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After changing to a gay affirming stance, Steve Chalke's Oasis Trust has been dismissed from the UK Evangelical Alliance. In this final exchange Steve Chalke and Andrew Wilson of New Frontiers debate the scriptural and pastoral issues on both sides of the church and homosexuality debate. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For Premier Christianity Mag's report on Oasis being dismissed from the Evangelical Alliance http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk For The Video debates: http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk/bibledebate This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 19th January 2013 - Steve Chalke on his new gay affirming stance. Unbelievable? 27th July 2013 - A Different Kind Of Coming Out + Savi Hensman & Peter Ould debate

Nabeel Qureshi grew up in a Muslim family but converted to Christianity after investigating the historical case for Christ. He debates Muslim Nazam Gufoor on whether the truth of Christianity or Islam is best supported by the evidence. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For Nabeel Qureshi: http://www.rzim.org/bio/nabeel-qureshi/ This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 28th December 2013 - Was Jesus just a... Prophet? James White vs Yusuf Ismail Unbelievable? 18 Dec 2010 - Islam & Dhimmitude

UK church leader Steve Chalke's Oasis Trust was recently dismissed from the Evangelical Alliance UK due to their stance affirming same-sex relationships In the first of 4 podcast specials, Steve Chalke debates his view of Scripture with Andrew Wilson of New Frontiers They discuss inerrancy and authority, and Chalke's concern to see Jesus as the Word of God, not scripture. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For Premier Christianity Mag's report http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk For The Video debates: http://www.christianitymagazine.co.uk/bibledebate This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 19th January 2013 - Steve Chalke on his new gay affirming stance Unbelievable? 27 August 2011 - Bart Ehrman discusses his loss of faith, with Mike Licona

The Turin Shroud has been an enigma for hundreds of years. In a special Good Friday feature Justin Brierley spoke to those who claim the evidence shows the shroud is the burial cloth of Christ, and its image a result of the resurrection itself. Justin hears from experts and also about the modern converts to Christianity that the Shroud is making. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes

Greg Boyd is pastor of Woodland Hills Church, Minnesota. In his new book "The Benefit of the Doubt" he explains how he lost and regained his faith, and the difference between commitment and certainty. He discusses his journey with Andrew Whyte, an agnostic who was once an evangelical Christian, who explains how doubt led him to eventually abandon his faith altogether. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For The Benefit of the Doubt: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Benefit-Doubt-Breaking-Idol-Certainty/dp/0801014921 This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 2 Apr 2011 - Is it best to be agnostic? Mark Vernon & David Robertson •Unbelievable? 21st July 2012 - Atheist convert to Catholicism Leah Libresco & Hemant Mehta.

Tim Keller leads Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York with several thousand in weekly attendance. In an Easter special, Tim talks to Justin and answers listener questions about his life, faith and ministry. They also discuss his latest book 'Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering'. There's also an interview with apologist Tom Price on his own conversion. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/c340d5f9-63e4-4954-bcf2-b952cf268c4d.mp3 For Tim Keller's books: http://timothykeller.com/ For Tom Price: https://www.theocca.org/bios/tom-price This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 7 Mar 2009 "The Reason for God" - Pastor Timothy Keller & Atheist Norman Bacrac. Unbelievable? 16th March 2013 - Why Suffering? Sharon Dirckx & Alom Shaha + guest stories.

With the release of the epic film 'Noah' starring Russell Crowe, Justin is joined by three different perspectives on the Biblical story of the flood. Tim Chaffey of Answers In Genesis holds a Young Earth view and is involved in their Ark Encounter project. Hugh Ross of Reasons To Believe holds an Old Earth perspective and is the author of 'Navigating Genesis'. Irving Finkel of the British Museum is the author of 'The Ark before Noah' and believes the Genesis account borrows from other ancient flood stories. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For Tim Chaffey: www.answersingenesis.org For Hugh Ross: www.reasons.org For Irving Finkel https://www.hodder.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781444757071 This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 30th November 2013 - Stephen C Meyer & Charles Marshall debate Darwin's Doubt. Does the rock and fossil record point to Noah's flood or evolution?

New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman's latest explosive book How Jesus Became God claims that the early Church turned Christ into the son of God, but Jesus himself never believed it and nor did his first followers. Cambridge scholar Simon Gathercole has contributed to a response book How God Became Jesus (released at the same time) and, in the first of two shows, debates with Ehrman about whether the Gospels present a human or divine character. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/76d00b68-7544-44e3-87dd-0b8d32948aa5.mp3 For 'How Jesus Became God': http://www.harpercollins.com/books/How-Jesus-Became-God-Bart-D-Ehrman/?isbn=9780061778186 For 'How God Became Jesus': http://www.zondervan.com/how-god-became-jesus.html For Bart Ehrman www.bartdehrman.com For the Euangelion Blog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 10 Oct 2009 - Jesus and the God of Israel - Richard Bauckham & James Crossley. Unbelievable? 15 December 2012 Did Jesus Exist? Richard Carrier vs Mark Goodacre.

The second episode in which Bart Ehrman defends his latest book 'How Jesus Became God' against Simon Gathercole. Ehrman claims that the early church turned Christ into the son of God. In this episode they discuss the earliest Christian writings in Scripture, and whether St Paul viewed Christ as a highly exalted being or as God himself. Cambridge scholar Simon Gathercole has contributed to a response book 'How God Became Jesus' (released at the same time). Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith MP3 of this show http://media.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/73658f2d-1d6a-4a38-aeb0-946fb24bf161.mp3 For 'How Jesus Became God': http://www.harpercollins.com/books/How-Jesus-Became-God-Bart-D-Ehrman/?isbn=9780061778186 For 'How God Became Jesus': http://www.zondervan.com/how-god-became-jesus.html For Bart Ehrman www.bartdehrman.com For the Euangelion Blog http://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 29 March 2014 - 'How Jesus became God' debate Pt 1 - Bart Ehrman vs Simon Gathercole. Unbelievable? 17 Jan 2009 "How did Christianity begin?" Michael Bird & James Crossley - Pt 1

Robby Dawkins (not to be confused with Richard) says he regularly sees healing miracles occur for the people he prays for. Cancer is gone, blind eyes see, pain disappears, even a lung was re-grown. David Beebee, an atheist sceptic with an interest in the charismatic church interacts with Dawkins and questions why we don't see more convincing proof, and what he does about the 'misses'. We also hear from a Christian who is sceptical of modern miracle claims, Dr Peter May. Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For Robby Dawkins www.robbydawkins.com For David Beebee http://www.manofcarbonnanotubes.com Brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 24th March 2012 - Miracles today: Do they happen? Craig Keener & Geoff Lillis Unbelievable? 17th March 2012 - Miracles in the Gospels: Did they happen? Craig Keener & Geoff Lillis

Leading Christian philosopher William Lane Craig and leading atheist scientist Sean Carroll recently participated in a debate on "The existence of God in the light of contemporary cosmology" at the Greer-Heard forum. In an extended podcast we hear the debate and audience Q&A. With thanks to Tactical Faith and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary www.nobts.edu Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith For the Greer Heard Forum www.greerheard.com This show brought to you in partnership with www.biola.edu/apologetics and in association with www.reasons.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? William Lane Craig & Lawrence Krauss review their Australia debates Unbelievable? October 2011- William Lane Craig vs Stephen Law debate - Does God Exist?

Austin Fischer embraced 'New Calvinism' as a teenager, after being influenced by its popular proponents. But he recently abandoned it when he found he was unable to worship God as truly just, good and loving. Calvinist theologian James White (old, rested and still reformed) challenges Austin about his journey and his theology. This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.springharvest.org For Austin Fischer www.purpletheology.com For James White www.aomin.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 4th January 2014 - Calvinism vs Molinism - William Lane Craig vs Paul Helm Unbelievable? 09 Aug 2009 - Calvinism vs Arminianism - James White vs Roger Forster

Book for Unbelievable? The Conference 2014 www.premier.org.uk/reasonablefaith A recent report on the Church of England showed overall decline, but growth among 'Fresh Expressions' and Cathedral congregations. The Archbishop's advisor on Evangelism Chris Russell, tells the story of how his own church in Reading was revitalised, and why there is a bright future for the church. Phil Hoyle, who runs an alternative 'missional community' and Terry Sanderson, President of the National Secular Society also join the conversation. For the CofE report www.churchofengland.org For Ten Letters by Chris Russell http://amzn.to/1lfeAgw For Phil Hoyle https://twitter.com/hoylus For Terry Sanderson http://www.secularism.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 26th January 2013 - The atheist church Sanderson Jones & David Robertson •Unbelievable? 11 Sep 2010 - Is the Catholic church a force for good or evil?

The Apostle's Creed begins "I believe in God". David Robertson explains why he doesn't believe atheism makes sense, as related in a chapter of Why I Am Not An Atheist. Matt Dillahunty, host of The Atheist Experience responds in the first of two debates with David. They engage on the cause of the universe, morality and whether Hitler was a Christian. This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.springharvest.org For David Robertson www.solas-cpc.org For Matt Dillahunty www.atheist-community.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 20 Feb 2010 - "Is Christianity good for us?" Michael Shermer vs. David Robertson Unbelievable? 16 July 2011 - Debating Nazi Ideology Richard Weikart vs Hector Avalos

Its round 2 of atheist Matt Dillahunty & David Robertson. This time Dillahunty explains why following the person of Christ doesn't make sense to him. Robertson responds as they engage on whether Jesus was good, by what standard we judge, and whether we can trust what he said. This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.springharvest.org For David Robertson www.solas-cpc.org For Magnificent Obsession click here For Matt Dillahunty www.atheist-community.org For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 15th February 2014 - Why I am not an atheist - David Robertson vs Matt Dillahunty Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1