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Unbelievable

Debating the Canaanite Genocide with Paul Copan

October 7, 2022 by Randal

I think this is my eleventh appearance on “Unbelievable” with Justin Brierley. It was also one of the most enjoyable and lively debates in which I’ve had the privilege to participate. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblical violence, debate, Jesus Loves Canaanites, Justin Brierley, Paul Copan, Unbelievable

Are Progressive Christians Christian? My Debate with Doug Groothuis

August 6, 2022 by Randal

I was really grateful for Doug Groothuis’s willingness to debate the topic of progressive Christianity with me on Unbelievable though I was admittedly disappointed (but not surprised) that he declined to defend Alisa Childers’ thesis that progressive Christianity is another religion. ?

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: debate, Douglas Groothuis, Justin Brierley, progressive Christianity, Unbelievable

A Review of Owen Strachan’s Debate Performance on Unbelievable

November 20, 2021 by Randal

My article “How Should Christians Think About White Privilege?” was inspired by the recent Unbelievable debate on Critical Race Theory and “Woke” Christianity, but it wasn’t a direct response to it. However, I cannot resist but to say something about Owen Strachan’s debate performance. In this article, I want to make just a few comments. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: critical race theory, debate, Owen Strachan, Unbelievable, woke debate

Antinatalism: A Rebuttal

March 15, 2020 by Randal

This week’s edition of “Unbelievable” features a debate/dialogue on antinatalism between anti-natalist philosopher David Benatar and Christian philosopher Bruce Blackshaw. Benatar is the world’s leading philosophical defender of antinatalism, a philosophical position that attributes a negative value to the origin of new human life. Thus, on the antinatalist perspective, it would be better, all things […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: antinatalism, Justin Brierley, Unbelievable

“Unbelievable”: True Crime Redeemed

September 29, 2019 by Randal

I’m not one of those people who is prone to binge-watch the latest big series on Netflix. But lo and behold, this past weekend my wife and I were mesmerized by the critically acclaimed new cop-investigation drama Unbelievable. The eight-episode show is based on an extraordinary and awful real-life case of a young woman who, after […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: review, true crime, Unbelievable

On Ham-Fisted Young Earth Creationism

September 21, 2019 by Randal

Today, I started listening to a new debate on Unbelievable between young-earth creationist Ken Ham and old-earth creationist Jeff Zweerink. Before listening, I tweeted that I was not sure it was still worthwhile to debate the young-earth creationist position. I should have qualified that a bit: if you are going to debate young-earth creationism, at least […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: fundamentalism, indoctrination, Ken Ham, Unbelievable, young earth creationism

Don’t Be Meme! A Friendly Debate and Dialogue

March 9, 2019 by Randal

My latest (ninth) appearance on Unbelievable, the premier (pun-intended) apologetics radio show and podcast (hosted, as ever, by the ever-affable Justin Brierley) went live today. This time out, I have a friendly debate and dialogue with David Smalley. Smalley is the host of Dogma Debate, a radio and podcast show similar to Unbelievable except that Smalley […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: David Smalley, debate, Justin Brierley, meme, Unbelievable

Some Thoughts on the Bennett/Lee Dialogue on Gay Christianity

November 25, 2018 by Randal

These brief ruminations are offered in response to the latest episode of Unbelievable featuring a dialogue between David Bennett and Justin Lee. Bennett and Lee are both gay, but Bennett insists that celibacy is the only morally acceptable option for the gay Christian while Lee insists that the gay Christian can pursue monogamous samesex relationships. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: David Bennett, ethics, homosexuality, Justin Brierley, Justin Lee, Unbelievable

Addressing some Unbelievable Fallout

August 27, 2018 by Randal

“Fallout” may be too strong, but there definitely is some dissatisfaction being voiced from the atheist guests — David and Andrew — on our recent appearance on Unbelievable. While I heard complaints from David and Andrew after the show was recorded, a fuller picture is provided by a long comment that David posted just today […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, atheism, debate, Justin Brierley, Unbelievable

Defending Unbelievable: Brierley and Rauser vs. Johnson and Knight

August 24, 2018 by Randal

Last year, Justin Brierley published his book Unbelievable? Why After Ten Years of Talking With Atheists, I’m Still a Christian. At the time, I was invited to give the book an endorsement. I wrote the following: “Over the last decade, I’ve come to recognize “Unbelievable” with Justin Brierley as a show of unparalleled quality. Week by week Brierley facilitates […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, debate, interview, Justin Brierley, Still Unbelievable, Unbelievable

An Unbelievable Illustration of My Problem with Christian Apologetics

June 7, 2018 by Randal

I have some significant frustrations with popular Christian apologetics. Perhaps my greatest problem is that Christian apologists often prefer answers that simplify to the point of distortion. Whatever attraction those kinds of answers may have in buoying confidence and rallying the base, they ultimately inhibit Christians from maturing in the faith. A clear example of […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Bart Campolo, Justin Brierley, Sean McDowell, Unbelievable

Can Evangelicalism Be Saved? My Debate with Frank Schaeffer

February 10, 2018 by Randal

Last week I appeared again on Unbelievable with Justin Brierley. This time the debate was with renowned author and commentator Frank Schaeffer, son of evangelical legend Francis Schaeffer. The topic? Evangelicalism, and specifically whether evangelicalism is worth saving in the age of Trump. Schaeffer argues that it isn’t while I provide an evangelical defence. I […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: debate, Donald Trump, evangelicalism, Frank Schaeffer, Justin Brierley, Unbelievable

Debriefing the Mormon vs. Christian Debate on Unbelievable

December 3, 2017 by Randal

The November 25th show of “Unbelievable” featured a conversational debate between two former Mormons-turned-Christians (Lynn Wilder and Corey Miller) and current Mormon James Holt. While Holt was an amiable bloke, I did not find that he had substantive criticisms to Wilder’s objections. For example, Wilder pointed out that Joseph Smith was an infamous polygamist who […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, Justin Brierley, Mormonism, Unbelievable

An Atheist Defining Theism: The Curious Case of Sean Carroll

October 30, 2017 by Randal

This week Unbelievable features a dialogue/debate between atheist Sean Carroll and theist Luke Barnes on whether God or naturalism best explains the universe. I was thirty minutes into the program when I found myself needing to press pause and ask, “Did Sean Carroll really say that?” And the answer is, yes, yes he did. So […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: God, modality, necessity, Sean Carroll, Unbelievable

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