism C....

Why I am not an atheist - David Robertson vs Matt Dillahunty - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:20

The Apostle's Creed begins "I believe in God". David Robertson explains why he doesn't believe atheism makes sense, as related in a chapter of Why I Am Not An Atheist. Matt Dillahunty, host of The Atheist Experience responds in the first of...

Why I am not a Christian - Matt Dillahunty vs David Robertson - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:30

Its round 2 of atheist Matt Dillahunty & David Robertson. This time Dillahunty explains why following the person of Christ doesn't make sense to him. Robertson responds as they engage on whether Jesus was good, by what standard we judge, and whet...

Ryan Bell discusses his 'year as an atheist' with Matt Flannagan - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:46

Ryan J Bell is a former pastor who has decided to try being an atheist for a year. He explains why and interacts with New Zealand apologist Matt Flannagan. We also hear from Bentley Browning & Simon Capes at the conclusion of their atheist-Christ...

Is Heaven for real? Randal Rauser vs Hemant Mehta - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:14

Randal Rauser says we are wrong to imagine heaven as clouds, harps or a never-ending church service. In his new book What on Earth do we know about Heaven? he unpacks the Biblical view of heaven as a 'renewed earth'. Hemant Mehta, known online as Th....

The Experience of God - David Bentley Hart & Richard Norman - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:18

David Bentley Hart is a renowned Eastern Orthodox scholar of religion who presents three approaches to the existence of God in his new book "The Experience of God". He debates whether only God can explain 'being, consciousness and bliss', w...

Gays, the Gospel and the Church - Justin Lee & Ed Shaw - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:19:36

Justin Lee is a gay Christian. In his book Unconditional he describes his struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his evangelical faith and how he believes the church should respond to LGBT people. Ed Shaw is a church leader who is also same-sex at....

The Christian & Atheist 'Faith Swap' - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:06

Two friends, Bentley Browning (the Christian) and Simon Capes (the atheist) are both comics. They tell Justin about the religious role reversal they are undertaking and why they decided to do it. Bentley will be stopping prayer, Bible reading and go....

Calvinism vs Molinism - William Lane Craig & Paul Helm - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:25

If God ordains the future, can humans have free will? Are people predestined for salvation? And what does the Bible say on the matter? William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher and leading proponent of Molinism, a view of divine sovereignty that....

Was Jesus just a... Rabbi? David Lister & David Instone-Brewer - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:02

The second of three shows debating the identity of Jesus. Orthodox Rabbi David Lister talks to New Testament scholar David Instone-Brewer. They discuss the rabbinic credentials of Jesus and why they differ on whether he was the messiah of the Jews. ....

Was Jesus just a... Prophet? James White vs Yusuf Ismail - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:22:06

Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, but not the Son of God as Christians believe. James White is a US Bible Scholar and Yusuf Ismail is a Muslim scholar from South Africa - they debate the issues. This programme is brought to you in partnersh....

Was Jesus just a...zealot? Reza Aslan vs Anthony Le Donne - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:25:46

Reza Aslan is the author of the bestselling book Zealot which claims Jesus was a political revolutionary and not the peace loving Messiah of the Gospels. He debates with New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne who has written a scathing review of Asl....

Richard Dawkins debates Old Testament morality - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:46

Richard Dawkins has described the God of the Old Testament as (among other things) a "capriciously malevolent bully". The world's best known atheist joins Justin Brierley to discuss the morality of the Old Testament in light of the Bible TV...

Darwin's Doubt - Stephen C Meyer & Charles Marshall debate ID - Unbelievable?

23 Jun 2014
01:27:00

Stephen C Meyer is the world's leading Intelligent Design proponent. His new book Darwin's Doubt claims that the Cambrian fossil record, which saw an "explosion" of new life forms in a short space of time, is evidence for ID. Evolutionary b...