All Shows articles – Page 78
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Unbelievable ? - Richard Morgan - from Atheism to Faith
Richard Morgan was a confirmed atheist for much of his life and a keen poster on the www.richarddawkins.net website. However, after becoming disillusioned with the mentality of some atheists on the website, he subsequently experienced a dramatic conversion to Christianity in 2008.
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Unbelievable ? - Bauckham on the Gospels - Pt 2
Continuing on from their discussion last week, believing and non-believing New Testament historians Richard Bauckham and James Crossley discuss whether the testimony of eyewitnesses in the Gospels is trustworthy.
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Unbelievable ? - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1
“Jesus and the Eyewitnesses” has been heralded as a paradigm shift in the way the authorship of the Gospels should be seen.
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Unbelievable ? - Does religion make people unhappy?
Many “New Atheists” have written books claiming that Christianity is bad for people.
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Unbelievable ? - Scriptural reasoning
Scriptural Reasoning is an organisation committed to honest interfaith dialogue that promotes “better quality disagreement”. Its founder Muhammad Al-Hussaini explains how they hope to bring greater understanding of the scriptures of the three Abrahamic religions.
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Unbelievable ? - Hell - two different views debated
What do Christians believe about the immortality of the soul and the justification for punishment? Has hell been lost as a doctrine in the modern church?
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Unbelievable ? - Calvinism & predestination
The first of two programmes focusing on inter-Christian debates over doctrine.
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Unbelievable ? - Michael Shermer debates “Miracles”
You don’t have to look far for claims of the miraculous. But what constitutes a “miracle” and do Christian beliefs in this area make sense?
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Unbelievable ?- Intelligent Design vs Evolution
A re-broadcast of a classic debate that won a New York Radio Festivals Gold medal.
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Unbelievable ? - Islamic & Christian converts debate
Nabeel Qureshi converted to Christianity from Islam after being convinced that the weight of evidence was in favour of Christian faith. Yahya Seymour’s story is the opposite - he became a Muslim after having a Christian upbringing. They discuss the issues in advance of debates coming up in London.
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Unbelievable ? - Peter Hitchens debates Islam
Peter Hitchens is a well known journalist and Anglican Christian. Unlike his atheist brother Christopher, he believes Christianity is an essential bedrock for society. He says Islam will fill the spiritual vaccuum of Britain if secularists have their way.
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Unbelievable ? - PZ Myers & Denis Alexander on Faith & Science
Atheist Biologist PZ Myers is an outspoken critic of Christianity. He believes that faith in God and science are contradictory. He debates theistic evolutionist Denis Alexander, Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. Is science is at odds with Christianity as PZ claims?
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Unbelievable ?Before Nicea - what is the truth about Early Christianity?
What did the first Christians believe about Jesus? Muslim Abdul Haq, the author of “Before Nicea” claims that key doctrines of Christianity were formulated through later councils of the church. He says that there is no good evidence that early Christians believed in Jesus’ divinity or even his crucifixion.
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Unbelievable? The Moral Argument for God
Atheist Paul Orton contacted the show saying he was unconvinced by the claim of some Christians that morality must be based in God, to make sense. He claims that morality is a product of biological and social evolution and “the changing moral Zeitgeist” determines the morals we hold.
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Unbelievable ? A Skeptic in Narnia
Laura Miller was captivated by Lewis’ Narnia stories as a child. As a teenager she learnt of the Christian parallels in the books and felt “cheated and betrayed”. Find out why in today’s programme and how she has come to terms with Narnia by writing “The Magician’s Book”.
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Unbelievable ? Bible contradictions
What should Christians believe about the “infallibility” of the Bible? Are the apparent contradictions that exist a problem?
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Unbelievable ? Angels & Demons movie
Angels & Demons is the sequel to the film “The Da Vinci Code” - both by Dan Brown. Is Angels & Demons as controversial as Da Vinci? Probably not, but some are worried at the way it represents the Catholic Church and the science/faith debate.
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Ubelievable? Was Jesus the Jewish Messiah?
Jesus was a Jew. Christianity owes its birth to Judaism. But did Jesus represent the fulfilment of Jewish Messianic hopes and prophecy?
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Unbelievable ? “Did Jesus exist?”
While non-Christians may doubt the miracles and resurrection of Jesus, few doubt his actual existence.