Does the withdrawal of the Quiet Revival report mean the rebirth is dead?
In this opening podcast documentary episode of Season 3 of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God, I outline 10 signs - including church growth in Europe, Bible sales, and faith in football - that show the rebirth is alive and well. Australia Ninja Warrior champion Ben Polson also shares his story of finding faith.
The prevailing story of Christianity in the West is decline. But there's another story to be told - and it's not just wishful thinking!
In this video essay I outline 7 statistics, trends and signs that a Rebirth Of Belief In God is underway - it will release on 22 September, but Silver and Gold level supporters can watch it right now!
Historian Tom Holland and Cambridge Bible scholar Dr Peter J Williams join Justin Brierley for a live audience conversation on the historical and miraculous claims about Jesus Christ. Recorded for Pillar and Step at All Souls Church London.
Our copy of the video of this event is now also available in the Silver & Gold level supporter feeds, as well as our podcast edition, which will release publicly on 29 September!
And, we’ve a very special bonus episode exclusively for Silver & God level supporters! Belle Tindall-Riley and I interview author and theologian Kathy Keller, wife of the late Tim Keller who founded and lead Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York and was a prolific writer, speaker, and intellectual influence in Western Christianity.
We cover so much over the course of our hour together, including: Kathy’s correspondence with CS Lewis as a child, her marriage to Tim, how she’s living with his death, and her project to posthumously publish Tim’s book What Is Wrong With The World?
She also takes me on in a mini-debate about the roles of men and women in marriage, and speaks candidly on why critics of what became known as Tim’s ‘winsome approach’ are “clueless” about the challenges they faced when founding their church in New York City!
I speak with Melanie Cave about the surprising shift from New Atheism to renewed openness toward Christianity. I share how my own faith journey began in a churchgoing family and became personal as a teenager, before intellectual questions at Oxford and years in broadcasting led me deeper into Christian apologetics.
We explore why the culture has changed, why thinkers like Tom Holland and Jordan Peterson have helped reopen the God question, and why many people now seem less interested in arguments alone and more drawn to meaning, identity, and belonging. We also look at Gen Z’s spiritual openness, the limits of cultural Christianity without Christ at the centre, and how churches can respond with confidence, imagination, and real community.
One Voice: Truth, Love & Honour in a Divided World
Engage Conference 2026 - Fri 9 Oct, London
I'll be delivering a keynote speech 'Uncommon Ground: Why we need to learn the art of better conversations' at this year's Engage conference, hosted by Christians in Media.
I'm also looking forward to chairing a panel discussing how Christians in the media can engage fruitfully with the divisive political age we live in!
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“Somehow, I had managed to hold on to some faith, but I was struggling until I happened upon your audio book on how you had maintained your belief in the certainty of Christ despite having had twenty years of conversations with eminent atheists and others.
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