Unbelievable?

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Bart Ehrman vs Tim McGrew - Round 1 - Can we trust the Gospels? Jul 17, 2015

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Well known critical bible scholar Bart Ehrman discusses whether the Gospels are reliable historical records of Jesus’ life with Christian apologist and academic Tim McGrew.

They debate whether inerrancy makes any difference, the authorship of the Gospels and apparent contradictions between them.

For Bart Ehrman: http://wmich.edu/philosophy/directory/mcgrew

See Tim McGrew at Unbelievable? the Conference 2014 http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Conference-Videos/Panel-Discussion-Unbelievable-Conf.-2014

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Can Christianity be true if Christians can’t agree on doctrine? Andrew Whyte vs Nabeel Qureshi Jul 10, 2015

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Andrew Whyte lost his faith after realising the diversity of Christian beliefs. He has developed a series of Youtube videos on the way Christians disagree about various doctrines and we hear some of the audio from them.

Nabeel Qureshi, a Christian convert from Islam, responds on why, despite differing beliefs, Christianity makes sense.

For Andrew’s videos: Click Here

For Nabeel Qureshi http://rzim.org/bio/nabeel-qureshi

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Unbelievable? John Lennox Premier Lecture - Going Against the Flow Jul 03, 2015

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Mathematician and Christian thinker John Lennox gave the Premier Lecture for the 20th Anniversary of the Radio station on June 10th.

Drawing on his new book ‘Against the Flow’, Lennox draws lessons from the book of Daniel for the church today.

For more info & the transcript of the lecture: http://www.premier.org.uk/premierlecture

For Against The Flow http://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Flow-Inspiration-Daniel-Relativism/dp/085721621X

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Jean Vanier & Students roundtable discussion Jun 26, 2015

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Philosopher and theologian Jean Vanier recently won the Templeton prize for his 50 years as founder of L'Arche, an international network of Christian communities for people with and without intellectual disablities.

After the ceremony Justin Brierley hosted a roundtable discussion between Vanier and a group of students, and we hear their conversation on spirituality, disability and human value.

For videos of the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/user/TempletonPrize/videos

For Justin's interview in Premier Christianity magazine with Jean Vanier http://www.premierchristianity.com/Past-Issues/2015/June-2015/Profile-Jean-Vanier

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Caitlyn Jenner & Transgenderism: trans & ex-trans Christian debate Jun 19, 2015

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Gender Dysphoria is a condition in which a person feels their body does not match the gender they identify with.

Following celebrity Bruce Jenner's transformation into Caitlyn Jenner, transgender woman Jenny-Anne Bishop and former transgender Walt Heyer debate the rights and wrongs of gender change surgery and how Christians should respond.

For Jenny-Anne Bishop: http://transforum.org.uk

For Walt Heyer: http://www.sexchangeregret.com/

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Does archaeology support the New Testament? Shahar Shilo & Byron McCane Jun 12, 2015

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A conversation on whether modern archaeology support the new Testament accounts. Two experts join Justin to talk about exciting recent finds and the kind of discoveries that both confirm and cause us to see in a new light certain parts of the Gospel accounts of Jesus.

For Shahar Shilo’s UK tour: http://www.walkwherejesuswalked.com

For Dr Byron McCane: http://sites.wofford.edu/mccanebr/

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Does prayer make sense? David Wilkinson vs Ed Atkinson Jun 05, 2015

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David Wilkinson, Principal of St John’s College Durham and a physicist by background, addresses why prayers go unanswered in his new book “When I pray what does God Do?”

He debates with former Christian Ed Atkinson on whether science, scripture and theology can make sense of prayer.

For David’s book: http://www.lionhudson.com/display.asp?K=9780857216045

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Is faith good for science? Ruth Bancewicz & Eugenie Scott May 29, 2015

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Ruth Bancewicz of the Faraday Institute, Cambridge describes how the Christian faith of present day scientists has positively influenced their work in her new book “God in the lab: How science enhances faith”.

Eugenie Scott of the National Centre for Science Education interacts with Ruth and explains how as a non-believer she perceives the relationship between faith and science.

For Ruth’s book God in the Lab: http://scienceandbelief.org/god-in-the-lab/

For Eugenie Scott: http://ncse.com/about/speakers

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Are Muslims turning to Christ around the world? David Garrison, Imam Musharraf Hussain & Nazam Guffoor May 22, 2015

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David Garrison, author of 'A Wind in the House of Islam' says that movements of Muslims becoming Christians are occurring globally in unprecedented numbers.

Imam Musharraf Hussain and Nazam Guffoor question David on whether the conversions are authentic and debate the death penalty for apostasy.

For David Garrison's book: http://windinthehouse.org

For David's UK speaking Tour in June: http://hopeformuslims.org

For Mahhaba Network: http://www.mahabbanetwork.com/

For Musharraf Hussain: http://www.karimia.com/about-us/our-staff/

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