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Why new atheism grew old and secular thinkers are considering Christianity again. Get early access to new episodes and bonus content when you become a supporter. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ ...
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There’s more to life than the world we can see. Stories, guests and interviews that can re-enchant our vision of culture, science, politics and art. Hosted by Belle Tindall and Justin Brierley. Recorded for Seen & Unseen at Lambeth Palace. Also from Seen & Unseen: www.seenandunseen.com: Articles on current affairs, culture, media and more. Newsletters: Weekly briefings on what's happening in the world Seen & Unseen Aloud: A podcast bringing a dose of news, on the go GodPod: A deeper conversa ...
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The weekly podcast that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thought and theology by allowing you to ask the questions. Presented by Premier Unbelievable? in partnership with SPCK and NTWrightOnline. www.premierunbelievable.com
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New Ground Churches

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Welcome to the New Ground Life & Leadership podcast bringing you inspiring conversation with Christian leaders and thinkers from around the world, designed to help you thrive as a follower of Jesus wherever you are and in whatever you’re going through.
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Maybe God

Eric Huffman

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Hosted by skeptic-at-heart Eric Huffman of The Story Church, Maybe God tackles the toughest topics related to faith - from doubts of Biblical proportions, sexuality, near-death experiences, shame, and so much more. Eric invites best-selling authors, psychiatrists, scientists, renowned Christian apologists, artists, atheists, and ordinary people in extraordinary situations to address the questions we all have about life, meaning, and the purpose for our existence. Through powerful storytellin ...
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TheoDisc is a podcast by WTC faculty and friends with fortnightly episodes on theological ideas that will hopefully stimulate you to pursue your own theological learning and ultimately to deepen your faith. It is a place of discussion and debate, and a place to hear a variety of voices. We do hope you enjoy listening! TheoDisc is part of WTC Theology: https://wtctheology.org.uk/
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The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast helps Christian leaders navigate and lead through the cultural issues of our day by giving voice to recognizable names in ministry, subject matter experts, and local pastors and leaders. Whatever area of ministry you serve in, our goal is to help you lead better every day.
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The Bridgehead

Jonathon Van Maren

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Welcome to The Bridgehead! A place for insightful and thought-provoking discussions on pressing cultural issues from a Christian perspective. We provide a consistent perspective on a world undergoing rapid societal change. Join Jonathon to learn what it means to live in an post-Christian age, how these changes have come about, and how Christians can effectively respond to these issues.
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Provoke & Inspire is a weekly podcast featuring four artists, ministry leaders, and passionate followers of Jesus (Ben, David, Luke, and Chad) with decades of front-line experience and the stories to back it up! Every week they discuss how Jesus might respond to current events and issues facing the church today.
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Can emptiness be unlearned? I was raised in a Christian home. And no, I’m not about to tell you how I “outgrew” it or “evolved” past it. But I went through a season of depression that exposed the truth. Deep down I thought God hated me. This podcast is a documentation of the years I’ve spent unlearning half truths and digging for deeper ones. It’s a podcast about the journey out of Victimhood, Cowardice & Self Obsession and into; The Good, The True, & The Beautiful.
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SAFT Apologetics

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SAFT Podcast brings to you the coherent, cohesive, logical, and relevant defense of the Christian worldview. From layman to experts in the field, everyone can tune in and be equipped. We also aim to introduce to the audience the plethora of work and research done in the field of Christian Apologetics in defending the faith and the individuals who further the intellectual cause of Christianity by featuring the greatest minds of the Christian Apologetics arena. Onwards to God.
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Caleb Mason hosts the podcast for lifelong learners who want to grow personally and professionally. The podcast features conversations with well-known and everyday people that will help you on your journey. The podcast also includes discussions around resources that have helped people grow on their journey.
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Can religion be our trusted guide through life's challenges, or does it sometimes mislead us? Join Konrad in each episode for a light-hearted interrogation of people's religious beliefs through the lenses of grace and doubt. The aim? To understand and then challenge diverse faith-based perspectives on today's most controversial topics, helping you sort the ‘wheat from the chaff’. Can these religious ideas truly assist us, or should we honestly assess when they might do more harm than good? T ...
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Conservative Christians are trying to protect the faith. Progressive Christians want to reimagine it. Meanwhile, our culture is moving beyond it. Who’s right? After stepping down this summer from a prominent conservative church, ex-pastor Drew Sokol finds himself in the middle and seeks answers to questions like: Does traditional faith still make sense in a progressing world? What’s God’s real intent for sexuality and marriage? And how do I follow a God I’m not always sure is real?
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Season 4 | Episode 23 For the final episode of the season Jez spoke to Justin Brierley about his work at the intersection of faith and atheism. You can check out Justin's work here: https://justinbrierley.com/ His latest podcast: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ and his books:https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-…
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Justin engages with atheist youtuber Alex O'Connor in a live audience conversation in Edinburgh, hosted by Patrick Brown of Trinity Forum Europe. They discuss Justin's 'Surprising Rebirth' thesis and whether the Bible is the foundation of Western morality. Alex also surprises the audience by reciting a CS Lewis poem from memory. For Justin's speaki…
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In this episode, Jonathon has a conversation with Justin Brierley, a UK broadcaster, writer, and speaker, about his book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God.’ Brierley shares his insights on the intellectual and cultural shifts he observes, including a growing interest in Christianity among secular intellectuals disillusioned by atheism. He ex…
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Raised in a Marxist, militant atheist family, Sy Garte fell in love with the factual world of science. He became a distinguished research biochemist with an anti-theistic worldview to bolster his work--and he had no intention of seeking a God he didn't believe in. That is, until the very science he loved led him to question the validity of an athei…
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Get notes on this podcast here: Dr. Tod Bolsinger joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain the common mistakes even good leaders make during a crisis and how church leaders can be prepared to face a crisis when–not if–one comes. Sam Allberry joined us last week to share what he learned when his church had biblical teaching, but the gosp…
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Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/490731-tod-bolsinger-trying-harder-crisis.html Dr. Tod Bolsinger joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain the common mistakes even good leaders make during a crisis and how church leaders can be prepared to face a crisis when–not if–one comes. Sam Allberry joined us last …
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Send us a Text Message. What in the world happened during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris? Was it a blatant attack on Christianity, or simply a highly sexualized depiction of a moment in Greek mythology? Whether it be blasphemy, or a brazen, sexualized performance which included transvestites and children (or both?) it's not a qu…
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In the fourth episode of our special 5-part series, When Faith Disappoints, Lisa Fields sits down with Lance Asper to discuss his heartbreaking experience of losing his first child to miscarriage. This series is designed to explore the themes in Lisa Fields's upcoming book, When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experie…
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Jonathon Van Maren sits down with Mary Eberstadt, a distinguished Catholic author and historian, to explore the long-term impacts of the sexual revolution on Western society. They discuss the decline of religiosity, the breakdown of the family unit, and how these trends have contributed to social disintegration. Mary provides compelling insights fr…
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Critical race theory has taken center stage in our culture’s conversation about racism. For many, it’s also become a proverbial line in the sand. If you question anything about CRT, you risk being called a racist. Suggest anything remotely positive about it, on the other hand, and they’ll say you’re a woke Marxist. In this two-part series, we’ll he…
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Send us a Text Message. John 11:35 says, "Jesus wept." So many depictions of Jesus are of a stoic, unfeeling guru or mystic, when in reality there is no person with greater emotional depth than the person of Christ. Why is this? In this episode Ben and David examine the emotional life of our Christian culture, and how it so often falls short of Jes…
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Get notes on this podcast here: Sam Allberry joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what he learned when his church had biblical teaching, but the gospel didn’t seem to be permeating the culture. Sam explains how pastors can have orthodox preaching while also promoting a culture of “gospel safety.” Brad Hill joined us last week to expla…
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Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/490194-sam-allberry-avoid-unpreaching-gospel.html Sam Allberry joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share what he learned when his church had biblical teaching, but the gospel didn’t seem to be permeating the culture. Sam explains how pastors can have orthodox preaching while…
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For this standalone TheoDisc episode, we are re-releasing a previous episode where Kenny and Lucy Peppiatt had a chat with Tim Mackie from BibleProject a couple of years ago in Belfast. They found out more about his journey from being purely a biblical scholar, to gaining a deeper understanding of Systematic Theology and Christology, while looking …
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Why did atheist neuroscientist Christoph Koch recently lose a 25-year-old bet on consciousness? Why is 'panpsychism' in fashion? And could the latest research on the brain be pointing us back towards God? Justin speaks to scientists and philosophers such as Sharon Dirckx and Philip Goff on the surprising turn away from atheist materialism. Ex-athei…
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In the third episode of our special 5-part series, "When Faith Disappoints," Lisa Fields sits down with Carmelyn Kinsey to discuss her deeply moving story. This series is explores the themes of Lisa Fields's upcoming book, When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience. Carmelyn shares her experience of profound grie…
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Jonathon Van Maren sits down with Bishop W.C. Martin, as he shares the incredible true story of Possum Trot, a small town in East Texas. Yes, the Sound of Hope is based on a true story! They discuss how Bishop Martin's small congregation in East Texas sparked a nation-wide conversation about foster care and adoption, and led to the movie "The Sound…
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Today my dad and discuss weed, the interplay between Christianity and politics, hierarchy vs. acceptance, and how resentment undoes it all. Link to Ben & Marc podcast mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-future-of-the-american-dream/id1713388101?i=1000656137765By Zach Rudolph
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Send us a Text Message. Ben and David once again go on the record to discuss the recent assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump, David's history in dealing with rats in the home, and most prominently, how we can see what a biblical definition of success in life and ministry looks like when observing the life of John the Baptist. ----…
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Nick Spencer is Senior Fellow at Theos and hosts their podcast ‘Reading Our Times’. He is the author of a number of books and reports, including ‘Magisteria: the entangled histories of science and religion’ and his most recent book co-authored with Hannah Waite, 'Playing God: Science, Religion and the Future of Humanity’. Belle and Justin chat with…
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Get notes on this podcast here: Brad Hill joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain just how valuable a resource the internet can be for pastors and why digital ministry is not merely an on-ramp to get people into church. Dr. Benjamin Conner joined us last week to share lessons God has taught him about doing ministry alongside people wit…
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Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/489710-brad-hill-ed-stetzer-spiritually-open-google.html Brad Hill joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to explain just how valuable a resource the internet can be for pastors and why digital ministry is not merely an on-ramp to get people into church. Dr. Benjamin Conner joined…
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One of the "nastiest evangelists". That's how Rajiv Malhotra tagged William Carey. But is this foreigner the unsung father of modern India and not Raja Ram Mohan Roy? Why did he fight against Sati? Why did he contribute towards linguistic and agricultural leaps? More importantly, why did he do all this while his fellow countrymen looked to merely p…
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Our special five-part series, "When Faith Disappoints," continues with Scott's story. This series is designed to explore the themes in Lisa Fields's upcoming book When Faith Disappoints: The Gap Between What We Believe and What We Experience. In this episode, Scott shares his emotional journey of anger towards God after losing his mother to cancer.…
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Episode Notes “To live with OCD is to be vulnerable to the machinations of your own mind...It is an Affliction that lives in me as a powerful, painful intimidation.” So writes John Andrew Bryant in his award-winning book A Quiet Mind to Suffer With: Mental Illness, Trauma, and the Death of Christ, a book in which he recounts how a mental breakdown,…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Ben is joined by Chad and David, where they attempt to address the issue of how often we get used to the suffering we see all around us. Whether it's friends, co-workers which we choose to overlook the suffering of, or something like the ongoing war in Ukraine. ------------------------------- Questions, comm…
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Jonathon Van Maren speaks with Aaron Renn, author of "Life in Negative World: Confronting Challenges in an Anti-Christian Culture." They discuss the decline of Christianity's influence in America & how we see this played out in 3 presidential sex scandals, the impact of societal changes on Christian communities, and how Christians can build resilie…
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In this episode, Tom dives into listener questions about heaven and the new creation. Discover whether free will still exists in heaven, what near-death experiences can reveal, and if we’ll be reunited with our loved ones and pets. Tune in for an enlightening discussion on the afterlife and beyond!This episode originally aired: 30 June 2020• Subscr…
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In this replay of Pastor Eric’s recent sermon series, he tackles one of the most profound questions people are asking about the Christian faith: 'Why are Christians so un-Christian?” Hypocrisy among Christians has become one of the top reasons many people say they'll never give Christianity a shot, which is why it's so important for the Church to t…
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In episode 40 of TheoDisc, Kenny chats with Dr Tamara Knudson about oaths and vows in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible), particularly in the stories of key women figures like Ruth, Hannah and Abigail. Tamara helps us understand the difference between an oath and a vow and how they hold profound and transformative potential as we recognise them in th…
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Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and philosopher, and author of the books ‘The Master And His Emissary’ and ‘The Matter With Things’. Iain’s thesis on the left and right hemispheres of the brain has been highly influential. He believes ‘left hemispheric’ thinking has come to dominate much of modern culture in negative ways. He speaks with Belle a…
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Get notes on this podcast here: Dr. Benjamin Conner joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share lessons God has taught him about doing ministry alongside people with disabilities and the steps church leaders can take to be supportive of that community. Rev. Dr. Justyn Terry joined us last week to discuss what leaders need to know about key a…
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Get notes on this podcast here: https://churchleaders.com/podcast/489319-benjamin-conner-church-leaders-people-with-disabilities.html Dr. Benjamin Conner joins “The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast” to share lessons God has taught him about doing ministry alongside people with disabilities and the steps church leaders can take to be supportive of that…
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