Intellectual and supernatural conversions - Christmas special with Nico Tarquinio & Martin Shaw

Unbelievable?

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 23 December 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Justin interviews two guests with remarkable stories of adult conversion to Christianity. Lawyer Nico Tarquinio went from atheist skeptic to Catholic convert via the Unbelievable? show. Storyteller and mythologist Martin Shaw explains how a revelation during a forest vigil led to his recent conversion to Eastern Orthodox Christianity. They also tell Justin what Christmas means to them now. Justin also speaks to Dan LaRock about his new book 'Grandpa's Gift'. Support our End Of Year Appeal: https://gtly.to/aAxRk0kQs Martin Shaw: https://drmartinshaw.com/ Nico Tarquinio: https://www.instagram.com/nicodemusapologetics Dan LaRock: https://www.grandpasgiftbook.com/ • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support us in the rest of the world: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/donate

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0:00.0	I just found it very curious that these people who I thought were all indoctrinated idiots
0:07.3	who were just raised on the Bible, I found myself feeling stupid listening to them speak.
0:11.9	I said, well, I've always considered myself to be a fairly intelligent guy and I feel
0:16.3	like, gosh, I feel humbled listening to people like Richard Bach and speak, or Rowan Williams
0:22.5	or Peter Crave, actually, who is very significant to my conversion story.
0:27.2	Christianity needs to rediscover what he calls its bush soul.
0:32.2	To remember its weirdness, to remember its essential christness.
0:36.7	There's nothing reassuring about Jesus.
0:38.8	That's why I stayed away from him for so long.
0:41.4	He was the most radical of all the gods.
0:52.9	Before listening to Unbelievably with Justin Briley.
0:58.2	Hello, welcome along.
0:59.2	Today you're going to hear two quite different conversion stories in a Christmas special
1:03.6	from Unbelievably, and as we approach the end of the year, I want to say thank you
1:07.6	for listening and being part of this journey of the show that it began over 17 years ago
1:12.7	believe it or not.
1:14.2	As we approach 2023, we're running an end of year giving campaign that I'd like to invite
1:19.6	you to contribute to.
1:23.1	If you find this show and are other podcast videos and resources from Premier Unbelievably
1:25.3	helpful, would you perhaps consider giving to this work of helping skeptics to explore
1:30.1	faith and Christians to understand, defend and share their faith with confidence?
1:34.8	We can only make it happen with your help.
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