Podcast Episodes

Classic Replay: The atheist prayer experiment results show - part 2

Episode 398

From Nov 2012, the second of two shows where Justin was joined by Tim Mawson, the Oxford philosopher whose paper "Praying to Stop Being an Atheist" inspired the Atheist Prayer Experiment.

71 atheist…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Covid, Churches and the Frankfurt Declaration: Jamie Franklin & John Stevens debate Christian liberty and government overreach

Episode 397

As the global pandemic subsides, the way the Covid lockdowns were implemented in churches still divides Christians. The Frankfurt Declaration has been signed by church leaders who are concerned that…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Classic Replay: The atheist prayer experiment results show - part 1

Episode 396

From Nov 2012. The first of two shows where Justin was joined by Tim Mawson, the Oxford philosopher whose paper "Praying to Stop Being an Atheist" inspired the Atheist Prayer Experiment.

71 atheists…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

Church abuse, leadership scandals & RZIM: Rachael Denhollander, Amy Orr-Ewing, Mike Cosper & Diane Langberg

Episode 395

Justin Brierley was joined by four guests and hundreds of attendees for a live webinar event 'Falling From Grace: Addressing power, leadership and abuse in the church'.

Panellists: Abuse survivor…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Classic Replay: Comedy & Christianity: Marcus Brigstocke vs David Robertson

Episode 392

Marcus Brigstocke is a well-known comedian on UK radio and TV. An atheist, he wrote the book "God Collar" about his problems with religion, but also why he wants to believe in God.

He chatted with D…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Angels, visions and near death encounters - Dale C Allison on whether skeptics can take religious experiences seriously

Episode 394

From rapturous joy to inexplicable terror, angelic encounters to near death experiences, New Testament scholar Dale Allison has researched a wide range of phenomena in his new book 'Encountering Mys…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II - NT Wright, Gavin Ashenden & Ruth Jackson

Episode 393

As the world marks the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Justin Brierley presents a special edition of Unbelievable? speaking to New Testament scholar NT Wright about his memories of the queen when he pr…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Classic Replay: Is the Catholic Church the one true church?

Episode 391

Some of the key differences between Catholic and Protestant doctrine were explored in a friendly dialogue in this show from the archives. Roman Catholic Peter D Williams and Protestant pastor David …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Are the public ready to move beyond the science vs faith conflict? Nick Spencer & Katherine Mathieson

Episode 390

Katherine Mathieson, director of the Royal Institution and Nick Spencer of Theos discuss the recent report 'Science and Religion: Moving away from the shallow end', which surveyed the British public…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Classic Replay: Egalitarian vs Complementarian views on men & women

Episode 389

A controversial blog post by Jared Wilson, quoting pastor Doug Wilson on the role of men and women in sex reignited the debate between complementarians and egalitarians.

Our guests on this episode f…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago