Podcast Episodes

115. On Tolkien

Season 10 Episode 10

J.R.R. Tolkien needs no introduction. The Oxford Philology Professor who would go on to create the world of Middle Earth is rightly hailed as one of the greatest writers of all time. In this episode,…

Published on 2 years ago

114. Medieval Jesus

Season 10 Episode 9

The Middle Ages saw an explosion of literature, art, and thought around the personhood of Jesus. What can we learn from these centuries-old understandings of the central figure of the Bible?

This seas…

Published on 2 years ago

113. The Puritans

Season 10 Episode 8

The Puritans: Everything wrong with a Christian society, or much misunderstood forefathers of innovation and social justice?

This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discoun…

Published on 2 years ago

112. Cultural Christianity

Season 10 Episode 7

This episode, we're visiting some of the ancient Christians to see that they were actually real human beings, with flaws and hang ups … and virtues … that we might recognise in ourselves today. 

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

111. Growing Older

Season 10 Episode 6

Our world spends billions of dollars a year on anti-ageing, but nothing will change the simple fact that we are all growing older. Is it time we re-thought our approach to the relentless march of tim…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

110. Violent Faith

Season 10 Episode 5

"I love Jesus but I hate the God of the Old Testament. He's just so violent."

You might have heard this line before or thought it yourself.

In this episode, we're tackling this issue head-on.

We're taki…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

109. Many Gods - Live from Melbourne

Season 10 Episode 4

In this live episode, recorded at the Melbourne leg of the Undeceptions Conference, we ask: What did the first Christians mean when they proclaimed Jesus as God? How did this teacher, healer, and rel…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

108. The Multiverse

Season 10 Episode 3

The multiverse has become a popular cinema trope, but more and more astrophysicists are taking it seriously. Could there really be parallel universes? If so, does this mean there might be parallel Go…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

107. She Believes

Season 10 Episode 2

Is the Bible bad news for women? Is Jesus misogynistic?

Or - as some claim - were the teachings of Jesus in fact the basis of a revolutionary change in the way women were seen and treated across the a…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

106. Deconstructing Faith

Season 10 Episode 1

To kick off season 10 of Undeceptions, we're exploring the new "threat" to the Christian faith -  deconstruction.

Deconstruction has become something of a buzzword in recent years, with many well-know…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago