Unbelievable?

Dr Lee Warren, neurosurgeon, Iraq war veteran and trauma survivor, blends clinical experience with faith. He discusses wartime brain surgery, delayed PTSD and profound grief. He explores neuroplasticity, the idea of intentionally rewiring thought patterns, metacognition and how questioning automatic thoughts can change your brain.

Dale Allison, a careful New Testament historian, and Mike Licona, a defender of the historical case for Jesus’ bodily resurrection, square off. They debate whether historians can study miracles, compare best-explanation reasoning with worldview-driven judgment, weigh empty-tomb and appearance traditions, and argue about physical versus transformed risen bodies.

Jeremy England, a physicist studying how energy flows can self-organize matter and ordained rabbi merging science and faith. Paul Davies, theoretical physicist exploring information’s role in life and cosmic intelligibility. They debate whether thermodynamics and energy-driven order can birth life, discuss the hardware-versus-software problem in cells, RNA-world possibilities, and whether a life-favouring universe hints at deeper principles.

Caleb Woodbridge, Christian writer and apologist who roots objective morality in God’s nature. Thomas Walker-Werth, Objectivist thinker and editor arguing Ayn Rand’s reason-based moral objectivity. They clash over whether morality comes from divine nature or human reason. Short, sharp debates cover human dignity, rational self-interest, faith versus evidence, obligation, and visions of a flourishing society.

Iain McGilchrist, psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bestselling author, discusses the divided brain and how different ways of attending shape culture. He explores the crisis of meaning, the limits of reductionism, the role of art, ritual and religion in restoring the sacred, and warns about AI and technology reshaping attention and community.

Richmond Wandera, a Ugandan pastor and former Compassion-sponsored child who now leads New Life Baptist Church and trains pastors across East Africa. He recalls growing up after his father’s murder and how sponsorship changed his life. Conversations cover rising post‑COVID poverty, trafficking and online exploitation, the role of local churches versus top‑down NGOs, and training pastors to combat syncretism.

In this replay we bring together Christian Philosopher & Theologian Keith Ward and atheist Professor of Philosophy from King's College London, David Papinaeu to unpack the question "Is our mind more than matter"? Ward believes that the brain is accompanied by an immaterial mind, while Papinaeu believes the brain and the mind to be one in the same - with nothing immaterial about it. What do you think? This episode originally aired on: 14 Jan 2012 ​Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes - absolutely free! Join now at www.premierunbelievable.com Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://www.premier.plus/unbelievable Support us: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donate Social Links Instagram: https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Facebook: https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable X: https://x.com/UnbelievableFE

Prof. Denis Alexander, molecular biologist and theologian who argues faith can sit with Darwinian evolution, and John Catt, humanist skeptic who views evolution as undermining theistic belief, debate worldviews. They tackle whether evolution makes God redundant, if natural selection is inherently atheistic, the idea of divine guidance within natural processes, and why evolution remains a cultural flashpoint.

Glen Scrivener, Christian speaker and author of The Air We Breathe, discusses a surprising new openness to Christianity among young people. He explores why questions of meaning, identity, masculinity and community now matter more than old atheist debates. Conversations cover cultural shifts, science and faith coexisting, political nuance, and how churches can respond wisely and bravely.

In this episode of Unbelievable?, host John Nelson is joined by philosophers Amos Wallen (Oxford) and Dr Joshua Sijuwade to debate whether Christianity can be supported by a priori reasoning - arguments based purely on logic rather than historical evidence. Dr Sijuwade argues that philosophical reflection on God’s nature may lead to surprising conclusions, including the incarnation and even the Trinity. Drawing on ideas from thinkers like Richard Swinburne, he explores whether concepts such as perfect goodness, omniscience and divine love logically point toward core Christian doctrines. But Amos Wallen is sceptical. Do these arguments really increase the probability of Christianity - or do they simply show that some form of incarnation is possible? And can philosophical theories of love, divine knowledge, and omnisubjectivity really lead us all the way to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit? Along the way, the conversation tackles big questions: Can philosophy establish an incarnation without history? Does God need a body to fully understand human experience? Can perfect love logically require multiple divine persons? And if the Trinity follows from love… why stop at three? This wide-ranging philosophical exchange dives deep into reason, theology and metaphysics, asking whether pure logic can take us all the way to Christianity - or whether faith ultimately needs something more. SOCIAL LINKS Twitter: https://twitter.com/unbelievablefe Facebook: / https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Instagram: / https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: / https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable 👉 Get bonus content, updates, fascinating articles, and early access to new episodes—absolutely free! Join now at www.premierunbelievable.com 🎉📢 • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate