Episode 24: The Charlie Kirk Moment - Nijay Gupta & Bethel McGrew Hundreds of thousands attended Charlie Kirk's memorial service. Are we seeing a Kirk-inspired Christian revival or a rallying cry for Christian nationalism? Theologian Nijay Gupta and Christian writer Bethel McGrew join me to debate their different perspectives on the Charlie Kirk moment and his […]

Episode 17 - NT Wright: Acts, miracles and the rebirth of today’s church NT Wright is Senior Research fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University, the former Bishop of Durham and a prolific author. I talked to Tom about his most recent book 'The Challenge of Acts'. How does the rise of the early church under […]

Episode 16 - The Rebirth In Music: Why God is back in the charts Chart-topping bands, musicians and rappers are increasingly singing about God. Why? In this documentary episode I revisit the religious awakening of music stars such as Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper, Cliff Richard and U2 as veteran music journalist Steve Turner explains how […]

WILDFIRES FESTIVAL, Wiston Estate, Sussex UK - Fri 25 July Join me and my co-host Belle Tindall for a live recording of the Re-Enchanting podcast on Fri 25 July at 2.30pm in the afternoon. We'll be joined by Bishop Graham Tomlin to talk about signs of renewal in the church and culture. https://wildfiresfestival.com/wildfires/ EMRACE CHURCH, […]

Episode 15 - Does the future have a church? Theos panel live in London In a secular age, many have predicted the death of the church in the West. But with evidence of a 'Quiet Revival' in the UK, where are the new signs of life in the church? I recently joined a panel of […]

Episode 14 - Rod Dreher: Miracles, angels and demons - why the supernatural is back Despite our secular age, interest in the supernatural is rising fast. I speak to Rod Dreher about the re-enchanting of culture in his new book 'Living In Wonder' and his own journey of encountering miracles, mystery... and even the demonic. […]

I want to invite you to Responding to the Rebirth! Saturday 22 November 2025 at All Souls Langham Place, London. Presented by Speak Life and Think Faith, it’s a one-day conference where I’ll be joined by leading Christian thinkers including the wonderful John Lennox, Mike Royal, Elizabeth Oldfield, Paul Kingsnorth, and Glen Scrivener. We’ll be […]

Episode 12 - The Catholic Revival: A church reborn from the ashes The fire of Notre Dame in Paris seemed to embody the decline of Catholicism in France. However, just as the cathedral has risen from the ashes, so too has the Catholic church with record numbers of adults baptised in the past 2 years. […]

Episode 10 - Larry Sanger: The rebirth of Wikipedia's co-founder When the co-founder of Wikipedia announced his Christian conversion in an online essay, it lit up the internet. Larry Sanger tells Justin Brierley the surprising story of his journey from skeptical philosopher to Christian faith. Listen through your favourite podcast provider! Episode 11 - The Future […]

Book now! I have the great privilege this evening of speaking about the Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God, for the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum Gladstone lecture! It’s not too late to book in! It’s this evening, Tuesday 13 May, at 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the National Liberal Club Whitehall, London. Book here! Save the […]

Episode 7 - The Male Identity Crisis: Why young men are searching for meaning again In a world where masculinity is often branded 'toxic' and traditional gender roles are in flux, many young men are searching for identity. Some are looking to manosphere influencers like Andrew Tate. Others have been drawn to Jordan Peterson. But […]

I was excited to recently receive the first physical copy of my new book ‘Why I’m Still a Christian’. This is publication week in the USA (with the rest of the world following soon!) The subject matter of the book is summed up in the subtitle - ‘After two decades of conversations with skeptics and […]

Episode 5 - William Lane Craig vs Philip Goff: a philosopher’s “slightly heretical” Christian conversion Agnostic philosopher Philip Goff has been on a 'surprising rebirth' journey recently. After announcing his embrace of a 'slightly heretical' form of Christianity, he says he has come to believe in a God of limited power. Renowned Christian philosopher William […]

‘Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated’. Mark Twain’s iconic line could equally apply to the UK church in light of extraordinary new statistical evidence, released today.  Bible Society UK have just published astonishing new research from 2024 showing a significant rise in the number of young people reporting belief in God and attending […]

Episode 3 - Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Cambridge Q&A on conversion, Christianity and politics Former 'new atheist' Ayaan Hirsi Ali shocked the world when she announced her conversion to Christianity in 2023. Hirsi Ali recently spoke with Dr James Orr for a Trinity Forum Cambridge event about her new faith, her concerns about radicalisation at top […]

A "vibe shift" is underway. Trump's re-election and the gains of populist parties internationally have reinvigorated the right wing. So is the 'surprising rebirth' in religious circles just the manifestation of the new political vibe? In this opening two-parter of Season 2 of the award-winning The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God documentary podcast, I grab […]

Join me for a day of teaching and discussion at ReEquip, in the beautiful Yarnton Manor in Oxford on 28 March, as we dive into the fascinating resurgence of belief in God in a world often seen as increasingly secular. I will be unpacking the cultural, philosophical, and personal factors leading to a renewed openness […]

Is the rebirth of belief in God a right wing phenomenon? A "vibe shift" is underway. Trump's re-election and the gains of populist parties internationally have reinvigorated the right wing. So is the 'surprising rebirth' in religious circles just the manifestation of the new political vibe? In this opening two-parter of Season 2 of the […]

It’s been so gratifying and humbling to discover that Season 1 of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God has been downloaded over a million times! People are listening, and something is definitely happening in our culture! Season 2 will be starting very soon, kicking off with a deep dive into the question of whether […]

Notre-Dame, Paris When weeping Parisians watched Notre Dame, the city’s beloved 800-year-old cathedral, being consumed by a devastating fire in 2019, it served as a sad symbol of the decimation of churchgoing itself in France. Ever since revolutionaries began decapitating priests and nuns in the 1790s, a precipitous decline in Catholic faith has been underway […]