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Unbelievable? offers a weekly podcast, blog, and video series hosted by Ruth Jackson and a team of thinkers and Christian apologists.
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Jan 26, 2018 • 1h 23min
Boyd & Copan pt 2 - debating Amalekite destruction & Ananias and Sapphira
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 which Boyd sets out a new way of reconciling Old Testament violence with the love of God shown on the cross.
In this conversation they deal with specific examples of violence in the Old Testament such as the slaughter of the Amalekites in 1 Samuel 15 and the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts chapter 5z
For Greg Boyd's Crucifixion Of The Warrior God: http://reknew.org/book/crucifixion-warrior-god/
For Cross Vision: http://fortresspress.com/product/cross-vision-how-crucifixion-jesus-makes-sense-old-testament-violence
For Paul Copan: http://paulcopan.com/
For Unbelievable? the Conference 2018: http://www.premier.org.uk/justask
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Jan 19, 2018 • 1h 29min
Greg Boyd & Paul Copan debate Old Testament violence and Boyd's new theology in Crucifixion Of The Warrior God
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 through the cross of Christ.
Greg engages in the first of two shows with theologian Paul Copan who holds to a "synthesis" view of how to understand OT violence and disagrees with Greg's theology.
Justin also announces booking open for Unbelievable? the Conference 2018: #JustAsk, on Sat 19th May. Check out the theme, speakers and early bird discount at www.premier.org.uk/justask
For Greg Boyd's Crucifixion Of The Warrior God: http://reknew.org/book/crucifixion-warrior-god/
For Cross Vision: http://fortresspress.com/product/cross-vision-how-crucifixion-jesus-makes-sense-old-testament-violence
For Paul Copan: http://paulcopan.com/
For Unbelievable? the Conference 2018: http://www.premier.org.uk/justask
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Jan 12, 2018 • 1h 22min
The Tim Farron affair: Are evangelicals no longer welcome in politics? David Robertson & Jonathan Bartley
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 resigned he said “To be a political leader and to live as a committed Christian, has felt impossible for me”. On a recent Premier Christian Radio interview he reignited the controversy by stating that he regrets saying that gay sex was not a sin.
Revd David Robertson of Solas Centre for Public Christianity and Jonathan Bartley of the Green Party react to the interview. David believes that Christians are being discriminated against if they diverge from society’s current views on sexuality. Jonathan, who is also a Christian, doesn’t believe that discrimination is happening and conservative Christians need to get used to new realities.
For the Tim Farron Interview: https://www.premierchristianity.com/Blog/Tim-Farron-Q-A-Why-I-resigned-why-it-matters-and-what-I-should-have-said-about-gay-sex
For David Robertson: https://theweeflea.com/
For Jonathan Bartley: https://www.greenparty.org.uk/people/leaders-of-green-party.html
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Jan 5, 2018 • 1h 24min
Meet a Street Epistemologist: Pascoe Rapacci vs Cameron Bertuzzi
Street Epistemology has become popular among many atheists as a conversational way to interrogate people's spiritual beliefs. Popularised by atheist philosopher Peter Boghossian in his book "A Manual For Creating Atheists" the movement is now seeking to create 10,000 street evangelists for atheism.
Pascoe Rapacci engages regularly in Street Epistemology (though doesn't claim to speak for the movement as a whole). He engages with Christian apologist Cameron Bertuzzi of Capturing Christianity on whether Street Epistemology is a valid way of investigating the truth of people's beliefs.
For Street Epistemology: https://streetepistemology.com/
For Pascoe Rapacci: https://www.twitter.com/pocketpasc
For Cameron Bertuzzi's written dialogue with a Street Epistemologist: http://capturingchristianity.com/conversation-street-epistemologist/
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
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Dec 29, 2017 • 1h 22min
Is apologetics a dead end? Sean McDowell & Myron B Penner
Myron B Penner wrote 'The End of Apologetics: Christian witness in a postmodern context'. He argues that rational defence of the Christian faith can become a form of idolatry and that modern believers need to rethink their relationship with apologetics.
Myron engages with Sean McDowell who with his father Josh has written an updated version of the classic apologetics book 'Evidence That Demands a Verdict'. They discuss the benefits and limits of apologetics and why Myron wrote a book critiquing the whole area.
For Sean McDowell: http://seanmcdowell.org/
For Evidence That Demands a Verdict: http://seanmcdowell.org/item/evidence-that-demands-a-verdict
For Myron B Penner: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-end-of-apologetics/285610
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
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Dec 22, 2017 • 1h 24min
Debating The Atheist Christmas Carol Album. TyLean Polley & Glen Scrivener
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 produced an album of classic carols to secular lyrics.
Evangelist Glen Scrivener engages with TyLean on why he doesn't think you can separate Christmas from the message of joy, hope and the birth of Jesus at its centre.
For The Atheist Christmas Album: http://atheistchristmas.bandcamp.com/
For Meet The Nativity: https://meetthenativity.com/
For Glen Scrivener: http://speaklife.org.uk/
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
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Dec 15, 2017 • 1h 22min
Hinge: an atheist & Christian seek the truth about Jesus. Plus Jarrod McKenna interview
Hinge is a brand new documentary style podcast co-hosted by atheist Cory Markum and Christian pastor Drew Sokol. Justin plays out the first episode of Hinge and talks to Cory and Drew about their project to look into the evidence for the historical Jesus.
In the final part of the show Justin speaks to Australian pastor and activist Jarrod McKenna about his recent adventure being smuggled into the Manus Island detention centre to document human rights abuses.
For Hinge: http://hingepodcast.org/
For Jarrod McKenna: https://facebook.com/Jarrodandmates
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
Get Unbelievable? the Conference 2017 DVD/CD & Digital Download: http://www.premier.org.uk/shop
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Dec 8, 2017 • 1h 23min
Was Jesus a failed apocalyptic prophet? Matthew Hartke & Andrew Perriman
After becoming disillusioned with failed prophecies at the charismatic church he was part of, Matthew Hartke lost his faith altogether when he become convinced Jesus himself was a failed apocalyptic prophet.
Now an agnostic, Matthew engages with New Testament scholar Andrew Perriman. Andrew believes Jesus was indeed Israel's Messiah but that his apocalyptic prophecies in passages such as Matthew 24 have often been misunderstood.
For Matthew Hartke: http://www.fifthacttheology.com/about/
For Andrew Perriman: http://www.postost.net/
For Glen Scrivener's "What Christians Believe in 90 Seconds": https://www.facebook.com/christianitymag/posts/1680780525293414
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
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Dec 1, 2017 • 1h 23min
5 Proofs of the Existence of God – Ed Feser vs Arif Ahmed
Ed Feser is a Catholic philosopher whose latest book ‘Five Proofs of the Existence of God’ presents five classical arguments that he believes present compelling evidence for theism.
He debates two of the arguments on the show with atheist Cambridge philosopher Arif Ahmed. They talk about whether modern atheists take such arguments seriously, and then dive deep into debating the Aristotelian Proof and the Rationalist Proof… your brain will be stretched!
For Ed Feser and ‘Five Proofs of the Existence of God’: http://edwardfeser.com/
For Arif Ahmed: https://www.phil.cam.ac.uk/people/teaching-research-pages/ahmed/ahmed-page
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: http://www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
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Nov 24, 2017 • 1h 19min
Why we left Mormonism. Lynn Wilder & Corey Miller talk to current Mormon James Holt
Lynn Wilder and Corey Miller are among 4 scholars who tell their story of leaving The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the new book 'Leaving Mormonism'.
They engage with Mormon believer James Holt as they discuss Jesus, Joseph Smith, polygamy, testimony, the Book of Mormon and more.
For 'Leaving Mormonism: Why Four Scholars Changed Their Mind': https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Mormonism-Scholars-Changed-their/dp/0825444810
For James Holt: https://www.amazon.com/Leaving-Mormonism-Scholars-Changed-their/dp/0825444810
Get signed copies of Unbelievable? the book and audiobook: www.unbelievablebook.co.uk
Get Unbelievable? the Conference 2017 DVD/CD & Digital Download: http://www.premier.org.uk/shop
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