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Justin is joined by Zoroastrian priest Rostam Bhedwar, Almut Hintze who has studied the religion extensively and Omar Ralf, the Premier listener who sparked this discussion.  Richard Sudworth of the Church Mission Society also joins in to explore the essential differences between Christianity and Zoroastrianism. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Ed Turner is a lawyer from Liverpool who contacted the programme saying he wants to put Christianity and the Bible on Trial.  In this programme he presents his case against trusting the scriptural accounts.  Andy Bannister in defence believes that the Bible is a historically valid document.  Continued next week... To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Atheist lawyer Ed Turner and Theologian Andy Bannister return to debate whether Jesus and the Bible are a good guide for morality.  Ed believes that certain episodes in the Gospels suggest Jesus is actually an evil person.  Andy defends Jesus, the gospel and Christian ethics. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Well known USA Intelligent Design advocate Tom Woodward takes on the National Secular Society's science representative Pete Hearty.  Does the new evidence in biological science point towards an ultimate creator?  Other guests also join the fray... To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Jonathan Castro runs an anti-church website.  He believes in Christianity but says he has never felt like he has connected with God, and certainly not in church.  Find out if Pastor Nigel Desborough of Forest Hill Community Church has any words of help for him. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Former Regius professor of Divinity at Oxford University Keith Ward has written a response book to The God Delusion on why Dawkins' philosophical arguments against God are wrong.  Atheist scientist Robert Stovold defends Dawkins "naturalism" view. To buy Ward's book "Why there almost certainly is a God" go to http://shop.premier.org.uk/ To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Should the Government fund schools that promote Christianity?  Church of England spokesperson on Education Jan Ainsworth says that a faith ethos is a good thing for a school.  Andrew Copson of the British Humanist Association says that's not true. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

An in depth interview with veteran apologist Norman Geisler who co-founded the Southern Evangleical Seminary in North Carolina. Miracles, Jesus, the Bible, inerrancy and apparent contradictions all come under the spotlight.  The last in the series interviewing ket Christian thinkers from the States. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Justin continues his chats across the pond during July as he interviews William Lane Craig, one of the wrold's foremost Christian aoplogists and philosophers.  His book "Reasonable Faith" now in its 3rd edition is a staple part of any Apologetics library. Order it at the Premier shop  www.premier.org.uk/shop  To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Justin is joined by seasoned Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga as they explore the problem of Evil and why Dawkins should have stuck to biology. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Justin is joined by atheist Jack Conrad of the Communist Party of Great Britain.  He says belief in God is a relic of the past.  Jonathan Bartley argues that Jesus Christ and the message He brought is the real answer to the Communist's hopes and dreams. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Muslim guests Adnan Rashid and Hamza Tzsortist join Justin Brierley as they defend Islam's record and suitability for Britain against Christian evangelist and apologist Jay Smith and Beth Grove. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

In a break with the usual format of the show, Justin begins a series of in depth interviews with some of today's leading State-side Christian thinkers and defenders of the Faith. Gary Habermas is a world authority on the resurrection of Jesus.  He presents his method for establishing the truth of the risen Christ.  To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Justin is joined by Dr. Alex McFarland of the Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina, USA. He defends the Bible as being error and contradiction free in its entirety. Non-believer Stephen Pilcher throws up some of the difficulties he has come across in the Bible, challenging Dr. McFarland to answer them. To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.

Keith Ward, former Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University and priest in the Church of England explains why as a "theistic evolutionist" he believes Evolution and belief in God are compatible.  Atheist Scientist Robert Stovold holds that there is no reason to believe in God alongside evolution.  You can find Keith's book "The Big Questions in Science and Religion" at http://shop.premier.org.uk/ To hear more discussions between Christians and non-Christians go to www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable. Join the discussion on the Premier Community www.premiercommunity.org.uk/group/unbelievable.