Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Unbelievable? 18 Jul 2009 - Intelligent Design vs Evolution

5 Jun 2014
01:19:56

A re-broadcast of a classic debate that won a New York Radio Festivals Gold medal. Peter Hearty is an atheist who says that Evolution alone explains the living world around us.  Peter Williams, an Intelligent Design proponent claims that Evolution i....

Unbelievable? 4 Jul 2009 - Peter Hitchens debates Islam

5 Jun 2014
01:19:55

Peter Hitchens is a well known journalist and Anglican Christian.  Unlike his atheist brother Christopher, he believes Christianity is an essential bedrock for society.  He says Islam will fill the spiritual vaccuum of Britain if secularists have th....

Unbelievable? 11 Jul 2009 - Islamic & Christian converts debate

5 Jun 2014
01:20:31

Nabeel Qureshi converted to Christianity from Islam after being convinced that the weight of evidence was in favour of Christian faith.  Yahya Seymour's story is the opposite - he became a Muslim after having a Christian upbringing.  They discuss th....

Unbelievable? 20 Jun 2009 Before Nicea - what is the truth about Early Christianity?

5 Jun 2014
01:20:36

What did the first Christians believe about Jesus?  Muslim Abdul Haq, the author of "Before Nicea" claims that key doctrines of Christianity were formulated through later councils of the church.  He says that there is no good evidence that...

Unbelievable? 13 Jun 2009 The Moral Argument for God

5 Jun 2014
01:19:44

Atheist Paul Orton contacted the show saying he was unconvinced by the claim of some Christians that morality must be based in God, to make sense.  He claims that morality is a product of biological and social evolution and "the changing moral Z...

Unbelievable? 27 Jun 2009 - PZ Myers & Denis Alexander on Faith & Science

5 Jun 2014
01:20:04

Atheist Biologist PZ Myers is  an outspoken critic of Christianity.  He believes that faith in God and science are contradictory.  He debates theistic evolutionist Denis Alexander, Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Is scien....

Unbelievable? 6 Jun 2009 A Skeptic in Narnia

5 Jun 2014
01:20:16

Laura Miller was captivated by Lewis' Narnia stories as a child.  As a teenager she learnt of the Christian parallels in the books and felt "cheated and betrayed".  Find out why in today's programme and how she has come to terms with Narnia...

Unbelievable? 30 May 2009 Bible contradictions

5 Jun 2014
01:19:45

What should Christians believe about the "infallibility" of the Bible?  Are the apparent contradictions that exist a problem? Derek Tidball is the former Principal of the London School of Theology.  He engages with atheist Gordon Livesey wh...

Unbelievable? 23 May 2009 Buddhism & Christianity in dialogue

5 Jun 2014
01:20:33

Geshe Tashi Tsering has been a Buddhist monk since he was a teenager.  He claims that fulfillment in life involves shedding negative mental states and embracing the enlightened understanding of Buddhism.  We are the answer to our own salvation. Suni....

Unbelievable? 16 May 2009 Angels & Demons movie

5 Jun 2014
01:20:39

Angels & Demons is the sequel to the film "The Da Vinci Code" - both by Dan Brown.  Is Angels & Demons as controversial as Da Vinci? Probably not, but some are worried at the way it represents the Catholic Church and the science/fai...

Unbelievable? 9 May 2009 - Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah?

5 Jun 2014
01:19:47

Jesus was a Jew.  Christianity owes its birth to Judaism.  But did Jesus represent the fulfilment of Jewish Messianic hopes and prophecy? Jonathan Romain is Rabbi of a Reform Synagogue in Maidenhead and was recently named as one of the most influen....

Unbelievable? 25 Apr 2009 Euthanasia

5 Jun 2014
01:20:49

Former UK Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt recently tabled an amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill seeking to allow people not to be prosecuted for aiding others to die at overseas euthanasia clinics. Those who oppose Euthanasia see this is as....

Unbelievable? 2 May 2009 "Did Jesus exist?"

5 Jun 2014
01:20:30

While non-Christians may doubt the miracles and resurrection of Jesus, few doubt his actual existence.  However, Ken Humphreys believes the evidence for Jesus' very existence is scant and that Christian belief in him is the result of "late and...

Unbelievable? 11 Apr 2009 - Did Jesus Rise from the dead? An atheist perspective

5 Jun 2014
01:20:05

Steven Carr has a prolific presence on the internet as an atheist blogger and debater.  He contends that  the early Christians did not believe in Jesus' resurrection and that the Biblical views of resurrection are contradictory. Canon Michael Cole i....

Unbelievable? 18 Apr 2009 - "I am a Christian" - Are Christians being marginalised?

5 Jun 2014
01:20:26

Premier is inviting Christians to sign the "I am a Christian" declaration at www.iamachristian.org.uk and stand up for their Christian faith. It's in response to the fact that over 100,000 have downloaded the National Secular Society's &quo...