Unbelievable?

Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

Unbelievable? 16 Apr 2011 - Biblical evidence for the Resurrection - Bart Ehrman & Mike Licona

23 Jun 2014
01:20:44

Bart Ehrman is well known as a US New Testament Scholar who lost his Christian faith and now questions many core precepts of Christianity, including the Resurrection of Jesus.  When Mike Licona had doubts he devoted himself to investigating the evid....

Unbelievable? 26 Mar 2011 - Did Jesus die on the Cross? Islam debate

23 Jun 2014
01:20:47

The Koran claims that Jesus did not die on the cross. Mohammed Bahmanpour of the Islamic College in London defends the Koranic view that although "it was made to appear to them" that he died, in fact he was substituted by another. Jay Smith...

Unbelievable? 19 Mar 2011 - Presuppositional apologetics round 2

23 Jun 2014
01:20:44

6 months ago Sye Ten Bruggencate and atheist Paul Baird met to discuss Sye's presuppositional approach to proof of God.  Sye claims that the fact Paul believes in laws of logic, maths, science and rationality prove that God exists. The show was a po....

Unbelievable? 12 Mar 2011 - Music & God

23 Jun 2014
01:19:52

Music often evokes strong emotions in people. But is there more to the beauty and meaning we find in music than atheism allows? David Robertson contends that the joy and meaning we experience in music is a pointer beyond itself to an ultimate sourc....

Unbelievable? 5 Mar 2011 - Grill a Christian Round 3 & Unbelievable? Conference announcement

23 Jun 2014
01:19:50

Today's show begins with details of the forthcoming Unbelievable? apologetics conference in London where Justin will be joined by speakers including John Lennox, Jay Smith, David Instone-Brewer and David Robertson. David Robertson joins Justin for a....

Unbelievable? 26 Feb 2011 - RE and indoctrination in education

23 Jun 2014
01:20:16

The UK Government recently outlined a White Paper that threatens to demote Religious Education to a peripheral subject in the curriculum.  More info on the campaign to have it reinstated here: http://www.reactcampaign.co.uk/ Mark Roques of Reality B....

Unbelievable? 19 Feb 2011 - Are there many paths to God?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:55

In an age of religious pluralism it can seem arrogant for Christians to claim they have "the truth" or the only means to salvation.  So when Jesus said "no-one comes to the Father except through me" what did he mean? And what abou...

Unbelievable? 12 Feb 2011 - Is the King James Version the best?

23 Jun 2014
01:21:09

400 years on from the publication of the King James Version of the Bible, there is now a proliferation of translations available.  Some Christians maintain that the KJV has never been surpassed for its style, authority and reliability. James White o....

Unbelievable? 29 Jan 2011 - Human Value & Subversive Stories

23 Jun 2014
01:20:22

Off-duty police men in Bogota, Columbia shoot street children because they consider them to be "disposables".  Using stories such as this Mark Roques asks whether value in human life can be found anywhere other than our being made "In...

Unbelievable? 5 Feb 2011 - Alister McGrath & Stephen Law - Why Won't God Go Away?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:45

Alister McGrath's new book "Why God won't go away" is a critique of the New Atheist Movement spearheaded by Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris & Dennett. He chats with atheist philosopher Stephen Law about aggressive atheism and its online form....

Unbelievable? 22 Jan 2011 - Which Translation should we Trust?

23 Jun 2014
01:20:42

To mark the 400th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible Justin Brierley will be presenting a number of programmes looking at issues of Biblical reliability and interpretation in the coming year. This week he asks "Which translation...

Unbelievable? 8 Jan 2011 - William Lane Craig reviews his debate with Dawkins

23 Jun 2014
01:20:43

William Lane Craig is a philosopher, author and key defender of the Christian faith in debates around the world. Although atheist Richard Dawkins had publicly said he will not debate Craig, he found himself on the same platform as him in November 20....

Unbelievable? 15 Jan 2011 - Os Guinness & Mary Warnock debate religious freedoms

23 Jun 2014
01:19:32

Os Guinness is an author, cultural critic and Christian apologist.  He co-founded the Trinity Forum which "seeks to transform society through the transformation of leaders".   Baroness Mary Warnock is a moral philosopher and atheist.  She i...

Unbelievable? 25 Dec 2010 - The Unbelievable? "Christmas Cracker

23 Jun 2014
01:20:09

A festive edition of the show.  With studio guest Anthony McRoy and a host of phone guests from around the world Justin Brierley looks at various aspects of Christmas. Is Christmas based on Pagan festivals and myths?  What are the Christian roots of....

Unbelievable? 1 Jan 2011 - The all new Unbelievable? Website

23 Jun 2014
01:20:46

www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable has undergone a major redevelopment and Justin Brierley uses this New Year Programme to take a tour around it. Visit it now to find out more about the new features, interviews, articles and ways to interact with the s....