Podcast Episodes

Can a doubter find a place in church? Preston Ulmer and Gaia McDermott

Episode 328

Preston Ulmer author of 'The Doubters Club' and ex-Christian Gaia McDermott who hosts the 'Face The Sun' podcast, discuss how to explore doubt and questions inside and outside the church.

For Preston…

Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Classic Replay: The London God debate - William Lane Craig vs Stephen Law

Episode 319

In October 2011 Premier hosted the Reaonsable Faith UK Tour with WIlliam Lane Craig. The Tour began in London with Methodist Central Hall Westminster packed for the first encounter he would have with…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Should ’Gay Conversion Therapy’ be banned? Jayne Ozanne vs Peter Lynas

Episode 327

The UK Government has published proposals to ban 'gay conversion therapy'.

Should such a law be welcomed by churches as a protection for LGBT+ people, or a cause for concern at the potential criminal…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Classic Replay: Old Testament grill-a-Christian with Peter J Williams

Episode 318

First broadcast in Oct 2011. Peter J Williams the Warden of Tyndale House, Cambridge and a first class scholar of both Old and New Testament, responded to non-Christian listeners' sceptical questions…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Do extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence? Jonathan McLatchie vs Jonathan Pearce

Episode 326

'Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence' is often used as a maxim by skeptics against modern miracle claims and Biblical miracles.

Christian apologist Jonathan McLatchie and atheist blog…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Classic Replay: Bart Ehmran talks about his loss of faith with Mike Licona

Episode 317

We featured a lot of Bart Ehrman in 2011 - in this show from Aug 2011 he returned for another conversation with resurrection scholar Mike Licona, about their different experiences - why Bart deconver…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Suffering & God in the Intensive Care Unit: Dean Mayes & Dan Paterson

Episode 325

Could the story of Christianity really be true? How do we make sense of suffering if so?

Dan Paterson is the author of 'Questioning Christianity', which seeks to make sense of Christianity to skeptic…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Classic Replay: Ex-Christian dialogue

Episode 316

In this show from Aug 2011 we met Rebekah Bennetch who lives in Saskatoon, Canada.  She grew up in a strong Christian family. But in 2007  "came out" as an atheist. Sheridan Voysey is a writer, speak…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Tom Holland on Christianity, persecution and the cross

Episode 324

Historian Tom Holland tells how his experiences among persecuted Christians and Yazidis in Iraq impacted his own intellectual and personal journey with Christianity.

A 'Perspectives' lecture recorded…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Classic Replay: Were the Epistles forged? Bart Ehrman vs Darrell Bock

Episode 314

In this show first broadcast in Aug 2011 sceptical Bible scholar Bart Ehrman debated his book "Forged" with Darrell Bock of Dallas Theological Seminary. Bart claims that many of the writings of the N…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago