Unbelievable?

Presented by Ruth Jackson

Every Saturday from 6pm - 7pm

Should We Have the Right to Die?  The Assisted Dying Debate in the UK Neil McKain vs Prof Keith Brown

22 Nov 2024
01:16:52

As the UK prepares for a crucial parliamentary debate on the Assisted Dying Bill, the Unbelievable? podcast delves into this emotionally charged issue. Unlike in countries such as the USA, Canada, and the Netherlands, assisted dying remains illegal i...

Unbelievable? Classic: Richard Dawkins & Rowan Williams dialogue

19 Nov 2024
01:28:29

In February 2012 Sofia Europa sponsored a discussion between Richard Dawkins and Rowan Williams, the then-Archbishop of Canterbury, on the question of Human Nature and Our Ultimate Origins. The discussion was chaired by agnostic Prof Sir Anthony Kenn...

The Divine Debate: Is Morality Rooted in God? Atheist Stephen Law vs Matthew Su hosted by Ruth Jackson

15 Nov 2024
00:45:59

🌟 Is faith necessary for a moral life? 🌟 Is belief in God essential for a meaningful moral framework? Or can secular philosophy give us all the answers? 🤔 This week on Unbelievable?, host Ruth Jackson 🎙️ welcomes two dynamic thinkers to explore...

Unbelievable? Classic: Peter Kreeft's argument from desire

12 Nov 2024
01:02:16

CS Lewis said "If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world." Peter Kreeft is a philosophy professor and well known Christian thinker and writer. He defends th...

Variations in Scripture: do they matter? 🧐 New Testament Scholars Mike Licona and Darrell L. Bock explain

8 Nov 2024
01:21:05

New Testament scholars Mike Licona and Darrell L. Bock dive into the Bible’s rich complexities, covering divine inspiration, authorship, and textual variations 📖✨. They discuss how understanding the Bible as both divinely inspired and humanly trans...

Unbelievable? Classic:  Optimism or extinction? What’s the future of humanity? John Hands & Perry Marshall

5 Nov 2024
01:07:46

Secular scientist and academic John Hands has been described as a ‘polymath’. His 2016 book Cosmosapiens received wide praise for its analysis of human evolution since the beginning of the universe. His new book ‘The Future of Humankind’ looks ahead...

Should Christians vote for Trump?

1 Nov 2024
00:45:28

In a nation divided and a pivotal election on the horizon, how should Christians engage with politics? 🤔 How much should our faith influence our public life? What’s truly at stake when we step into the political arena? As we approach the U.S. ele...

Unbelievable? Classic:  Louise Perry & Rod Dreher • Christianity, the Sexual Revolution and the future of the West (copy)

29 Oct 2024
01:11:11

The Big Conversation - Episode 2 | Season 5 Is post-Christendom a brave new world or a culture in collapse? Can ancient wisdom still offer answers to the modern problems of life? Rod Dreher is Senior Editor of The American Conservative and author o...

The Great Morality Debate: Secularism vs. Christianity with Dr Michael Shermer and Rev. Glen Scrivener

25 Oct 2024
01:22:40

In this episode of Premier Unbelievable?, host Vince Vitale moderates a riveting debate that tackles one of the most profound questions in philosophy, religion, and ethics: Can we be 'good' without God? 🤔✨ Dr. Michael Shermer, renowned skeptic and...

Unbelievable? Classic: Sharon Dirckx vs Emily Qureshi-Hurst • Do consciousness and near-death experiences point to an afterlife?

22 Oct 2024
01:08:39

The Big Conversation - Episode 4 | Season 5 What should we make of accounts of “near death experiences”? Do they give credible support to the possibility that there is life after death, or can they be explained away as mere physical phenomena? Indee...

Can Tarot & Astrology Open you to EVIL Forces? 🔮👻 Ex-Psychic Jenn Nizza and Horror Filmmaker Toby Watts debate Halloween, demons and horror

18 Oct 2024
01:11:47

In this Halloween special, we examine the intersection of the occult, Halloween, and Christian perspectives on spiritual matters. Is Halloween merely harmless fun, or does it carry deeper, more sinister implications? Can activities like tarot reading...

Unbelievable Classic: Tom Holland: Christianity, persecution and the meaning of the cross

15 Oct 2024
00:56:04

Historian Tom Holland tells how his experiences among persecuted Christians and Yazidis in Iraq impacted his own intellectual and personal journey with Christianity. Titled 'Invisible Fire: Christianity in a post-western world', this 'Perspectives'...

Buffer zones: protecting women or an overreach against free speech? Lois McLatchie Miller vs Jan MacVarish hosted by Andy Kind

11 Oct 2024
01:11:38

Should silent prayer be banned? This week on Unbelievable we’re touching on a sensitive and deeply complex issue that affects both women and men— abortion. Specifically, we’ll be discussing buffer zones outside abortion clinics, which have sparked in...

Christian Philosopher Vince Vitale Stunned by Free Will Showdown: Alex O'Connor vs. Alex Carter

4 Oct 2024
00:34:53

Recently on Unbelievable you may have seen Ruth Jackson host an energised debate about free will between Alex O’Connor – host of the Within Reason podcast and the highly popular YouTube channel, Cosmic Skeptic – and Dr. Alex Carter – who is the Acade...

Unbelievable Classic: Why I believe in God:  John Lennox interviewed by Amy Orr-Ewing

1 Oct 2024
01:26:17

In a Premier Unbelievable special, celebrating his 80th birthday, the indomitable Christian apologist, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, and renowned ethicist, Dr. John Lennox, engages in a candid and unreserved interview with fellow apologist and O...