Podcast Episodes

159. African Jesus

Season 15 Episode 2

African Christianity is almost as old as Christianity itself. Many of the early church's theological giants came from Africa, and today, Christianity is exploding across the continent. In this episod…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

158. Faith Factor

Season 15 Episode 1

As the West undergoes a ‘de-churching,’ some are starting to wonder about the unintended consequences of a society with fewer believers.

After all, some of history’s greatest humanitarians all had one…

Published on 3 months ago

REWIND: Mental Health

Season 15

Season 15 of Undeceptions is coming really soon! And our latest REWIND will help you brush up on some of the issues we’ll be discussing in our first full episode of next season.

There’s a growing body…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

REWIND: Decoding Dreams

Season 14 Episode 11

Are our dreams full of messages and warnings? 
John was sceptical, but for most of human history, that’s been the common view. In this Undeceptions REWIND, we take a closer look. 

If you like what you …

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

157. Why Believe?

Season 14 Episode 10

The 18th-century philosopher David Hume famously predicted that, as the world grew more rational and scientific, people would stop having supernatural encounters.

But that’s not what has played out.

We…

Published on 6 months ago

156. Question Answer XIV

Season 14 Episode 9

Why does the church meet on a Sunday? How far is too far when it comes to self-defence, biblically speaking? Is it possible that Hell is temporary?

John tackles these questions and more in this, our s…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

155. Good Pope

Season 14 Episode 8

The world’s attention has recently been on the Vatican, and the election of the new Pope Leo XIV.

But what’s the history behind the office of the Bishop of Rome? What makes a good pope?

By looking at t…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

REWIND: Emotional Intelligence

Season 14

Some think we might not be too far away from Artificial Intelligence actually having feelings. If it does happen, what will it mean? Might it mean we humans are, in the end, just machines? We look ba…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

154. Boy Jesus

Season 14 Episode 7

The Gospels tell us about Jesus’ adult life, with scant references to his childhood.

We can catch glimpses of the younger Jesus' life, but there’s so much we don’t know.

But if we move beyond the Bible…

Published on 7 months ago

153. The Chemists

Season 14 Episode 6

According to the data, chemistry is the scientific discipline with the highest number of ”theists”.

Perhaps it’s not that surprising: Chemistry grew out of alchemy, a mysterious science that attempted…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago