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- 179 - The Resurrection
There are sophisticated, academic arguments for the resurrection of Jesus. It’s not just a matter of accepting on the basis of faith. The modern industry of Christian apologetics doesn't get us much closer to the historical reality of Jesus' resurrection - but there are solid, investigative ways of examining this seemingly miraculous event.
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 - 178 - SINGLE: Holy Virginity
The pursuit of celibacy is seen as strange, taboo, and repressive in modern society. But that's what David Bennett, a gay man, decided, after becoming a Christian during a night out in Sydney's gay quarter.
Since then, he's become a scholar of "holy virginity", and the queerness of his Lord, Jesus. This is his story.
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 - 177 - SINGLE: Cancel CultureMon, 11 Mar 2024
- 176 - French AtheismMon, 15 Jan 2024
- 175 - Question Answer XMon, 08 Jan 2024
- 174 - 12 Objects
The story of Christianity is full of wonderful highs and terrible lows. It's truly an epic - and it takes an epic round-the-world adventure to tell its story properly. Thankfully, we have a man who's done just that. This is the story of Christianity, from the crucifixion to the modern day, told through 12 key objects.
Mon, 01 Jan 2024 - 173 - Jewish JesusMon, 18 Dec 2023
- 172 - Holy Angels
Angels are everywhere in history. From winged guardians in Sumerian mythology to the messengers of the Gods in Ancient Greece, to new-age guardian angels, humanity has always been fascinated by these celestial beings. But what does the Bible say about them?
Our guest on this episode is Graham A. Cole. He was dean emeritus and professor of biblical and systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, before his retirement. He formerly worked as the dean of Ridley College in Melbourne. His book Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons is out now.
For extended show notes and transcripts, head to our website.
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 171 - On Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien needs no introduction. The Oxford Philology Professor who would go on to create the world of Middle Earth is rightly hailed as one of the greatest writers of all time. In this episode, we unpack the inspiration behind his work, meet the people who helped him along the way, and examine the faith that drove him to create the world of The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and more.
Mon, 04 Dec 2023 - 170 - Medieval Jesus
The Middle Ages saw an explosion of literature, art, and thought around the personhood of Jesus. What can we learn from these centuries-old understandings of the central figure of the Bible?
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Theme music: JS Bach's Cello Suites, Prelude, performed by the Undeceptions Band.
Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair Belling
Online Librarian: Siobhan McGuinnessCopyright Undeceptions Ltd 2023
Mon, 27 Nov 2023 - 169 - The Puritans
The Puritans: Everything wrong with a Christian society, or much misunderstood forefathers of innovation and social justice?
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Theme music: JS Bach's Cello Suites, Prelude, performed by the Undeceptions Band.
Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair Belling
Online Librarian: Siobhan McGuinnessCopyright Undeceptions Ltd 2023
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 - 168 - Cultural ChristianityMon, 13 Nov 2023
- 167 - Growing OlderMon, 06 Nov 2023
- 166 - Violent Faith
"I love Jesus but I hate the God of the Old Testament. He's just so violent."
You might have heard this line before or thought it yourself.
In this episode, we're tackling this issue head-on.We're taking a deep dive into the violence of the Bible - especially the Old Testament - and asking how is it that this God of judgement and war can be one and the same with the peace-loving Jesus Christ.
Mon, 30 Oct 2023 - 165 - Many Gods - Live from MelbourneMon, 23 Oct 2023
- 164 - The MultiverseMon, 16 Oct 2023
- 163 - She Believes
Is the Bible bad news for women? Is Jesus misogynistic?
Or - as some claim - were the teachings of Jesus in fact the basis of a revolutionary change in the way women were seen and treated across the ancient world, as Christianity spread?
Live from the Sydney leg of the Undeceptions conference comes this special episode, with John Dickson, Rebecca McLaughlin, and an audience of 600 Undeceivers taking a look at Jesus, through the eyes of the women who walked alongside Him.
Mon, 09 Oct 2023 - 162 - Deconstructing Faith
To kick off season 10 of Undeceptions, we're exploring the new "threat" to the Christian faith - deconstruction.
Deconstruction has become something of a buzzword in recent years, with many well-known Christians deconstructing their beliefs, and sometimes abandoning Christianity altogether. So what's going on? Can the claims of the Bible be trusted if they seemingly fall apart when we ask questions?
Head to undeceptions.com for information on how to become an Undeceiver, get expanded show notes, and find out more about our wonderful guests!
Mon, 02 Oct 2023 - 161 - Single: If Jesus really did rise from the dead, then it would confirm everything
If Jesus was just a teacher who lived and died in first-century Palestine, Christianity would be a waste of time.
But what if the miraculous were somehow true? What if this man really did rise from the dead, after being publicly executed on a Roman cross outside the walls of Jerusalem?
In the final episode of our 'singles' series, John Dickson brings you the words of his friend Ben Shaw, who invites sceptical listeners to think about the implications of Christianity's most startling claim of all: that Jesus rose from the dead.
Thu, 28 Sep 2023 - 160 - Single: A compelling answer to the question "What's wrong with the world?"
Most of us can agree that the world is a pretty messed up place.
But what’s the problem with humanity? What’s wrong with the world? What’s causing all this crime, suffering, destruction and chaos?
John Dickson brings you the words of his dear friend Ben Shaw, who on this special episode challenges us to see that what’s required to make meaningful change is a totally new heart, or, as Jesus taught, to be born again: to become a new person.
Mon, 25 Sep 2023 - 159 - Single: Christianity is about life to the full
Many believe Christianity is all about following rules and not having any fun.
However, this is a huge misunderstanding; Christianity is actually about living life to the fullest.
John Dickson brings you part two of his friend Ben Shaw's work about reconsidering the Christian faith, pointing out that for years, millions of people have misheard the beautiful lyrics of Christianity.
Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - 158 - Single: It's worth thinking through what life's all aboutMon, 18 Sep 2023
- 157 - Decoding Dreams
Throughout history, humans have looked for hidden meanings behind dreams. But in this modern, scientific age, surely we don't believe dreams could hold spiritual significance anymore? God wouldn't speak to people through a medium as unreliable as dreams ... right?
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Theme music: JS Bach's Cello Suites, Prelude, performed by the Undeceptions Band.
Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair Belling
Online Librarian: Siobhan McGuinnessCopyright Undeceptions Ltd 2023
Mon, 03 Jul 2023 - 156 - Question Answer IX
Is there a place for pessimism in the Christian life? Is Halloween evil? Does God have 'mothering' characteristics, too? Why won't there be marriage in heaven? Yes, it's this season's Q&A episode, and John is having a crack at a heap of listener questions.
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Theme music: JS Bach's Cello Suites, Prelude, performed by the Undeceptions Band.
Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair Belling
Online Librarian: Siobhan McGuinnessCopyright Undeceptions Ltd 2023
Mon, 26 Jun 2023 - 155 - Blind Faith
If we can make sense of our faith, is it really faith at all, or just a projection of what we want? Soren Kierkegaard, one of the most celebrated philosophers of the 19th century, asked the same question. With the help of two experts, we'll untangle his "answers" and discover how to take a leap of faith.
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Theme music: JS Bach's Cello Suites, Prelude, performed by the Undeceptions Band.
Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair Belling
Online Librarian: Siobhan McGuinnessCopyright Undeceptions Ltd 2023
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 - 154 - Ancient Letters
The Bible uses a very "human" way to communicate God's word: letter writing. But how do we know these letters - mostly written by the Apostle Paul - really are God's word? How could it be that the divine would speak through simple mail - and how can we trust it?
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuinness
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Mon, 12 Jun 2023 - 153 - Keller's Legacy
In memory of Timothy James Keller (1950-2023).
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 05 Jun 2023 - 152 - Saving Nature
Is nature inherently valuable if there is no God? According to one scientist, without faith, that's an almost impossible question to answer. But if there is a design to it all? That changes everything - including how we should treat the natural world.
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 29 May 2023 - 151 - Overcoming Apathy
Apathy has seeped into every part of society. We've become a "Seinfeldian culture"; alive to the trivial, and numb to the meaningful. How can we find ways to care more, and how might Christianity's history of grappling with apathy help us, whatever we believe?
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 22 May 2023 - 150 - Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers was much more than a celebrated detective novelist - she was a Christian playwright and author who brought the message of the Gospels to millions of people in everyday, easy-to-understand language. A true Undeceiver, it's high time we knew more about her.
This season of Undeceptions is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of their books at zondervanacademic.com/undeceptions
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 15 May 2023 - 149 - The Apocalypse
There aren’t many parts of the Bible that excite the imagination more than its thrilling climax in the book of Revelation. Amidst the imagery, fantasy and controversy, how do we sort truth from fiction?
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Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 08 May 2023 - 148 - Medical Miracles
Is there room for the supernatural and the advancing world of medicine? According to some scientists - absolutely!
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Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
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Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 01 May 2023 - 147 - With Beth
An hour with acclaimed speaker and church leader Beth Moore.
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Mon, 24 Apr 2023 - 146 - Venerable Bede
Introducing The Venerable Bede: Father of English history and the most brilliant polymath you've never heard of.
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Mon, 17 Apr 2023 - 145 - The Crucifixion
Why did Jesus have to die? Why did it have to be such a violent death? And what on earth does the death of Jesus on a cross such a long time ago have to do with us today?
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
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Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Thu, 06 Apr 2023 - 144 - The Reformation II
Is there still something to celebrate about the Reformation, or is it, as many claim, the root of Christian division and conflict?
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 03 Apr 2023 - 143 - The Reformation I
The Reformation: one of the greatest ruptures in European history, a rupture that permanently split the church, triggered wars, created new city-states, and even led, in the opinion of many experts, to the Enlightenment, Science, and the secularization of the West.
It's such a big deal we’re going to take two whole episodes to examine it—and still only scratch the surface.
How did one man go from a pious local friar in an obscure backwater town to the leader of a global movement that ripped Christianity in two (and then three, then four, and ultimately thousands of Protestant denominations!).
And what is the real legacy of this thing we call The Reformation?
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Hosted by John Dickson
Produced by Kaley Payne
Directed by Mark Hadley
Audio Editing by Richard Hamwi
Social Media by Sophie Hawkshaw
Administration by Lyndie Leviston
Writer and researcher: Alasdair BellingOnline Librarian: Siobhan McGuiness
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Mon, 27 Mar 2023 - 142 - Ahistoric AgeTue, 21 Mar 2023
- 141 - Jesus Quests
What have scholars throughout history thought about who Jesus was and what did they conclude about his significance in their own time? And what does new research and archaeological finds tell us about Jesus today?
Mon, 16 Jan 2023 - 140 - Question Answer VIII
This is our seasonal Q&A episode, and our first question is all about why Jesus came to earth when he did. Why did he choose that moment? And we've got a heap more, too - about Catholicism, Noah and the flood, burial vs cremation, the Spanish Inquisition. It’s all here in the next hour.
Mon, 09 Jan 2023 - 139 - Beautiful Science
The more we learn about the world, the more we see how it operates under elegant laws. There is an order to the universe that betrays the randomness you so often hear about.
Mon, 02 Jan 2023 - 138 - Old Christ
There’s no such thing as a “New Testament Christian”. While the popular scepticism about parts of the Old Testament is understandable, we're convinced by the arguments of our guest today: Christ isn’t just the hero of the New Testament … He is everywhere in the Old Testament.
Mon, 26 Dec 2022 - 137 - First Noel (second time around)
‘Tis the podcast before Christmas, so we’re diving into the fairy lights and tinsel to uncover some of the myths of Christmas - things you might have thought were true but aren’t. And we’ll look at a few of the common challenges to the history of Christmas that aren’t as strong as our sceptical friends reckon.
Mon, 19 Dec 2022 - 136 - Lewis' Narnia
You might think the Chronicles of Narnia are just for kids. But scholars have discovered some amazing historical, literary, and theological keys in the stories that Lewis never talked about openly, and that bind the 7 stories together in a way only Lewis could have imagined.
Mon, 12 Dec 2022 - 135 - Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine capital, Constantinople, was famously fortified with an impenetrable three-wall network, which preserved it from foreign conquest for centuries. But the Byzantine Empire doesn’t have to be impenetrable to us, today.
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 - 134 - Time Matters
How we think about time, the value we give to the three parts of time (past, present, and future) really matters.
Mon, 28 Nov 2022 - 133 - On Animals
We’re talking all things animals in this episode, starting with why God would create a world that seems to embed animal suffering into the fabric of things.
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 - 132 - Lewis' Oxford
There's much more to C.S. Lewis than the (wonderful) Chronicles of Narnia. Join John Dickson as he tours Oxford - Lewis' home turf - to find out more.
Mon, 14 Nov 2022 - 131 - Really Old? Single
With so much riding on such small fragments of our past, how do we know our old stuff is actually old?
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 - 130 - In Christ single
One of the surprises when we turn the pages of the New Testament is how little the word “Christian” actually comes up. Given this is the book for Christians you’d expect it to be littered with the words “Christian” and “Christianity.” But the word “Christian” only comes three times, whereas the language of being “in Christ” comes up over 200 times. It’s pretty much everywhere.
Mon, 31 Oct 2022 - 129 - Critical Theory
The Bible has its own way of exposing the flaws of our culture, and, of course, pointing to the Good.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 - 128 - Question Answer VII
It's our seasonal Q&A episode and there are actually quite a few curly questions about the future of the universe, heaven, as well as plenty of other questions about a bewildering range of topics, some of which push John to the edge of what he knows–perhaps beyond!
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 - 127 - Scientific Imagination
It may just be that science is an imaginative, creative, and emotive enterprise, just as it is obviously a rational, mathematical, evidence-based discipline. Which, to John Dickson's mind - and that of our expert guest - makes perfect sense. After all, the Creator is an artist and logician in one!
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 - 126 - Bookish Religion?
We take a closer look at 15 words that are often misunderstood, or sometimes forgotten. And my guest today reckons these words communicate the heart and soul of the New Testament, of the Christian faith, of God himself.
Mon, 15 Aug 2022 - 125 - Against EuthanasiaMon, 08 Aug 2022
- 124 - Global Christianity
The death of religion was the conventional wisdom in the social sciences during most of the twentieth century. Turns out, they were wrong. Religion is not dead. It’s still here. Actually, it’s growing.
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 123 - Medieval Science
Right in the so called ‘Dark Ages’, it wasn’t all flat-earthers and biblical literalists. In fact, there were very few such people. There was a rich tradition of rational, even scientific, pursuit.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 - 122 - On Buddhism
Buddhism probably takes the prize today for World’s Most Lovable Religion. But is this widespread appreciation of Buddhism matched by widespread understanding?
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 - 121 - The Flood
In some ways, the biblical story of Noah and his ark has been a focus over centuries for debates about the trustworthiness of the Bible. The account has captured the imagination of archaeologists and historians, some of whom have spent years trying to find evidence of a world-wide flood or a giant wooden boat … with no luck. Then there are discoveries of modern science, as well as an explosion of new knowledge about the ancient world of the Bible, and these have challenged whether a concrete-reading of the story is plausible. But if it’s not straightforward history, what on earth is it? And what does that say about the Bible itself?
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 - 120 - Emotional Intelligence
Some think we might not be too far away from Artificial Intelligence actually having feelings. If it does happen, what will it mean? Will it mean, we humans have magically turned machines into ‘persons’? Or might it mean we humans are, in the end, just machines?
Mon, 04 Jul 2022 - 119 - Ben's Song
Four weeks before John's mate Ben Shaw died of cancer, a group of friends got together to record Ben playing the guitar for a song he and John had written years before but had never recorded. The song is called 'Christmas Time', and on the first anniversary of Ben's death, it's ready to be released ... just as Ben wanted.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 - 118 - The Artist
The question: ‘What is beauty’ has been of interest since the earliest ancient philosophers began asking questions. It’s often considered an essential ingredient of “the good life”. Our guests today are experts in showing beauty and explaining how beauty influences us and what it can show us about life.
Mon, 23 May 2022 - 117 - Trans Gender
Is there a Christian way to think about and engage with people who identify as something other than their birth sex? We’re wading into one of the biggest culture war topics of the last 10 years: Transgenderism.
Mon, 16 May 2022 - 116 - Question Answer VI
It’s Season 6’s Q&A episode – and you guys really didn't hold back. There are some TOUGH questions this time around which you’ve called in or written to us, and just like we promise, John does his best to give you an answer. Though, some are guaranteed to raise more questions.
Mon, 09 May 2022 - 115 - On Suffering
We’re asking one of the most frequent - and fraught - questions I come across as someone who talks about faith for a living: If God is good, what’s with all the suffering?
Mon, 02 May 2022 - 114 - The Vikings II
In Part Two of our in-depth look at the Vikings, we meet the greatest Viking of the era: the man who united all Norway and Denmark and who declared himself - and all of Scandinavia - Christian.
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 - 113 - The Vikings I
An epic episode about The Vikings - their origins, exploits, culture, religion and - perhaps the best-kept Viking secret - their eventual decision to become Christians.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 - 112 - Kingdom Come
What is heaven, really? If there is life after death, is the heavenly cliche of harps and angels and clouds all we’ve got to look forward to?
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 111 - Introducing: Small Wonders with Laurel Moffatt
Take a trip with Laurel Moffatt, host of 'Small Wonders', a new podcast in the Undeceptions Network, to Joshua Tree National Park to lie under the stars and consider what darkness can teach us.
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 - 110 - With Keller
An in-depth discussion with Tim Keller who is something of a Christian prophet for our secularizing 21st century.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 - 109 - Become an Undeceiver
This season, we’re launching Undeceptions Plus which offers exclusive bonus content to members, our 'Undeceivers'.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 - 108 - Science Wars
The perceived conflict between science and religion would seem to be alive and well - and maybe even growing! But if you give us this hour, we're confident that our guests will convince you that the Science versus Religion trope is little more than a meme … a myth … a con.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 - 107 - Emperor Constantine
When the Roman Emperor Constantine claimed he had converted to Christianity, it changed the world forever. But was that change for the better?
Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 106 - No Coward single
Foreign affairs journalist Greg Sheridan nails his colours to the mast and shares why he thinks Christianity should make perfect sense to anyone with an open mind.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 105 - Transforming Tales single
The With All Due Respect team join the Undeceptions Network and introduce our listeners to the transforming power of stories.
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 - 104 - Life's Variations single
In our first single for season 6, guest writer Laurel Moffatt shares life lessons learned from listening to Johann Sebastian Bach.
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 103 - The Log In Our Eye
In this final episode of the Bullies And Saints super-series, John Dickson reflects on Jesus' instruction to His disciples to look at the log in their own eyes before reflecting on others' shortcomings and asks whether this might equally apply to those outside the church.
Mon, 07 Feb 2022 - 102 - The Not-So-Dark Ages
In this episode, John up-ends a four-hundred-year-old fallacy that has been promoted since the Enlightenment: the Christian faith is a brake on scientific and literary progress. The Dark Ages - were they really that dark?
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 - 101 - Knights of Christ
In this edition, John Dickson introduces us to two characters that display all that’s been good and bad about the followers of Jesus - Ebolus the crossbowman and Bernard of Clairvaux.
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 - 100 - Christian Jihad
In this edition, John investigates the accusation that Christianity is a faith that was propagated by the sword rather than peace. Are Christians guilty of their own jihad?
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 - 99 - The Birth of Charity
In this episode, John Dickson gives us an insight into the invention of charity, and just how revolutionary the Christian call to love one another proved for the ancient world.
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 - 98 - Good Losers
In this edition, John uncovers the character of the earliest Christians, how it contrasted with the world around them, and how ‘in tune’ it was with the beautiful melody that Jesus set them to sing.
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 - 97 - Peter The Hermit
In this episode, John Dickson takes us to the Crusades and introduces one of the most infamous crusaders of all: Peter the Hermit, a fire and brimstone Christian if ever there was one.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 - 96 - Resting Well
What if we rededicated ourselves to the ancient wisdom of rest. “Rest” not understood as the mere absence of work, but “rest” as the rejuvenating partner to work. What would our lives look like? How would it feel? What impact would it have? Content warning, friends: this episode could change your life.
Mon, 20 Dec 2021 - 95 - The Refugee
Christianity is clear: providing refuge for the downtrodden foreigner isn’t politics. It reflects one of the most basic ideas of the faith – that God is merciful to the needy outsider.
Mon, 13 Dec 2021 - 94 - Christmas Star single
It's Christmas time and traditionally the season when critics of the nativity story take shots at some of its more prosaic elements. But what if the star above the manger and the three wise men had a historical basis?
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 - 93 - Question Answer V
It's out Q&A episode! Whats with all the violence in the Bible? Can men and women ever just be friends? Why should we pay for the sins of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden so long ago? Was God doing anything outside the Middle East during biblical times, like in Asia? All that and plenty more!
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 - 92 - Jesus Philosopher
The cliche is: ‘faith’ is the antithesis of knowledge … of wisdom. And therefore “Christian philosophy” is an oxymoron, right? Our guests today, though are professional philosophers and they reckon that, while Christians could do with a healthy dose of philosophy, so could sceptics. We all need to think deeply about what we believe, and why we believe it. And if you think – as atheists like Sam Harris and many others do – that scepticism or atheism doesn’t involve any mere ‘beliefs’, well, you probably especially need to think this stuff through.
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 - 91 - Paulos Apostolos
After Jesus himself, Paul is considered by many to be the most important person in the history of Christianity. And according to many, Paul is everything that went wrong with Christianity.
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 - 90 - Just WarMon, 15 Nov 2021
- 89 - Between Testaments
The period between the Old and New Testaments - often called the 'intertestamental period' - has also been called a period of silence. Turn the page from Old to New and - whoosh! - you skip over almost 500 years, including huge historical figures like Alexander the Great! But plenty of important stuff happened in this period that set the world up for Jesus. So why is the Bible silent about it? Is it silent about it?
Mon, 08 Nov 2021 - 88 - Outer Space
Some would say that an ancient faith like Christianity won’t survive outer space -- especially as we explore further than we ever have before.
Mon, 01 Nov 2021 - 87 - On Friendship
Friendship has been a central relationship in almost every culture that we know of. But these days, friendship is on the brink. This episode, we explore history and literature to rediscover the significance of friendship.
Mon, 25 Oct 2021 - 86 - Chinese Jesus
Christianity is a ‘western’ religion and a religion of individual freedom, right? Eastern traditions emphasise family and community above the individual. The Christian mind and the Chinese mind are two venerable yet incompatible things. So, Christianity should have a problem in China. It is just one of the attempted foreign invaders. And, yet, Christianity is alive and growing in China. Is this a western-controlled religious insurgency or is there an Eastern Jesus many in the West have missed?
Mon, 18 Oct 2021 - 85 - Good Life
We are now more able than ever to consider whether we are living a happy life. But one of our guests today - the great Miroslav Volf - reminds us that there is a difference between life going well, which triggers those feelings of happiness… and living life well. So, what is true happiness - if that’s even the right word - and how do we get it!?
Mon, 11 Oct 2021 - 84 - Outback Christ
This Henry Lawson poem, though written in the Australian outback in the 19th Century, still captures what a lot of people see as wrong with Christianity and what they wish it was like.
Mon, 04 Oct 2021 - 83 - Afghan Refugee
Shabnam Safa was just 15 years old when she arrived in Australia as a refugee. As a young child, her family had fled war-torn Afghanistan to a refugee camp on the border of Pakistan where she grew up listening to stories of the terror of life under the Taliban. She spoke to John Dickson about her distress about the Taliban retaking control of Afghanistan and her fears for her home country. As so many of us watch from our lounge rooms, is there anything we can actually do to help those fleeing danger?
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 - 82 - Intersectional Jesus
Author and highly sought-after speaker Sam Allberry talks us through 'intersectionality' and ponders the wisdom and boundaries of this way of bestowing moral authority.
Mon, 20 Sep 2021 - 81 - Nine Eleven Single
It's twenty years today since terrorists changed the landscape of New York forever, and along with it the hearts of countless Americans, and one Australian in particular.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 - 80 - The Terror Single
September 5 is the anniversary of France's Reign of Terror, a matter of months that help put centuries of religious violence into perspective.
Mon, 06 Sep 2021
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