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Unbelievable? offers a weekly podcast, blog, and video series hosted by Ruth Jackson and a team of thinkers and Christian apologists.
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Classic: Tom Holland vs AC Grayling: Did Christianity Shape Western Values?
Tom Holland and philosopher A.C. Grayling differ deliciously in this classic Big Conversation part of Premier's Unbelievable? Podcast. Where does the...
Has Science Just Proved God? Michel-Yves Bolloré v Niayesh Asfshordi hosted by John Nelson
A bestselling French engineer argues that modern cosmology points to a Creator — but a leading physicist says science explains it all without God. Un...
Classic: Sir Roger Penrose vs William Lane Craig — Origins & Purpose of the Universe
How did the universe come into being, and why are we part of it? Sir Roger Penrose (atheist-leaning Nobel laureate) and Christian philosopher William...
Does God Exist? Shaun Stevenson vs Nathan Elvidge hosted by Andy Kind
In this special Unbelievable? debate, recorded live at Waddesdon High School, Andy Kind moderates a lively exchange between philosopher Dr Shaun Steve...
Classic: What best explains the universe - God or naturalism? Sean Carroll vs Luke Barnes
Two world-class cosmologists talk it out in a classic Unbelievable? podcast debate: What best explains the universe—God or naturalism? Christian astro...
Eternal Torment or Final End? Rethinking Hell | Dan Paterson v Jordan Wood hosted by Vince Vitale
Few topics raise as many questions as hell. Is it eternal torment, final destruction, or something else entirely? In this episode of Premier Unbelieva...
Classic: Live Q&A - Is Religion Useful Fiction or Ultimate Truth? Alister McGrath vs Bret Weinstein (Part 2)
In this second part of Unbelievable? Season 2’s The Big Conversation, recorded before a live London audience in partnership with the Templeton Religio...
Classic: Is Religion Useful Fiction or Ultimate Truth Part 1? Alister McGrath vs Bret Weinstein
In this classic episode of Unbelievable? The Big Conversation, recorded before a live London audience in partnership with the Templeton Religion Trust...
Charlie Kirk's Legacy - Preserving Debate in a Polarised Age | Os Guinness, Krish Kandiah, Billy Hallowell
The shocking death of Charlie Kirk has left a void in the public square. However you felt about his politics or style, he was a figure unafraid to ste...
Do we have a soul - or are we just bodies and brains? Dr Claire Gilbert vs Harry Amos
In this live edition of Unbelievable?, Andy Kind hosts a fascinating conversation on the nature of the soul and spiritual experience.
Philosoph...
Classic: Does Science Point to God? Oxford Prof vs Atheist Philosopher - John Lennox vs Michael Ruse
In this classic Big Conversation, mathematician and Christian thinker John Lennox
sits down with philosopher of science Michael Ruse before a...
Should AI be trusted with Moral decisions? | Cambridge & Oxford Philosophers Discuss
In this second part of our Premier Unbelievable? schools debate with Aylesbury Youth or Christ, host Andy Kind is joined once again by philosophers Dr...
Classic: From Faith to Scepticism, From Pop Star to Priest: The Search For Meaning Richard Coles and Derren Brown
Illusionist and writer Derren Brown joins broadcaster and Anglican priest Rev. Richard Coles for a searching conversation on The Big Conversation stag...
Why does a 'Good God' allow Suffering and Evil? Dr Joshua Sijuwade vs Dr Stephen Law
If God is all-powerful and all-loving, why does so much evil exist?
In this edition of Unbelievable?, Christian philosopher Dr. Joshua Sijuwade...
Can AI Create or Feel? Dr Amna Whiston & Dr Alex Carter debate Human vs Artificial Intelligence
What does it really mean to think, create, or feel? Are we losing our humanity in the age of AI - or discovering it anew? In this live schools debate...
Classic: Steven Pinker: 'Belief in God Is a Hindrance to Progress' vs Nick Spencer
Humanism vs Christianity: Who Really Shaped the Modern World? In this gripping episode of The Big Conversation for Unbelievable? Harvard psychologist...
Did Christianity Build the West? Glen Scrivener vs Atheism UK President John Richards
In this explosive end-of-term schools debate, Unbelievable? host Andy Kind moderates a gripping clash between Christian evangelist and CEO of Speak Li...
Classic: Jesus, Krishna and Many Paths to God – Ken Samples vs Dipen Rajyaguru
Can Jesus be meaningfully compared to other spiritual figures like Krishna? In this classic episode, Christian philosopher Ken Samples and Hindu repre...
Does humanism or Christianity offer the world a better future? Mike Jones "Inspiring Philosophy" vs Stephen Law
What kind of future does humanity need? One shaped by Christian theism or guided by secular humanism? In this edition of Unbelievable?, philosopher an...
Classic: Who is Jesus in Islam vs Jesus in Christianity Mustafa Akyol vs Richard Shumack
Jesus in Christianity and Islam: Can We Bridge the Divide?
Mustafa Akyol, author of The Islamic Jesus, and Richard Shumack, author of Jesus Thr...
Christianity in England: A Dying Faith or a Sleeping Giant? Bijan Omrani and Paul Kingsnorth with Andy Kind
Is Christianity in England dead - or just sleeping?
Historian Bijan Omrani, author of God is an Englishman, and acclaimed writer and former env...
Classic: Transhumanism, AI & the Soul: Are We Losing Our Humanity? Lord Martin Rees and Dr. John Wyatt
Dipping into the archives, a classic episode of Unbelievable? from The Big Conversation series features Justin Brierley joined by Astronomer Royal Lor...
Is it still reasonable to believe in God as we move deeper into the 21st century? Mike Jones "InspiringPhilosophy" and Sam McKee
Should we all pack our bags and move to Mars? If so, shall we pack our Bibles too!?
In this lively Unbelievable? debate recorded at Henry Floyd...
Classic: Paul Kingsnorth's Journey to Orthodox Christianity - The Big Conversation with Rowan Williams and Paul Kingsnorth
From the archives of The Big Conversation (Season 4, Episode 2), the acclaimed spin-off series from the Unbelievable? podcast, we're revisiting a powe...
God, AI and the search for meaning: John Lennox vs John Vervaeke hosted by Roger Bolton
What does it mean to be truly human in an age of artificial intelligence, declining religious belief, and rising spiritual hunger?
Oxford math...
Classic: Where Is God in Natural Disasters? Reflections from Haiti to Texas
In the wake of the catastrophic and deadly 2025 floods in Texas, that caused widespread devastation, fresh questions are being asked about divine just...
Is Empathy a Sin? Can caring too much ever become morally wrong? Dr. Joe Rigney and Dr. Alastair Roberts
Joe Rigney calls empathy a sin. Alastair Roberts says not so fast. Who’s right?
Today, we explore a question at the heart of pastoral care, pub...
Classic: Can Humanism Exist Independently of Christian Influence? Theo Hobson & Andrew Copson
Justin Brierley moderates a thought-provoking discussion between Theo Hobson, author of 'God Created Humanism,' and Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of...
Heaven: Dinosaurs, Angels, and Reincarnation? A Mind-Bending Look at the Afterlife
This week on Unbelievable. Do animals go to heaven? Do humans become angels? Do we start families in the afterlife? And what about reincarnation? Is t...
Classic: Is the Turin Shroud the burial cloth of Christ? Alan Whanger vs Hugh Farey
More than a decade ago, Unbelievable? brought together two experts with very different conclusions about the Shroud of Turin—one of the most mysteriou...
The Mystery of Morality | Alex O'Connor, Richard Swinburne, Jessica Frazier and Peter Singer hosted by Jack Symes
What grounds morality... and who counts? Is morality hardwired into us by evolution, shaped by culture, or guided by religion? In this live edition of...
Classic: Debating Intelligent Design – Jonathan McLatchie v Cory Markum
In this 2015 episode of Unbelievable, host Justin Brierley moderates a discussion between Christian advocate for Intelligent Design Jonathan McLatchie...
Are we slaves to our genes? Denis Alexander vs Dr Simon Walker-Samuel hosted by Andy Kind
Are we slaves to our genes, and is who we are already written in our DNA?
In this live edition of Unbelievable?, recorded at Aylesbury High Sc...
Classic: When faith fails how do you navigate doubt? Dominic Done and Andrew Whyte
In this classic, Unbelievable? podcast episode hosted by Justin Brierley, the discussion centres around the nuanced relationships between faith and do...
The universe’s greatest mystery: God or Science? with cosmologists Dr Niayesh Afshordi, Dr Hugh Ross and Atheist Phil Halper
What really happened 14 billion years ago? Was there a Big Bang - or are we on the brink of a bold new origin story?
This week on Unbe...
Classic: Tom Wright meets Tom Holland on St Paul
A must-hear clash of minds from 2018: when two Toms – world-renowned Bible scholar NT Wright and bestselling historian Tom Holland – met on Unbelievab...
Can therapy alone heal the soul? Two Psychiatrists Treating BPD & NPD Explore the Search for Meaning
Can Therapy Heal the Soul?
Exploring BPD, NPD and Meaning in Christian and Secular Psychiatry
Today we’re asking: Can therapy heal the...
Classic: Putin's War - The Spiritual and Ideological Battle Behind the Invasion of Ukraine
Originally recorded in March 2022, this classic Unbelievable? takes us back to the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As the world grappled w...
Adult Conversion vs Leaving the Faith: What’s More Meaningful? Matthew Su & Nathan Ormond | Schools Debate Special
Is it more meaningful to convert to Christianity as an adult—or to leave it behind after growing up in the faith? In this special schools debate, host...
Classic: An ex-atheist faces off with an ex-Christian
Holly Ordway is the Cardinal Francis George Professor of Faith and Culture at the Word on Fire Institute and a Visiting Professor of Apologetics at Ho...