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The Theologians
Undeceptions with John Dickson - April 14, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsTheology: It's a dry term that conjures images of old academics writing dusty books that will never be read. However, this couldn't be further from the truth. The study of theology is the study of who we are as humans, and how we can make sense of both God and the complexities of the ...
True Science
Undeceptions with John Dickson - April 07, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsScience is a relatively new term. Chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy - all have only existed as defined, singular fields for the last century and a half. Before that was the mysterious world of natural philosophy - an ancient tradition that saw the natural world as one, combined ent...
Political Jesus
Undeceptions with John Dickson - March 31, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThe Apostle Paul writes that Christians must battle against "powers and principalities". But what are they? What does the Bible say about political power? Special thanks to our season sponsor Zondervan Academic. Get discounts on MasterLectures video courses and exclusive samples of the...
Israel Part One
Thinking Out Loud with Walt McFadden - March 29, 2024 13:00 - 22 minutesPastor Walt discusses the importance of Israel to the church. He gives an overview of the history of Israel and his perspective on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Does Israel have the right to exist? What is our response as a Christian? What is Israel’s future in relation to the church? Pasto...
The Resurrection
Undeceptions with John Dickson - March 24, 2024 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThere 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, investiga...
Despair
Thinking Out Loud with Walt McFadden - March 22, 2024 13:00 - 26 minutesWe have an epidemic of despair in our culture. People from all walks of life and all ages are experiencing despair. Mental illness is rising in our country, and in some areas suicide rates are higher than homicide rates. Why? Why now? What's the change that people feel in our culture now? In thi...
SINGLE: Holy Virginity
Undeceptions with John Dickson - March 17, 2024 19:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThe 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 hi...
SINGLE: Cancel Culture
Undeceptions with John Dickson - March 10, 2024 18:45 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsAt the heart of cancel culture is a desire to combat injustice, and expose flaws within society. This is a good thing ... but as recent history has shown, there is a lack of forgiveness at the heart of the movement. This is where Christianity can help.
He Gets Us
Reflections On Now - February 28, 2024 11:00 - 47 minutesHosts Cody Jensen, Matt Nelson, and Rachel Sanders talk about the super bowl ad "He Gets Us", the backlash from the political left and religious right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Non-dualistic thinking, Nuance, and the Israel-Palestine War
Reflections On Now - January 25, 2024 21:12 - 54 minutesHosts Cody Jensen, Matt Nelson, and Rachel Sanders explore the complex Israel-Palestine conflict through a unique lens of non-dualistic thinking and nuanced understanding. The episode challenges the conventional 'us vs them' mindset, delving into the intricacies of the conflict and highlighting t...
French Atheism
Undeceptions with John Dickson - January 14, 2024 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsFor the final episode of season X, we're taking a deep dive into the global centre of Atheism - France. How did this once-Christian nation become such a lightning rod for the belief that there is no God? And how are the "French" ways of thinking drawing some people back to belief in Chr...
Question Answer X
Undeceptions with John Dickson - January 07, 2024 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsAliens, more Old Testament violence, and ... The Devil. Our tenth question-and-answer episode was one of the toughest yet for John. Make sure you head to our website to ask a question yourself if you want to pick Johns brain on air!
12 Objects
Undeceptions with John Dickson - December 31, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThe 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 d...
Jewish Jesus
Undeceptions with John Dickson - December 17, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsChristianity wasn't always its own religion - the first Christians were, in fact, Jewish ... because Jesus was Jewish! How do we then understand the Jewishness of Jesus? How was his movement different to other Jewish movements?
Did Christmas Change Everything?
Thinking Out Loud with Walt McFadden - December 13, 2023 19:39 - 27 minutesPastor Walt Thinks Out Loud and asks did Christmas change everything? Yes, it changed time itself, how we track time. The birth of Jesus Christ brought us the time before Christ and the time of the year of our Lord. The cultural upheaval that Christianity brought to the world in a good way … goo...
Holy Angels
Undeceptions with John Dickson - December 10, 2023 18:45 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsAngels 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...
On Tolkien
Undeceptions with John Dickson - December 03, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsJ.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...
Medieval Jesus
Undeceptions with John Dickson - November 26, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThe 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...
The Puritans
Undeceptions with John Dickson - November 19, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThe 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 zondervanac...
Cultural Christianity
Undeceptions with John Dickson - November 12, 2023 22:49 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThis episode, we're visiting some of the ancient Christians to see that they were actually real human beings, with flaws and hang ups … and virtues … that we might recognise in ourselves today.
Growing Older
Undeceptions with John Dickson - November 05, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsOur world spends billions of dollars a year on anti-ageing, but nothing will change the simple fact that we are all growing older. Is it time we re-thought our approach to the relentless march of time, and the challenges that come with it?
Violent Faith
Undeceptions with John Dickson - October 29, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratings"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...
Many Gods - Live from Melbourne
Undeceptions with John Dickson - October 22, 2023 20:49 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsIn this live episode, recorded at the Melbourne leg of the Undeceptions Conference, we ask: What did the first Christians mean when they proclaimed Jesus as God? How did this teacher, healer, and religious revolutionary come to be seen as divine?
The Spirit of Despair
Thinking Out Loud with Walt McFadden - October 20, 2023 14:17 - 27 minutesPastor Walt Thinks Out Loud and tells us if you have no hope you are in despair. God did not intend for us to have no hope, but many people don't have hope. You feel hopeless, nobody cares, nobody is interested in you, you've experienced all kinds of things, all kinds of people, but something is...
The Multiverse
Undeceptions with John Dickson - October 15, 2023 18:45 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsThe multiverse has become a popular cinema trope, but more and more astrophysicists are taking it seriously. Could there really be parallel universes? If so, does this mean there might be parallel Gods? What does this all mean for Christianity - if it's even real at all?
She Believes
Undeceptions with John Dickson - October 08, 2023 21:09 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsIs 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 co...
Deconstructing Faith
Undeceptions with John Dickson - October 01, 2023 22:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsTo 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 altog...
Single: If Jesus really did rise from the dead, then it would confirm everything
Undeceptions with John Dickson - September 28, 2023 02:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsIf 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?...
Single: A compelling answer to the question "What's wrong with the world?"
Undeceptions with John Dickson - September 24, 2023 20:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsMost 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 epis...
Single: Christianity is about life to the full
Undeceptions with John Dickson - September 20, 2023 20:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 253 ratingsMany 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, p...
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