All Unbelievable? articles – Page 59
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Unbelievable? Jewish/Christian dialogue on Grace
Rabbi Reuben Livingstone and Alex Jacob of the Churches Ministry among Jewish People discuss Salvation. Reuben believes our righteous acts and knowledge of God bring salvation, Alex believes in Salvation by Grace through faith in Jesus. With contributions from Messianic Jew Richard Harvey and Pastor Ken Brownell of East London Tabernacle.
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Unbelievable? The atheist who sold his soul on ebay
Atheist Hemant Mehta offered to go to church for the highest bidder on eBay. In the end he visited 15 churches, large and small, and wrote about his experiences for good and bad. Tom Price of the Damaris Trust chats with Hemant about his view of churches and faith.
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Unbelievable? Are miracles evidence for God?
Agnostic sceptic Stephen Pilcher believes that Christian claims to healing are tricks of the mind. Can John Ryeland of the Christian Healing Mission persuade him differently? Also features personal stories from people who claim to have been miraculously healed.
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Unbelievable? A “proxy” atheist explains why he can’t believe
Nick Pandolfi is a radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He says Religion has been the cause of war and conflict, and Christians can’t agree on what they believe. Peter Williams of the Damaris Trust speaks on behalf of faith in Jesus.
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Unbelievable? The New Atheism
Christianity is under attack as never before by a wave of militant atheists, led by Richard Dawkins. Atheist Barry Duke is all in favour of it, while Christian David Marshall’s book “The Truth behind the new Atheism” rejects it. They join Justin on the show as he asks whether Christianity is really as bad as the New Atheists are making out.
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Unbelievable? Top reasons for belief
Justin finds out about the results of a belief survey that asked Christians for their top reasons for believing in God and Christianity. He’s joined by Father John Twisleton and Lawyer James Dingemans who compiled the results of the survey, as well as some of the respondents.
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Unbelievable? John Lennox debates science & God
Fresh from a US TV debate with Richard Dawkins, Oxford Professor Dr. John Lennox engages with atheist scientist Robert Stovold.
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Unbelievable? Buddhism, Burma and Christianity
As peaceful demonstrations by thousands of Buddhist monks have been brutally quashed by the military dictatorship in Burma, Justin Brierley is joined by Buddhist Alison Murdoch as she explains the thought behind the pacifist approach. Nick Spencer of Christian think-tank Theos also joins the discussion, along with Quaker Michael Bartlett.
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Unbelievable? New Age views of Jesus
Melanie Henry believes she has found her own spiritual path through life. Its a mixture of New Age and spiritual principles, some taken from the words of Jesus. Pastor Matt Frost asks Melanie whether there is more to Jesus - was he the Son of God, can he forgive sin and does it matter? With contributions from Pastor Kurt Erickson.
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Unbelievable? 22 Sep 2007 - The Alpha Course
As a new “term” of Alpha begins, Justin is joined by Mark Elsdon-Dew, Communications Director for Alpha.
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Unbelievable? Yoga and Christianity
Two Christian ministers in Taunton made the news recently when they refused a Yoga instructor the use of their church halls. Some have labelled their actions narrow-minded and intolerant. We discuss whether it’s ok for Christians to be involved with Yoga.
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Unbelievable? The Latter Day Saints (Mormonism)
The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known commonly as the Mormon church claim thirteen million members worldwide.
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Unbelievable? Can Pagan beliefs be combined with Christianity?
Jason Johns practises Wicca and Shamanism - he’s also happy to call himself a Christian. But can Pagan beliefs be combined with Christianity? Matt Frost, pastor of City Gates Church Soho discusses God, Jesus and the New Age with Jason. Contributions also from evangelist Steve Hollinghurst and New Age practitioner Heather Prince.
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Unbelievable? The God Delusion debate
Andrew Wilson’s new book claims to have debunked Richard Dawkins’ arguments against God. He goes head to head with atheist Gordon Livesey as they discuss The God Delusion and whether people are really being deluded by Dawkins’ arguments.
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Unbelievable? An Atheist & Christian discuss faith
Ian Thorpe is an atheist and Jenni Hutchinson a Christian. They got chatting about faith after bumping into each other on the internet. They discuss whether the church is having a beneficial effect on society, Ian’s concerns over “fundamentalism” and whether you need to believe in God to be good.
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Unbelievable? Reiki healing
Many people are turning to the New Age movement in search of spiritual answers. Justin is joined by Reiki healer Beverly Alfred and Christian communicator Mike Simmonds of Viz a Viz ministries. Beverly believes there are many paths to God, Mike says that Jesus is the only way.
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Unbelievable? Jesus and Judaism
Jesus was a Jew - but what about the movement he started? Orthodox Rabbi Reuben Livingstone and Alex Jacob from the Churches Ministry among Jewish people debate how Christianity relates to Judaism and whether it is a continuation of it or something new.
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Unbelievable? Christian vs “spiritual” healing
Jesus was a healer, but what do we believe about healing and how it operates? Spiritual healer David Cunnigham is not a Christian - he says that Divine energy is channelled when he heals people. John Ryeland runs the Christian Healing Mission and says that Jesus is responsible for the physical healing that takes place there. Guests contribute with stories of healing on both sides of the discussion.
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Unbelievable? Forgiveness
Justin is joined by Peter Saunders from the National Association for People Abused in Childhood and Steve Goss of “Freedom in Christ” ministries as they discuss forgiveness and “moving on” from hurt, in particular childhood abuse. Do Christians always have to forgive? What’s the point?
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Unbelievable? Hindu & Christian concepts of God
Paul Gutteridge pastors the Christian Growth Centre, and loves chatting with people of other faiths and points of view. He chats to Hindu Rohit Saxena about the similarities and differences in the way they see God.