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How to overcome tribalism in politics and the church - Patrick Miller & Keith Simon PLUS Tim Farron MP Dec 09, 2022

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'Truth Over Tribe: Pledging allegiance to the lamb, not the donkey or the elephant' is the name of the new book by Patrick Miller and Keith Simon. They are both church pastors in the USA who started the Truth Over Tribe podcast to combat polarisation in politics, culture and Christianity.

They talk to Justin about Trump, abortion, LGBT, Christian nationalism, progressives and conservatives, and how the church can be part of the solution rather than the problem of tribalism in politics and culture.

Justin is also joined by Tim Farron MP to talk about his new book 'A Mucky Business: Why Christians should get involved in politics'.

For Keith and Patrick: https://choosetruthovertribe.com/ For A Mucky Business podcast: https://pod.link/1548503241 For A Mucky Business book: https://ivpbooks.com/a-mucky-business

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Classic Replay: Why Suffering? Sharon Dirckx & Alom Shaha Dec 06, 2022

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"Why?" was the title of a book that had just been published by Sharon Dirckx looking at God, evil and suffering. She interacted with atheist Alom Shaha as we asked "how can a loving God allow suffering?"

We also heard stories from people who had been through suffering but kept their faith such as Will, who became a Christian after losing his wife and a child in a tragic road accident, and Rachel who suffered from MS for a number of years. First broadcast in 2013

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John Lennox on science, faith and the evidence for God Dec 02, 2022

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Justin is joined by Prof John Lennox to talk about his debates with well-known atheists and to introduce a new online apologetics course: 'Science, Faith and the Evidence for God with John Lennox'.

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Classic Replay: Three views on hell Nov 29, 2022

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The film “Hellbound” by Kevin Miller questioned the traditional "eternal, conscious torment" view of hell and asked whether Universalism is actually taught in scripture.

Justin was joined by Kevin Miller, along with Glenn Peoples who holds an "annihilationist" position, and Peter Sanlon who defended the traditional view. They discussed whether questioning hell goes against evangelicalism, whether evangelism is at stake and what most Christians really believe about hell. First broadcast in 2013.

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Sean McDowell live Q&A on sexuality, transgender and culture war questions Nov 25, 2022

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Apologist and author Sean McDowell joined Justin along with hundreds of Unbelievable? listeners for a live show talking about Sean's new book 'A Rebel's Manifesto' and taking questions on LGBT, same-sex marriage, transgender, divorce, theology and more.

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Classic Replay: NT Wright & James White debate Paul & Justification Nov 22, 2022

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From the archives: NT Wright is a leading professor of New Testament at the forefront of what has been called the New Perspective on Paul. His reassessment of the words of Paul on "justification" led to concern from some reformed church leaders. Does this new perspective undermine important doctrine, or did the reformers read their Bible wrong? James White, reformed Bible scholar of Alpha and Omega ministries, discussed with NT Wright as they sought to find out what Paul really said about justification.

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Were colonial-era missionaries good or bad for Africa? Victor Simz & Jonathan Wilson Nov 18, 2022

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Were Victorian missionaries a tool of oppression, exploitation and empire as some critics claim? Or did they leave a legacy of education, healthcare and eradicating inhumane practises?

Victor Simz, known online as the Z Historian, is a Zambian historian who has charted the impact of missionaries in East Africa. He discusses the issues with Jonathan Wilson who comes from a missionary family and believes the story of the positive global impact of missions work is often under-appreciated.

For Victor Simz: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheZHistorian

For Jonathan Wilson: https://leadbysoul.com/

For Premier's 'Missions Week' website: https://www.missionsweek.org.uk/

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Classic Replay: Atheist vs Christian philosopher - Arif Ahmed vs Keith Ward Nov 15, 2022

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From the archives: the Veritas Forum in Cambridge invited Christian philosopher Keith Ward and atheist philosopher Arif Ahmed to present the reasons for their different worldviews. Justin hosted this discussion with these two thinkers in front of an audience of Cambridge students who asked their own questions too.

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Can Christianity or Humanism save the planet from climate change? Rachel Mander & Lori Marriott Nov 11, 2022

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As COP 27 gets underway Justin is joined by Christian climate campaigner Rachel Mander and Humanist activist Lori Marriott. They agree on the science and what needs to be done but have different views about which worldview provides the better moral foundation for the work of climate change action.

For Rachel Mander: https://arocha.org/en/about/people/rachel-mander/

For Lori Marriott: https://humanists.uk/humanist-climate-action/

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Classic Replay: London’s atheist church - Sanderson Jones & David Robertson Nov 08, 2022

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In Jan 2013 a new church began in London - with singing, a sermon and a great sense of community - but for godless people. Atheist stand up comedian Sanderson Jones who co-founded "the Sunday Assembly" talked about its first meeting and why he set it up. David Robertson, at the time a church minister, asked questions about whether an "atheist church" makes sense and what Christians could learn from it. Justin was also joined by two of those who attended the first service, Rory Fenton and Simon Jenkins.

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