Unbelievable?

Two friends, Bentley Browning (the Christian) and Simon Capes (the atheist) are both comics. They tell Justin about the religious role reversal they are undertaking and why they decided to do it. Bentley will be stopping prayer, Bible reading and going to church, while Simon will be taking them all up.

We also hear from Jake Warren an atheist who made a film about living with evangelical Christians, and Heather Tomlinson a journalist who became a Christian from a secular background.

This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.christianheritage.co.uk

For the Faith Swap blog www.facebook.com/faithswap

For Heather Tomlinson in 'Why I Am Not An Atheist' http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-I-am-Not-Atheist/dp/178191270X

For Jake Warren's documentary 'Hey Jesus, I'm Looking For You' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpU4l9Mt3WE

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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 Father Christmas and Christmas trees?  Are there other valid narratives of the Christmas story apart from Matthew and Luke?  All these and more questions are discussed by a variety of guests.

Anthony McRoy is lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Wales Evangelical School of Theology http://www.west.org.uk/

Roger Morris heads up Faith Interface in Australia http://www.faithinterface.com.au/

Margaret Barker's book "Christmas: The Original Story" http://www.margaretbarker.com/Publications/Christmas.htm

Canadian apologist Tony Costa http://www.freewebs.com/tonycosta/

US Apologist William Lane Craig http://www.reasonablefaith.org/

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Unbelievable? 26 Dec 2009 - Are Matthew and Luke's birth narratives at odds with each other? Christian Charles Foster vs. Atheist Robert Stovold

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Amy Orr-Ewing is an evangelist and apologist with the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. She is a speaker at Unbelievable? The Conference 2013

Amy takes calls from 3 atheist listeners. Trevor asks whether we can trust the Gospels as eyewitness accounts? Rachel asks whether Christians can learn from other spiritual practices? Jay asks why Christians are so divided in the US culture wars.

Check out the vid to see what Amy is speaking on at Unbelievable? the Conference 2013 on Sat 25 May www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable2013

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Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1

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US Bible teacher John MacArthur recently condemned charismatic Christians as unbiblical and unsaved at his Strange Fire conference.

Reformed Blogger Adrian Warnock explains why John MacArthur has thrown the charismatic baby out with the bathwater, and why he believes in the continuing gifts of healing, prophecy and tongues. Doug Wilson, a reformed church leader in the US, reflects on the conference and explains why he believes the 'sign' gifts ceased with the closure of scripture.

For Adrian Warnock http://www.adrianwarnock.com

For Doug Wilson http://www.dougwils.com

For Justin Brierley's Christianity Magazine article on Benny Hinn click here.

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On the show this week:

April is CS Lewis month on Premier Christian Radio.  In this edition of the show we examine two of CS Lewis' apologetic arguments for Christianity.

The Trilemma - "Either Jesus is a lunatic, a liar or Lord. He cannot simply be a great moral teacher, he has not left that option open to us".  Does Lewis' argument still stand 60 years on?

Kenneth R Samples is senior research scholar for Reasons To Believe and a lifelong fan of CS Lewis. He defends Lewis' apologetics against atheist James Croft who says that it fails to pass muster.

They also discuss Lewis' "Argument for God from Reason" - that our belief in the trustworthiness of our reasoning faculties is only possible if God exists.

To enter the draw for 3 CS Lewis books email [email protected]

For Kenneth Samples http://www.reasons.org/about/who-we-are/kenneth-samples

For James Croft http://www.templeofthefuture.net/about

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Unbelievable? 18 February 2012 - Is apologetics a waste of time?

Unbelievable? 30 Oct 2010 - The Apologetics of CS Lewis Michael Ward debates with Dan Barker.

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Reza Aslan is the author of the bestselling book Zealot which claims Jesus was a political revolutionary and not the peace loving Messiah of the Gospels. He debates with New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne who has written a scathing review of Aslan's book.

This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.springharvest.org & www.thegodquestion.tv

For more resources on the Bible TV series http://www.premier.org.uk/thebible

For Reza Aslan http://rezaaslan.com/

For Anthony Le Donne http://historicaljesusresearch.blogspot.co.uk/

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Unbelievable? 18 August 2012 Did Jesus Exist? Bart Ehrman

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Brother Guy Consolmagno has an asteroid named after him. The planetary scientist for the Vatican talks to Justin Brierley about his journey of faith, his scientific research and answers questions from listeners on the interaction of science and Christianity.

Did the church persecute Galileo? Could there be extra-terrestrial life? Is the new Pope pro-science?

For Guy Consolmagno http://vaticanobservatory.org/index.php/en/staff/85-brother-guy

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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.  They debate whether religion leads to violence and whether Stephen's "Evil God challenge" is a defeater for belief in a good God.

To book a place at the London Book launch on 16 Feb 2011 email [email protected] or phone 0207 5923900

A guaranteed place there and a signed copy of the book for 5 listeners who can answer "What was the name of Alister's 2007 book in response to The God Delusion?" email [email protected] 

For "Why God Won't Go Away" (SPCK) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-God-Wont-Go-Away/dp/0281063877

For Info on Alister McGrath http://users.ox.ac.uk/~mcgrath/

For Stephen Law http://www.cfilondon.org/ or http://stephenlaw.blogspot.com/

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Unbelievable? 13 Nov 2010 - The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism - Alvin Plantinga vs Stephen Law

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Stephen C Meyer is the world's leading Intelligent Design proponent. His new book Darwin's Doubt claims that the Cambrian fossil record, which saw an "explosion" of new life forms in a short space of time, is evidence for ID.

Evolutionary biologist Charles Marshall of the University of California, Berkeley has written a critical review of the book. He debates Meyer on whether Darwinian evolution can explain the diversity of life in the Cambrian rocks.

For Meyer & Darwin's Doubt http://www.darwinsdoubt.com/

For Charles Marshall's review http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6152/1344.1.full

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Unbelievable? 21st September 2013 - John Lennox vs Lawrence Krauss debate Science, the Universe & The God Question

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In this debate from the Reasonable Faith UK tour in 2011, William Lane Craig visited the Cambridge Union.

The motion under debate is "This house believes that God is not a delusion". The other debaters are Peter S Williams, Arif Ahmed & Andrew Copson

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