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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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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