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The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Season one

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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This long-form documentary podcast, presented by Justin Brierley, tells the story of why new atheism grew old and secular thinkers are considering Christianity again.

Featuring interviews with secular and Christian thinkers this series accompanies the book 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God'. Interested in the book? Click here.

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Episode 1: The Rise and Fall of New Atheism

Speaking to a range of experts and commentators Justin Brierley charts the rise of New Atheism and hears from those who began to question the direction of the movement.

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Episode 2: Elevatorgate: How the culture wars killed New Atheism

How did an incident in an elevator spark the downfall of New Atheism? The sexual scandals and controversies that led to feminists, LGBT and trans activists clashing with New Atheist leaders and advocating instead for 'Atheism +'.

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Episode 3: Thank God for Richard Dawkins

New Atheism sought to demolish belief in God. Ironically, it led to a revival in Christian apologetics and even the conversion of a number of atheists.

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Episode 4: Alex O'Connor - Losing faith in New Atheism

YouTuber Alex O Connor (aka Cosmic Skeptic) talks about his own changing relationship with new atheism, and why he is rethinking some of his early takes on Christianity.

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Episode 5: The Jordan Peterson Phenomenon

Jordan Peterson rose to fame in 2018 as a secular psychologist pointing his large audience back to the Bible. Is he a 'gateway drug' for Christianity?

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Episode 6: The Meaning Crisis

Why is a mental health crisis sweeping the West? In a world where we can choose to be whatever we want to be, is this also an identity crisis?

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Episode 7: The New Thinkers - A new conversation on God

As New Atheists turned their attention to battling the quasi-religions of 'woke' ideology in academia and culture, so a new generation of secular thinkers have begun a new conversation on God.

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Episode 8: Ayaan Hirsi Ali - A New Atheist embraces Christianity

The Somali-born ex-Muslim was one of the key voices of New Atheism in the mid 2000s but created a big stir when she published an article titled 'Why I am a now a Christian'.

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

Author Francis Spufford and novelist Andrew Klavan share their journeys from atheism and secular Judaism to faith, and how they found meaning in Christianity.

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

Hear the story of a professor of religion shaken out of her agnosticism after investigating the evidence for Jesus.

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

Can 21st Century people believe in a 2000 year old miracle? Cambridge academic James Orr discovered he could.

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

Is the renewed interest in the value of faith among secular intellectuals evidence of a turning of the tide of faith? Justin Brierley is optimistic, Holland takes a more sanguine view.

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Episode 18: The alternative story of science

The New Atheists used science as their trump card against religion. But have we been sold a false story about 'science vs faith'?

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

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

Why 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 are leading many scientists to speak of agency, purpose, and a 'Logos' behind life.

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

Her miraculous recovery from terminal cancer, her recent conversion to Catholicism and the growing interest in faith she is witnessing.

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