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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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  1. Classic Unbelievable: Is Halloween harmless fun or a doorway to evil? Peter Laws vs Michael Cummins

    · 1 h 03 min

    Is Halloween harmless fun, or are Christians right to fear what lies behind it? As Halloween approaches, we revisit one of Unbelievable?’s most chilling debates. Baptist minister and horror enthusiast Peter Laws,…

  2. What if hell isn't eternal torment? And what if Christians have misunderstood what Jesus actually taught?

    · 1 h 03 min

    What if hell isn't eternal torment? And what if Christians have misunderstood what Jesus actually taught? Christian thinker and Questioning Christianity host Dan Paterson joins John Nelson for a searching conversation…

  3. Can forgiveness become dangerous? And does Christianity sometimes get it wrong?

    · 1 h 23 min

    In a culture of outrage, division and cancel culture, Dr Amy Orr-Ewing believes forgiveness may be one of the most radical ideas we have. But what happens when forgiveness is used to silence victims, excuse abuse or…

  4. Who Will Be Saved? Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Unbelievers | Dan Paterson vs Matt Whiteley

    · 1 h 22 min

    What happens to those who never believe in Jesus? Could everyone eventually be saved — even after death? Dan Paterson and Matt Whiteley join John Nelson to explore Christian universalism, eternal judgment and whether…

  5. Are the Christmas stories history — or legend?

    · 1 h 11 min

    The birth narratives of Jesus contain some of the most famous stories in Christianity: the virgin birth, angels and shepherds, the Magi, the star of Bethlehem and Herod’s massacre of the innocents. But did Matthew and…

  6. Is Christianity making a comeback? Pat Allerton on faith, atheism and the search for meaning

    · 1 h 16 min

    Pat Allerton joins Luke Martin to explore the growing openness to Christianity, the search for meaning and why faith may be returning to the cultural conversation. From science and the resurrection to anxiety, healing…

  7. Is Christian apologetics making us worse? Mary Jo Sharp

    · 59 min

    Has Christian apologetics become too focused on winning? Mary Jo Sharp joins John Nelson to confront the darker side of defending the faith: pride, outrage, confirmation bias and the temptation to treat people as…

  8. What was Jesus doing before age 30? Joan Taylor investigates the missing years

    · 1 h 13 min

    What do we really know about Jesus before he began preaching? Professor Joan Taylor joins John Nelson to explore the missing years of Jesus, from Bethlehem and Egypt to Nazareth, his family, education and work. Could…

  9. Why Tyler Staton still believes in God after cancer, suffering and unanswered prayer

    · 58 min

    After cancer and intensive chemotherapy, Tyler Staton says he came to know Jesus in a way he never had before: not simply as the victorious Saviour, but as the suffering servant. In this deeply personal conversation…

  10. Is our universe too improbable to exist without God? Alex Malpass vs Miles Donahue

    · 1 h 37 min

    Does the apparent fine-tuning of our universe point to God, or are we drawing a theological conclusion from physics we don’t yet understand? Philosophers Miles Donahue and Alex Malpass go head-to-head on one of the…

  11. Unbelievable Special: Have Christians got heaven wrong? N.T. Wright on God’s Homecoming

    · 1 h 20 min

    Is Christianity really about going to heaven when we die? N.T. Wright thinks we have been telling the biblical story the wrong way round. Recorded at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, Wright joins John Nelson to explore the…

  12. Johannes Hartl: Prayer, Phones & the Quiet Revival of Faith in Europe

    · 1 h 15 min

    Is prayer still relevant in a hyper-digital, secular age? Dr Johannes Hartl – Catholic philosopher, author, and founder of the Augsburg House of Prayer – thinks not only is it relevant, but it may also be the key to…

  13. Did the Church invent the Trinity? Dale Tuggy vs Joshua Sijuwade

    · 2 h 20 min

    In this special extended episode of Unbelievable? two leading philosophers of religion go head-to-head over one of Christianity’s most fundamental doctrines: is the Trinity actually biblical - and is it truly orthodox?…

  14. Can fairy tales reveal God? Amy Scott Robinson on faith, myth and imagination

    · 1 h 07 min

    What if fairy tales reveal more about reality than facts alone? Storyteller, poet and author Amy Scott Robinson joins Luke Martin to explore how imagination, myth and metaphor can illuminate Christian faith. Drawing on…

  15. God, evolution and aliens: Professor Simon Conway Morris & (almost Dr) Sam McKee on what science can really tell us

    · 1 h 08 min

    Can evolution and Christianity really fit together – and does modern evolutionary science leave any room for purpose? Leading Cambridge evolutionary biologist Professor Simon Conway Morris joins scientist and…

  16. Was the Cross not enough? Rethinking the atonement with two Bible Scholars David Moffitt and Jonathan Rowlands

    · 1 h 26 min

    What if Jesus’ atoning work wasn’t completed on the cross? Professor David Moffitt and Dr Jonathan Rowlands join John Nelson to rethink one of Christianity’s central doctrines: the atonement. Is penal substitution…

  17. Will science make God obsolete? Paul Heslop vs Simon Walker-Samuel

    · 53 min

    Will science and technology eventually make religion obsolete? Physicists Paul Heslop and Simon Walker-Samuel join host Sam McKee for a fascinating clash of worldviews on the future of faith. This debate took place in…

  18. Peter Hitchens on Britain’s decline, Christian faith and Christopher Hitchens

    · 1 h 06 min

    Peter Hitchens joins Luke Martin for a candid and confrontational conversation about Britain’s future, the collapse of its institutions and the loss of Christian conscience. He explains why he believes atheism is a…

  19. Did C. S. Lewis get Jesus and the Bible wrong? Two Lewis Scholars discuss

    · 1 h 18 min

    Was C. S. Lewis a brilliant theologian, or did he sometimes misunderstand the Bible? John Nelson is joined by leading Lewis scholars Leslie Baynes and Jahdiel Perez for a lively reassessment of one of Christianity’s…

  20. Does Fine-Tuning Point to a Designer? Peter S. Williams vs John Richards

    · 1 h 15 min

    Is the universe fine-tuned for life, and if so, does that point to God? In this episode of Unbelievable John Nelson hosts a lively dialogue between Christian apologist Peter S. Williams and John Richards, President of…

  21. Os Guinness: Can Christianity Renew the West?

    · 1 h 21 min

    Os Guinness joins Luke Martin to discuss why he believes the West is facing a profound civiliational moment. Speaking during his visit to London for ARC, Guinness reflects on his childhood in China, the death of his…

  22. The Battle for Reality: Does God Exist? Craig, Williams, Hossenfelder and Žižek

    · 1 h 33 min

    Does God exist, or is belief in God an unnecessary addition to our understanding of reality? In this special live event at the Royal Institution, philosopher William Lane Craig, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan…

  23. “Is Jesus the only God?” Andy Bannister & Imam Ali-Hanafi

    · 46 min

    Christians and Muslims both honour Jesus... but they disagree profoundly about who He really is. Was Jesus simply one of God's greatest prophets, as Islam teaches? Or is He God incarnate, whose death and resurrection…

  24. From Hindu monk to Christian: Rahil Patel on karma, grace and finding Jesus

    · 1 h 16 min

    Rahil Patel spent 20 years as a Hindu monk, pursuing God through prayer, fasting, pilgrimage and strict spiritual discipline. But beneath his success as a respected teacher, troubling questions remained. Then, after a…

  25. Should we be scared? How AI is changing morality, meaning and human identity! With Theologian Dr Brian R Brock and AI Expert Prof Nigel Crook

    · 1 h 18 min

    Artificial intelligence is changing far more than the way we work. Is it quietly changing what it means to be human? As AI becomes our therapist, our teacher, our creative partner, even our romantic companion, are we…

  26. The Story of Everything: God, Atheism, Meaning and Reality with William Lane Craig, Jessica Frazier, Philip Goff and Joe Folley

    · 1 h 46 min

    Where did reality come from, where is it heading, and does any of it have meaning? In this live Unbelievable X Theora Media event, Jack Symes hosts a major conversation between four strikingly different thinkers:…

  27. Why I am not a Christian Nationalist | Dr Brian Brock on God, War and Human Worth

    · 1 h 07 min

    What does Christianity really offer a world searching for God, meaning and moral clarity? In this episode of Unbelievable? The Interview, Luke Martin speaks with Dr Brian Brock, Professor of Theology at the University…

  28. Should the Fall be celebrated? | Caleb Woodbridge and Damien Walter on Pullman/CSLewis hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 21 min

    Philip Pullman has called C.S. Lewis’s Narnia stories a “filthy lie” — but is that fair? In this episode of Unbelievable, John Nelson is joined by Christian writer Caleb Woodbridge and science-fiction critic Damien…

  29. What Happens When the West Abandons Christianity? Matt Whiteley vs Mike Jones hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 20 min

    Did Christianity build the modern West? From human rights and equality to science, secularism and democracy, many thinkers now argue that Christianity lies behind much of what modern Western societies value most.…

  30. Is Christianity Making a Comeback? Andy Bannister on Faith, Islam and AI

    · 1 h 11 min

    In this wide-ranging episode of Unbelievable? The Interview, host Luke Martin speaks with Christian apologist, author and Islam specialist Dr Andy Bannister about the big questions shaping our cultural moment. Andy…

  31. Suffering, hell and the search for God with Dr Joshua Sijuwade and Dr Shaun Stevenson hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 17 min

    What happens when a philosopher loses faith in God — and then unexpectedly finds it again? In this deeply personal and philosophical episode of Unbelievable?, host John Nelson sits down with philosophers Dr Shaun…

  32. Can a Loving God Use Evolution? Denis Alexander vs Ed Atkinson hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 23 min

    What does evolution mean for Christian faith? In this episode of Unbelievable?, John Nelson hosts a thoughtful dialogue between molecular biologist Dr Denis Alexander and returning guest Ed Atkinson on one of the…

  33. John Lennox on Dawkins, Meaning, AI and the Return of the Sacred

    · 53 min

    As Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist John Lennox prepares to appear on The Diary of a CEO, he joins Luke Martin on Unbelievable to reflect on his extraordinary life and the questions that have shaped a…

  34. Francis Collins and N. T. Wright: Science, Faith, Evolution and the Search for Wisdom

    · 1 h 23 min

    What happens when one of the world’s leading geneticists sits down with one of the world’s most influential Christian theologians? In this special live episode of Unbelievable?, recorded at the Oxford University Museum…

  35. Do We Have Free Will? Joe Folley and Nathan Hawkins Debate Determinism, Choice and Moral Responsibility

    · 1 h 25 min

    Do we truly have free will, or are our choices determined by biology, upbringing and brain chemistry? In this episode of Unbelievable?, John Nelson hosts a lively philosophical dialogue between Joe Folley, host of…

  36. Can Philosophy Prove God Exists? Joshua Sijuwade on Evil, Trinity & Atonement

    · 1 h 16 min

    Dr Joshua Sijuwade, teaching fellow in philosophy at the University of Birmingham, joins Luke Martin for a wide-ranging conversation on God, evil, the Trinity and the atonement. Joshua begins by explaining why he…

  37. Alex O’Connor vs William Lane Craig: Does God Exist? The Ultimate God Debate

    · 1 h 46 min

    Filmed before a packed live audience at London’s Royal Institution in May 2026, this Unbelievable? x Panpsycast x Theora co-production brings William Lane Craig face-to-face with Unbelievable? regular Alex O’Connor for…

  38. Is Politics Dividing the Church? Tom Wright & Preston Sprinkle on Jesus, Empire and Christian Identity

    · 1 h 14 min

    In this timely classic edition of the Unbelievable podcast Billy Hallowell hosts theologians Tom Wright and Preston Sprinkle for a timely conversation on faith, politics and the church’s public witness. For more Tom…

  39. Did the universe have a beginning? William Lane Craig vs Alex Malpass

    · 1 h 30 min

    William Lane Craig and Alex Malpass debate the Kalam cosmological argument: everything that begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore, the universe has a cause. Hosted by John Nelson, the…

  40. A devil named Lucifer - is the devil a cultural myth? | Jared Brock

    · 1 h 11 min

    What if much of what Christians think they know about the devil is wrong? In this fascinating conversation, Luke Martin speaks with author and filmmaker Jared Brock about his provocative book A Devil Named Lucifer.…

  41. What would it take for Alex O'Connor to believe Jesus rose from the dead? Trent Horn v Alex O'Connor

    · 1 h 28 min

    Did Jesus really rise from the dead, or is the resurrection best explained another way? In this gripping debate, Alex O'Connor and Trent Horn go head-to-head on one of history’s most controversial claims. Trent argues…

  42. AI and the Future of Humanity | Nigel Crook vs Andy Bannister hosted by Sam McKee

    · 49 min

    Live from Sir Henry Floyd Grammar school in Aylesbury, Nigel Crook and Andy Bannister discuss the promise and peril of artificial intelligence and what it could mean for the future of humanity. Hosted by biologist Sam…

  43. When I consider the heavens - A doctors reasoning for God | Dr Antony Latham

    · 1 h 09 min

    What if the more we learn about the universe, the harder it is to explain without God? In this conversation, Dr Antony Latham, retired GP, former hospital doctor in East Africa, and Chair of the Scottish Council on…

  44. Evil, Pain, and the case against God: Atheist vs Theist | Alanzo Paul v Harry Amos hosted by Sam McKee

    · 47 min

    Why do we suffer, and what, if anything, can make sense of it? Live from John Colet School in Wendover, Unbelievable? hosts a compelling debate on one of the hardest questions in philosophy and faith: the problem of…

  45. Classic: When Leaders Fail with Karen Swallow Prior & R.C. Sproul Jnr

    · 1 h 05 min

    In recent years, numerous high-profile Christian leaders have resigned following revelations of moral failure, including Carl Lentz, Jerry Falwell Jr., and Bill Hybels. Others have posthumously been subject to…

  46. The Meaning Crisis Explained...Is Modernity Killing Meaning? John Vervaeke and Malcolm Guite hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 12 min

    In this Unbelievable conversation, host John Nelson tackles the “meaning crisis” that’s been bubbling up across the internet: the rise in loneliness, anxiety, addiction and a sense of cultural fragmentation and the…

  47. Can You Rewire Your Brain? Neurosurgeon Dr Lee Warren on PTSD, Trauma, Faith & “Self Brain Surgery”

    · 1 h 11 min

    Luke Martin is joined by neurosurgeon, war veteran and author Dr Lee Warren for a powerful and deeply personal conversation on trauma, grief, the brain, and whether we can truly change how we think and live. After…

  48. Did Jesus really rise from the dead? The Resurrection Debate | Mike Licona vs Dale Allison hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 14 min

    In this conversation, we’re exploring one of the central claims of Christianity: the resurrection of Jesus. Joining us are two of the world’s leading New Testament scholars who approach the evidence from different…

  49. Classic: From Chaos to Code: Do we need a new theory of Life? Paul Davis vs Jeremy England

    · 1 h 26 min

    Physicists Paul Davies and Jeremy England tackle one of science’s hardest puzzles: how did lifeless matter spark into life? In this classic Big Conversation from Unbelievable podcast the question is whether we need a…

  50. Does God Ground Morality? Christian vs Atheist Objectivist Debate with Caleb Woodbridge and Samuel Walker hosted by John Nelson

    · 1 h 14 min

    Can morality be objective without God? In this thought-provoking episode of Unbelievable, host John Nelson brings together Christian writer Caleb Woodbridge and Objectivist thinker Thomas Walker for a deep clash over…

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