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Peter S. Williams, Christian philosopher and apologist arguing design as a legitimate inference. Keith Fox, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry defending theistic evolution and scientific critique. They spar over falsifiability, irreducible complexity, junk DNA and whether design makes testable predictions. Lively Q&A pushes into divine action, miracles and suffering.

Dr Sharon Dirckx, Cambridge-trained brain-imaging scientist and author, discusses consciousness, the limits of purely physical accounts of mind, and why near-death reports provoke questions about being more than our brains. She explores soul language from a Christian perspective, the promises and limits of AI, and a compassionate theological framing of suffering and hope.

Amna Whiston, Oxford philosopher of mind who defends libertarian free will, and Matthew Su, Cambridge PhD researcher arguing a compatibilist-style account, spar over whether we truly author our choices. They spar about determinism versus alternative possibilities, courtroom and legal examples, science and levels of explanation, AI and philosophical zombies, personhood, temptation, mental health, and whether social conditions or laws enhance or restrict agency.

Sir Anthony Kenny, agnostic philosopher who frames the debate; Rowan Williams, former Archbishop and theologian; Richard Dawkins, evolutionary biologist and author. They clash over human distinctiveness, whether Darwinian evolution explains consciousness and moral truth, the origins of life and language, the probability of a creator, and whether scientific elegance or theological meaning best explains our origins.

Joe Schmid, an agnostic philosopher and Princeton doctoral researcher, and Dan Paterson, founder of Questioning Christianity and Christian apologist, debate divine hiddenness. They tackle Schellenberg’s argument, evidential versus deductive approaches, religious demographics, silence in suffering, moral‑growth defenses, inclusivism, and why God might delay revelation. Quick, lively, and provocative dialogue.

Andrew Ollerton, Bible Society theologian, pastor and author, explores why Christianity is resurfacing in culture. He discusses the Quiet Revival, influencers like Jordan Peterson, how ancient texts meet modern instability, tough Bible topics such as Genesis, violence, slavery and gender, and practical advice: start with Jesus, read in context and find community.

Mike Bird, biblical scholar and Anglican priest, defends plural liberal democracy and warns against sectarian power. Doug Wilson, pastor in Idaho, argues for a Christian-rooted limited government called theocratic libertarianism. They debate state moral responsibility, pluralism and immigration, scripture for politics, civic rights for non-Christians, and how faith should shape public leadership.

William Lane Craig, a Christian philosopher known for apologetics, and Joshua Swamidass, a computational biologist studying genetics and theology, debate how Genesis’ Adam and Eve might fit with science. They discuss genealogical versus genetic ancestry, mytho-history as a genre, where a first human pair might fit in hominin timelines, and how theological concepts like the Fall and human uniqueness can be understood.

Jeremy Boreing, media entrepreneur and co-founder of The Daily Wire, talks about how Hollywood shaped his faith and politics. He explains building digital media as a cultural counterweight, how entertainment shifts moral views faster than argument, the dangers of tribal or illiberal Christianity, and his move into creative projects like a Pendragon adaptation.

Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us and children’s-rights advocate, argues children need both a mother and a father. She discusses sex differences, distinct parental roles, marriage’s child-protecting features, critiques of modern gender ideas, and the costs of prioritizing adult desires over child welfare. The conversation covers surrogacy, IVF, parenting trade-offs, and how to restore male responsibility.