Podcast Episodes

Why doesn’t God end Coronavirus and mend the world? Justin Brierley

Episode 180

In a bonus mid-week episode Justin shares his own thoughts on why God doesn’t step in to stop ‘natural evils’ like coronavirus, plague and natural disasters.

Read Justin’s blog on the subject: https:…

Published on 5 years, 7 months ago

Is it time to end the war on drugs? Peter Hitchens vs Christina Dent. Plus William Lane Craig and Amy Orr Ewing on God, atheism and Covid 19

Episode 179

Peter Hitchens and Christina Dent, two Christians with very different views on drug legalisation, debate whether or not decriminalisation is the way to combat drug abuse.

Justin also chats with Chris…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

God vs Stephen Hawking – Dave Hutchings, David Wilkinson and Phil Halper

Episode 178

‘God, Stephen Hawking and the Multiverse’ is the name of a new book by physics teacher David Hutchings and Prof David Wilkinson of Durham University. They discuss Hawking, his science, the big bang a…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Is the resurrection unbelievable? Jonathan McLatchie vs David Johnson

Episode 177

Christian apologist Jonathan McLatchie and atheist sceptic David Johnson debate the evidence for the resurrection in an Easter weekend edition of the show.

For Jonathan McLatchie http://apologetics-…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

John Lennox: Where is God in a Coronavirus world?

Episode 176

In a midweek bonus episode Justin talks to Oxford professor and Christian thinker John Lennox about his new book ‘Where is God in a Coronavirus World?’.

The normal format of the show resumes this com…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Lockdown special feat. Nicky Gumbel, Megan Cornwell, Andrew Wilson, Esther O Reilly, Will van der Hart and NT Wright

Episode 175

Justin speaks to Christians leaders, thinkers and theologians from lockdown in the UK and USA with a variety of responses to Coronavirus.

Nicky Gumbel of the Alpha Course looks for the good coming ou…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

An evening with NT Wright live in London

Episode 174

Justin recently hosted An Evening with Tom Wright at Westminster Chapel in London (pre-Coronavirus restrictions!). In this podcast special Tom delivers a talk on ‘Jesus, Paul and the Question of God…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: How will it change the church and the world? AJ Roberts, Mark Sayers and mystery guest

Episode 173

In a special edition of the show, recorded from home, Justin looks at the present Coronavirus crisis, how the pandemic will change global society and how the church can respond.

He chats with Reasons…

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

Antinatalism - should we let humans go extinct? David Benatar vs Bruce Blackshaw

Episode 172

David Benatar is the world’s leading ‘antinatalist’ philosopher. His controversial book ‘Better Never To Have Been’ argues that the suffering of existence always outweighs any potential good and that…

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago

The Genealogical Adam and Eve – Joshua Swamidass and Nathan Lents

Episode 171

Joshua Swamidass is the author of ‘The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The surprising science of universal ancestry’. He says that the book could end the war between evolution and creation as it reveals t…

Published on 5 years, 9 months ago