Unbelievable?

Presented by Esther Higham, Muyiwa Olarewaju

Every Saturday from 6.30pm - 7pm

Unbelievable? 8 Mar 2008 Can We Trust the Gospels? Updated

5 Jun 2014
01:20:03

Norman Hansen is an atheist.  He says the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are mythology passed off as fact.  But Christian scholar Andy Bannister says that we have all the evidence we need to trust them. To hear more discussions between Chri....

Unbelievable? 23 Feb 2008 New Age Spirituality

5 Jun 2014
01:19:15

Beverley Alfred, a reiki healer says her spiritual path has led her away from organised religion towards Alternative Spirituality.  Sally Coleman runs a Christian stall at New Age fairs and engages with  Beverley on New Age and Christian belief.  We....

Unbelievable? 1 Mar 2008 Sharia Law in the UK

5 Jun 2014
01:20:10

Catherine Heseltine is a convert to Islam and represents the Muslim Public Affairs Committee.Beth Grove is a Christian who has made a study of women's issues in Islam.They discuss the pros and cons of Sharia in the UK. Abdulhaq of Brixton Mosque and...

Unbelievable? 16 Feb 2008 Noah and the Flood - did it happen?

5 Jun 2014
01:20:11

Creationist David Rosevear says that recent science suggests a global flood did occur, and that Christians should read Genesis literally.  Atheist Robert Stovold contends that creationists routinely warp the facts to suit their agenda.  Geogologist G...

Unbelievable? 9 Feb 2008 Bahai Faith & Christianity

5 Jun 2014
01:17:15

Barney Leith explains why he believes Bahá’u’lláh the founder of Bahai faith was the ultimate manifestation of God in human form.  Sunil Shivdasani argues that Jesus is the only true revelation of God in human flesh, and is joined by Eric Stetson wh....

Unbelievable? 2 Feb 2008 Positive atheism?

5 Jun 2014
01:17:06

David Vernon explains why he thinks that being an atheist is a positive thing.  Anna Robbins of the London School of Theology questions whether we can really find meaning without God. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go...

Unbelievable? 26 Jan 2008 Morality - do we need God to be Good?

5 Jun 2014
01:17:25

Marilyn Mason, a humanist and Gavin McGrath, a Christian, join Justin as they discuss where they get their sense of "right and wrong" from.  Gavin says that without God we can't make sense of morality - Marilyn disagrees. To hear more discu...

Unbelievable? 19 Jan 2008 Abortion

5 Jun 2014
01:17:27

If passed, the HFE Bill could entail big changes to abortion law.  With 600 abortions carried out every day Dan Boucher of CARE explains why he believes the law needs to change.  Pro-choice advocate Dr. Wendy Savage argues that a woman's right to ch....

Unbelievable? 12 Jan 2008 Embryology and medicine

5 Jun 2014
01:15:37

The HFE Bill going through Parliament will allow the creation of animal-human "hybrid" embryos.  Lord David Alton says respect for human life is being trampled on.  MP Ian Gibson says that it will allow medical progress.  With contributions...

Unbelievable? 5 Jan 2008 Freemasonry & Christianity - serving two masters?

5 Jun 2014
01:16:24

Michael Donovan is a committed evangelical Christian.  He is also a Freemason.  Doug Harris of the Reachout Trust believes that being a Freemason and a Christian are incompatible.  They join Justin as he asks whether Freemasonry is a religion, what i...

Unbelievable? 22 Dec 2007 - Did Christians steal Christmas?

5 Jun 2014
01:15:59

Justin is joined by atheist Robert Stovold who claims that Christians stole Christmas! He says the Gospel stories are nothing more that a re-hashing of similar pagan legends. Doug Harris of the Reachout Trust says that's ridiculous and will be going....

Unbelievable? 29 Dec 2007 - End of year highlights

5 Jun 2014
01:15:31

Justin Brierley presents segments of some of the varied discussions and debates between Christians and non-Christians across the past year. Featuring Muslim, Hindu, Mormon, atheist and agnostic guests being pesented with the claims of Christianity. ...

Unbelievable? 8 Dec 2007 - Response to "The Golden Compass" movie

5 Jun 2014
01:16:10

Justin Brierley adresses the controversial children's blockbuster "The Golden Compass" that was released at cinemas this week. Some groups claim that it is atheist propaganda aimed at misrepresenting Christianity to children.  Justin is joi...

Unbelievable? 15 Dec 2007 - Islamic Jihad & terrorism

5 Jun 2014
01:16:12

Patrick Sookhdeo of the Barnabus Fund claims in his book "Global Jihad" that Islam needs to abandon scriptures advocating offensive Jihad.  Hamza A Bajwa of The Muslim Weekly says Patrick does not fully understand Jihad or Islam. To hear m...

Unbelievable? 24 Nov 2007 - The atheist who sold his soul on ebay

5 Jun 2014
01:15:48

Atheist Hemant Mehta offered to go to church for the highest bidder on eBay.  In the end he visited 15 churches, large and small, and wrote about his experiences for good and bad.  Tom Price of the Damaris Trust chats with Hemant about his view of ch...