Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDebating ID – Can evolution explain the bacterial flagellum? Jonathan McLatchie vs Keith Fox
Episode 64
A bacterial flagellum acts as the outboard motor on a bacteria. But is the complex arrangement of parts that enable it to do its job a result of desi…
8 years, 1 month ago
Debating embryonic stem cells & biotechnology - Fuz Rana & Robert Stovold
Episode 63
Stem cells are an early development form of cells with the potential to turn into any part of the human system. They are used medically for regenerat…
8 years, 2 months ago
Is it time to ditch the label ‘evangelical’? Frank Schaeffer, Randal Rauser & Sam Hailes
Episode 62
In the age of Trump, the term ‘evangelical’ is increasingly associated with right-wing political views and fundamentalism. So is the evangelical labe…
8 years, 2 months ago
Can we find God in a suffering world? Richard Harries & Michael Ruse (+ Jordan B Peterson debate preview)
Episode 61
Lord Richard Harries is the former Bishop of Oxford and a life peer in the House of Lords. His book ‘The Beauty And The Horror: Finding God in a suff…
8 years, 2 months ago
Boyd & Copan pt 2 - debating Amalekite destruction & Ananias and Sapphira
Episode 60
In the second part of their debate Greg Boyd and Paul Copan continue their conversation about Boyd's new book The Crucifixion Of The Warrior God in w…
8 years, 2 months ago
Greg Boyd & Paul Copan debate Old Testament violence and Boyd's new theology in Crucifixion Of The Warrior God
Episode 59
Greg Boyd's new 2-volume book The Crucifixion Of The Warrior God is a new theological approach to understanding Old Testament violence and warfare th…
8 years, 3 months ago
The Tim Farron affair: Are evangelicals no longer welcome in politics? David Robertson & Jonathan Bartley
Episode 58
During his time as leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Tim Farron was repeatedly questioned about his views on homosexuality and gay sex. When he r…
8 years, 3 months ago
Meet a Street Epistemologist: Pascoe Rapacci vs Cameron Bertuzzi
Episode 57
Street Epistemology has become popular among many atheists as a conversational way to interrogate people's spiritual beliefs. Popularised by atheist …
8 years, 3 months ago
Is apologetics a dead end? Sean McDowell & Myron B Penner
Episode 56
Myron B Penner wrote 'The End of Apologetics: Christian witness in a postmodern context'. He argues that rational defence of the Christian faith can …
8 years, 3 months ago
Debating The Atheist Christmas Carol Album. TyLean Polley & Glen Scrivener
Episode 55
Is it ok to take the Christ out of Christmas carols? That's what TyLean Polley has done with The Atheist Christmas Album. She explains why she's prod…
8 years, 3 months ago