Podcast Episodes

Really Old? Single

Season 8

From John Dickson: While we’re working hard on our next Season of Undeceptions, I’ve asked the Rev Dr George Athas to have a chat to you about how we can be sure our old stuff - artefacts we’ve found…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

In Christ single

Season 8

One of the surprises when we turn the pages of the New Testament is how little the word “Christian” actually comes up. Given this is the book for Christians you’d expect it to be littered with the wo…

Published on 3 years, 1 month ago

80. Critical Theory

Season 7 Episode 10

The basic aim of ‘critical theory’ is to make visible the hidden structures of a culture, so as to critique society and then, in the best forms of critical theory, bring about improvements. Our guest…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

79. Question Answer VII

Season 7 Episode 9

It's our seasonal Q&A episode and there are actually quite a few curly questions about the future of the universe, heaven, as well as plenty of other questions about a bewildering range of topics, so…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

78. Scientific Imagination

Season 7 Episode 8

It may just be that science is an imaginative, creative, and emotive enterprise, just as it is obviously a rational, mathematical, evidence-based discipline. Which, to John Dickson's mind - and that …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

77. Bookish Religion?

Season 7 Episode 7

We take a closer look at 15 words that are often misunderstood, or sometimes forgotten. And my guest today reckons these words communicate the heart and soul of the New Testament, of the Christian fa…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

76. Against Euthanasia

Season 7 Episode 6

This episode, we’re laying out the best arguments for and against legalising euthanasia and asking: What view of the human person should a good society embody in its laws?

This episode of Undeceptions…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

75. Global Christianity

Season 7 Episode 5

The death of religion was the conventional wisdom in the social sciences during most of the twentieth century. Turns out, they were wrong. Religion is not dead. It’s still here. Actually, it’s growin…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

74. Medieval Science

Season 7 Episode 4

The period 500 to 1500 - the Middle Ages - was anything but dark. In fact, it was one of the most lively periods in world history. 

This episode of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic's ne…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

73. On Buddhism

Season 7 Episode 3

Buddhism probably takes the prize today for World’s Most Lovable Religion. But is this widespread appreciation of Buddhism matched by widespread understanding?

This episode of Undeceptions is sponsor…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago