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The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God (Season 1)

with Justin Brierley

Could the tide of faith be coming in in our generation? Dive into a robust exploration of a potential spiritual awakening.

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Episode 30: Surprised by God - 3 ways to welcome the returning tide of faith

If the 'Sea Of Faith' is coming in again, how can the church lean in to the 'Surprising Rebirth' phenomenon?

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Episode 29: The Problem with Church - Recovering from power, politics, scandal and abuse

How can the the church recover from abuse and leadership failures in order to meet the rising tide of meaning seekers?

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Episode 28: Is The Tide Turning? Gen Z and the Asbury Awakening

The next generation is remarkably open to spirituality according to recent data. Could the 'Asbury Awakening' be evidence of a renewal bubbling up among Gen Z?

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Episode 27: Guillaume Bignon - A French atheist's surprising conversion

After falling for a Christian woman while on vacation, atheist Guillaume Bignon set out to disprove her faith. However, his investigation turned up evidence that he could not easily dismiss.

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Episode 26: Psychedelics and the Search for God - Ashley Lande’s surprising journey to faith

The boom in mind-expanding drugs even seems to be opening up some people to the possibility of God. But what are the dangers of taking shortcuts to the transcendent?

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Episode 25: The Believing Brain - How Iain McGilchrist rediscovered the soul

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.

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Episode 24: Alex O’Connor & Justin Brierley - Is The Rebirth Real? Edinburgh Debate

Justin engages with atheist youtuber Alex O'Connor in a live audience conversation in Edinburgh, hosted by Patrick Brown of Trinity Forum Europe.

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Episode 23: Emerging from the Meaning Crisis - The death of Daniel Dennett and rebirth of Jordan Hall

Do we have free will? Determinism has become a popular philosophy, but has also contributed to a meta-crisis and a mental health crisis.

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Episode 22: Are We Seeing A Christian Revival? LIVE from the UnHerd Club - Justin Brierley, Alex O'Connor, Elizabeth Oldfield & Freddie Sayers

Justin was recently invited to the UnHerd Club in London to defend the thesis of The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God.

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Episode 21: Tammy Peterson - Miracles, conversion and being married to Jordan

The last few years have been a rollercoaster ride of fame, controversy, serious illness and surprising faith for Tammy and Jordan Peterson.

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Episode 20: The Logos Behind Life - The dissident scientists discovering a mind beyond matter

Why has the discovery of the DNA code, the search for the origin of life, the complexity of the cell, and the mathematical order of the universe led many scientists to speak of agency, purpose, and a 'Logos' behind life?

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Episode 19: A Goldilocks Universe - the surprising science pointing to god

New evidence about the surprising origins of the universe and its fine-tuning for life has emerged, perhaps God was waiting for us all along.

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Episode 18: The Alternative Story of Science

The New Atheists used science as their trump card against religion. But what if we've been sold a false story about 'science vs faith'? Justin speaks to scientists, historians and thinkers about modern myths, the conflict thesis and the Christians who launched the scientific revolution.

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Episode 17: LIVE In London - Tom Holland & Justin Brierley in conversation

Historian Tom Holland, author of 'Dominion', joins Justin Brierley for a public conversation on The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God. They discuss Holland's own intellectual and spiritual journey, including an answered prayer to a health crisis.

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Episode 16: Did the resurrection really happen? A classicist discovers the living Christ

The Christian faith began with the strange claim of a crucified and resurrected Messiah. But can 21st Century people believe in such a miracle at 2,000 years distance?

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Episode 15: More Than Mythology - Why Molly Worthen changed her mind

New Atheism popularised 'Jesus Mythicism' - an online movement denying the existence of Jesus. But in recent years the trend in academia has gone in the opposite direction as research sheds new light on the reliability of the story of Jesus in the Gospels.

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Episode 14: Why does the Bible refuse to die?

The death of the Bible has been predicted many times, yet today it remains the bestselling book in the world as a new generation of meaning seekers turn back towards its ancient wisdom.

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Episode 13: Francis Spufford & Andrew Klavan - A celebrated author and Hollywood screenwriter come to faith

Prize-winning author Francis Spufford and Hollywood screenwriter and bestselling novelist Andrew Klavan both came to Christian faith as adults.

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Episode 12: The Christian Revolution - Why the cross changed the world

The early Christian claim that the God-man Jesus had been crucified for the sake of the world was 'foolishness' to the Greco-Roman world. Yet this countercultural belief in a God of sacrificial love ended up reshaping our instincts about human value, equality and compassion.

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Episode 11: The Sexual Revolution - Why Louise Perry changed her mind

The 20th Century's sexual revolution led to free love and the modern hookup culture. But some secular intellectuals are now saying we need to return to the values of the 1st Century sexual revolution.

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Episode 10: History Maker - Why Tom Holland changed his mind about Christ

Whether modern westerners realise it or not, their world has been shaped by the Jesus revolution of 2,000 years ago. Popular historian Tom Holland is a notable voice who has been reminding his secular peers of the Christian waters they swim in and why it matters.

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