Christianity on Trial - Trial Lawyer Mark Lanier vs Ex-Christian Paul Beaumont (Classic Replay)

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🗓️ 30 April 2024

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In this riveting podcast episode, we bring together two intriguing voices from opposite ends of the spectrum: Mark Lanier, a distinguished trial lawyer and keen apologist-theologian, known for his compelling defense of Christianity in "Christianity on Trial," and Paul Beaumont, a former Christian turned skeptic after encountering the arguments of new atheists like Richard Dawkins. Mark, drawing on his legal expertise, passionately defends the tenets of Christianity, while Paul, armed with his own journey and insights, acts as the prosecution, challenging notions of human value, the resurrection of Christ, and the reasons behind his own loss of faith. Join us as these two formidable minds engage in a thought-provoking debate, exploring fundamental questions about belief, doubt, and the complexities of faith. It's a clash of perspectives you won't want to miss. Originally Aired 22 Nov 2014 • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • Support us: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate For Mark Lanier Read Christianity on Trial Book: https://www.ivpress.com/christianity-on-trial Law Firm: https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/ Lanier Theological Library: https://www.laniertheologicallibrary.org/ For Paul Beaumont: Read A Brief Eternity Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18772541-a-brief-eternity New Humanist: https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/4119/my-apostasy-story-paul-beaumont

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Green Pastures.
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0:19.0	green pastures.co.uk to find out how you can make a difference. Hello and welcome to another unbelievable classic delving back into the archives to bring you a discussion
0:49.0	we're putting Christianity on trial.
0:51.0	Let's jump in on today's discussion.
0:54.0	It's a great pleasure to be joined on the program today by Mark Laniy and Paul Beaumont.
0:59.0	We're putting Christianity on trial today and for the defense is Mark Lanye for the prosecution Paul Beaumont.
1:06.2	That's one way of putting it anyway.
1:07.5	Mark is a highly successful US trial lawyer.
1:09.8	In his spare time he's also a keen theologian he's the founder of the Laniy
1:13.3	theological library and teaches biblical literacy at Champion Forest Bible Church in
1:18.0	Houston Texas well his new book is called Christianity on trial a lawyer
1:22.2	examines the Christian faith poor Beaumont is our
1:24.8	non-Christian guest today though for many years he was a believing Christian but he
1:28.0	lost his faith several years ago after coming under the influence of atheists such
1:31.9	as Dawkins and AC Grailings. He's the author of a brief
1:35.4	eternity. It's an imagined journey of a character called Jerry to Heaven and Hell and it acts
1:40.1	as a bit of a critique of religion. So they're my guess today, as we're
1:44.0	enact a sort of enact a sort of radio version of a trial.
1:47.0	Well, we're calling it that.
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