Unbelievable

Last week to book for Unbelievable? The Conference! http://www.premier.org.uk/reasons David Instone-Brewer is a New Testament Scholar at Tyndale House, Cambridge. He returns to talk about his new book "The Jesus Scandals" and some of the reasons why he believes Jesus' theology doesn't conform to a Calvinist view of God's sovereignty. Does the Parable of the Great Feast contradict the idea of an "elect", did Jesus in some sense believe in "luck", are disasters ordained by God? James White of Alpha and Omega ministries is a Calvinist and responds to David's viewpoint. For The Jesus Scandals http://amzn.to/HiFsHg For David Instone-Brewer http://bit.ly/I44BJ0 For James White http://www.aomin.org/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 1 Aug 2009 - Calvinism & predestination Debating doctrine - James White and Roger & Faith Forster debate predestination Unbelievable? 12 June 2010 - The Jesus DiscoveryAdam Bradford and David Instone-Brewer debate Jesus' human identity. Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

A podcast only show featuring the full debate on "Does God Exist?" held at Christ Church College, Oxford between Christian undergraduate Calum Miller and Atheist academic Peter Atkins. Calum Miller presents philosophical evidence for the existence of God and Peter Atkins responds. Watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhIr9OQBst0 Calum Miller's post debate reflections http://dovetheology.com/apologetics/atkins/ Calum is a founder of the Christian Apologetics UK website http://apologeticsuk.blogspot.co.uk/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Podcast special - William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins - Manchester debate - Unbelievable? 17 May 2012 Unbelievable? 16 Jan 2010 - "Expelled" The Movie - Stephen C Meyer vs. Peter Atkins Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

This podcast only recording is a debate held at Gunnersbury Baptist Church on the question "Should marriage be redefined to include same-sex unions?". For redefining marriage, Adrian Trett of the Liberal Democrat LGBT group. Against redefining marriage, Revd David Robertson of the Solas Centre For Public Christianity. To see the video of this debate http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/resources/viewvideo.php?event=43 For the next live debate at Gunnersbury Baptist Church on "Do we live on a young or old earth?" on Mon 28 May featuring Hugh Ross, Ken Samples, Andy McIntosh & Stephen Lloyd http://www.gunnersburybaptistchurch.org/news/viewnews.php?id=64

Mike Lee aka "The Religious Antagonist" is a US atheist who makes YouTube videos mocking Christianity.  His videos are popular but his approach earns him both praise and criticism from fellow atheists. David Robertson is Pastor of St Peter's Free Church, Dundee and director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity.  He often interacts with atheists online and has earned himself the title "the wee flea" for his provocative interactions on the Dawkins website. David and Mike debate whether Mike's approach is a helpful one.  David accuses Mike of emotional atheism and an incoherent view of Christianity. Mike says mocking Christianity is the best way of policing its power in the US. For The Religious Antagonist http://www.youtube.com/user/religiousantagonist For David Robertson http://www.solas-cpc.org/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 12 Sep 2009 - Richard Morgan - from Atheism to Faith - Christians Richard Morgan, David Robertson and Atheist Ed Turner Unbelievable? 21 Mar 2009 "Challenging Atheist Myths" Part1  Christian David Robertson & Atheist Adrian Hayter Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

The full recording of the final debate of the UK Reasonable Faith Tour with William Lane Craig. William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher, Peter Atkins is an atheist scientist.  In this their second encounter, they debate arguments for and against the existence of God. See the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssq-S5M8wsY All the videos from the Reasonable Faith Tour: http://www.premier.org.uk/craig

Lawrence Krauss is a Cosmologist at Arizona State University who describes himself as an "anti-theist".  His latest book "A Universe From Nothing" has received both acclaim and criticism for its attempt to answer the question "Why is there something rather than nothing?" Debating the issue with Krauss is Rodney Holder, Course director at the Faraday Institute, Cambridge. An astrophysicist and priest by background. In a lively exchange they debate whether Krauss' "nothing" is "nothing", fine tuning and multiverses, scientific knowledge, miracles and the usefulness of theology and philosophy. For "A Universe From Nothing" http://amzn.to/IvYuNK For Lawrence Krauss http://krauss.faculty.asu.edu/ For Rodney Holder http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/faraday/Staff.php For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 26 November 2011 - What created the Universe?Edgar Andrews vs Robert Stovold Unbelievable? 25 Sep 2010 - Hawking, God & the Universe Sir Roger Penrose and Alister McGrath Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter  

Mike Lee aka "The Religious Antagonist" is a US atheist who makes YouTube videos mocking Christianity.  His videos are popular but his approach earns him both praise and criticism from fellow atheists. David Robertson is Pastor of St Peter's Free Church, Dundee and director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity.  He often interacts with atheists online and has earned himself the title "the wee flea" for his provocative interactions on the Dawkins website. David and Mike debate whether Mike's approach is a helpful one.  David accuses Mike of emotional atheism and an incoherent view of Christianity. Mike says mocking Christianity is the best way of policing its power in the US. For The Religious Antagonist http://www.youtube.com/user/religiousantagonist For David Robertson http://www.solas-cpc.org/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 12 Sep 2009 - Richard Morgan - from Atheism to Faith - Christians Richard Morgan, David Robertson and Atheist Ed Turner Unbelievable? 21 Mar 2009 "Challenging Atheist Myths" Part1  Christian David Robertson & Atheist Adrian Hayter Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

Peter Tatchell is a lifelong gay rights campaigner who has staged controversial protests campaigning for equal rights.  He believes that the proposed legislation to introduce same-sex marriage in the UK is long overdue. Peter D Williams of Catholic Voices believes that putting gay marriage on an equal footing with heterosexual marriage is a dangerous and unnecessary step.  For Peter Tatchell http://www.petertatchellfoundation.org/ For Peter D Williams article on gay marriage http://bit.ly/Je3HI0 For the Coalition For Marriage http://c4m.org.uk/ For the Coalition For Equal Marriage http://www.c4em.org.uk/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 6 Nov 2010 - Ex-Gay and Gay-Affirming approaches to homosexuality Unbelievable? 5 Jun 2010 - Homosexuality and the Church Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

On the show this week: The Jesus Scandals is the new book by New Testament Scholar David Instone-Brewer which claims that various aspects of Jesus life and ministry were a scandal to early Christians, and would have never been included in the Gospels if they hadn't really happened.  Today they give us evidence of its reliability. Bob Price is a sceptical Bible Scholar from the US who maintains that it is unlikely that Jesus even existed. Do the "scandals" of Christ's shameful execution, unusual resurrection and the women witnesses support David's case? And what about his claim to have discovered the original arrest warrant for Jesus? For The Jesus Scandals http://amzn.to/HiFsHg For David Instone-Brewer http://bit.ly/I44BJ0 For Bob Price http://www.robertmprice.mindvendor.com/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 19 June 2010 - Does the Bible condone slavery? Bob Price & David Instone-Brewer. Unbelievable? 16th April 2011 - Biblical evidence for the Resurrection Bart Ehrman & Mike Licona Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

On the show this week: Andrew Wilson is an apologist, author and elder at Kings Church Eastbourne. His new book 'If God, Then What?' presents arguments for the existence of God and how the Christian Gospel addresses the issues of suffering and death in the world. Geoff Lillis, a humanist atheist from Ireland returns to chat with Andrew. From different perspectives they discuss whether the world is getting better or worse, what the diagnosis is and what the cure might be. For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 25 Aug 2007 - God Delusion debate Deluded by Dawkins? Andrew Wilson & Gordon Livesey Unbelievable? 3 Oct 2009 - What picture of God does the Bible paint? Christian Andrew Wilson & Atheist Norman Bacrac debate Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

This week on the show: We continue to look at miracles with Dr Craig Keener of Asbury Theological Seminary, author of the book "Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts" Geoff Lillis is an atheist listener who interacts with Keener on a number of the miracle accounts in the book, seeking to show that there may be a natural explanation for them. They also discuss the character of some of the charismatic healing ministries that operate. For The Book "Miracles" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracles-Credibility-New-Testament-Accounts/dp/0801039525 For Craig Keener http://www.craigkeener.com/ For Geoff Lillis http://geoffsshorts.blogspot.com/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 25 Jul 2009 - Michael Shermer debates "Miracles" Do miracles happen today? Atheist Michael Shermer vs Christian Adrian Holloway Unbelievable? 17 May 2008 Todd Bentley and the Lakeland 'revival' The Florida Outpouring - a new move of God or hype & sensationalism? Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

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 unbelievable@premier.org.uk For Kenneth Samples http://www.reasons.org/about/who-we-are/kenneth-samples For James Croft http://www.templeofthefuture.net/about For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: 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. Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

This week's show: Chris Date is the host of the Theopologetics podcast. Until recently he believed in Hell as a place of never-ending punishment. But now he has become convinced that the Bible better supports an annihilationist view - that the damned will, in most respects, cease to exist. Steve Jeffery is Pastor Of Emmanuel Evangelical Church in Southgate. He holds to the traditional view that those in hell continue to be eternally conscious of their punishment. They debate the nature of hell. Is annihilationism a heresy? What is Gehenna? Does the 'fire' of Revelation comsume or ruin? What did Jesus say about it? For Chris Date & podcasts on annihilation http://theopologetics.podbean.com For Steve Jeffery http://northlondonchurch.org/ministers-blog/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 23rd April 2011 - Rob Bell defends 'Love Wins' Unbelievable? 8 Aug 2009 - Hell - two different views debated Conditional immortality vs. Eternal conscious torment - James White debates Roger and Faith Forster Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

This week's show. Sofia Europa sponsored a discussion between Richard Dawkins and Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The discussion is moderated by Prof Anthony Kenny. It is broadcast here in full. For the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bow4nnh1Wv0 For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 5 November 2011 - William Lane Craig - Is God a Delusion?At Oxford Sheldonian Theatre Unbelievable? 12 Dec 2009 - Dawkins Debate on Atheist fundamentalism Richard Dawkins debate on "Atheism is the New Fundamentalism" - review with interviews Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter

The first of two programmes looking at miracles in the Bible and today. Craig S Keener is a New Testament Scholar at Asbury Theological Seminary, Kentucky. His new book "Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts" is a 2 volume work assessing the case for the miracles of Jesus and the many reported cases of miracles around the world. Geoff Lillis is an atheist listener from Ireland. He contests the reliability of miracle accounts from 2000 years ago. In a good-natured encounter that will be continued next week Geoff and Craig discuss the nature of Miracles, Hume's philosophical argument against them, whether the Gospel accounts of miracles were invented or embellished and "Why Does God Hate Amputees?". For The Book "Miracles" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Miracles-Credibility-New-Testament-Accounts/dp/0801039525 For Craig Keener http://www.craigkeener.com/ For Geoff Lillis http://geoffsshorts.blogspot.com/ More on the case of Craig Marsh http://www.turningpointministries.info/ For more Christian/non-Christian debate visit http://www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable or get the MP3 podcast http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes You may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 29 October 2011 - Gary Habermas & Geoff Campos Is it rational to believe in Miracles? Unbelievable? 17 Nov 2007 - Are miracles evidence for God? Miracles and healing - is it evidence for the truth of Christianity? Join the conversation at http://www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable and via Facebook and Twitter