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The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

S1 E27. Guillaume Bignon: A french atheist's surprising conversion

The Surprising Rebirth Of Belief In God

Justin Brierley

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

After falling for a Christian woman while on vacation, atheist Guillaume Bignon set out to disprove her faith. However, his investigation turned up evidence that he could not easily dismiss. Then, when God 'reactivated' his conscience... everything changed. In this bonus episode, Justin speaks to Guillaume Bignon author of 'Confessions of a French Atheist: How God Hijacked My Quest to Disprove the Christian Faith'. Glen Scrivener also tells Justin about the 321 Course. Justin's Autumn speaking dates in USA & UK: https://justinbrierley.beehiiv.com/p/autumn-speaking-dates More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Ep 27 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/episode-27-guillaume-bignon-a-french-atheists-surprising-conversion Also, check out our show ‘Uncommon Ground’ for discussion and debates: ⁠https://justinbrierley.com/uncommon-ground-podcast/⁠ The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust & the Christian Evidence Society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:22.5

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0:28.5

you'll get full access to all keynote sessions, panels and interviews with guests, including

0:33.6

John Lennox, Paul Kingsnorth, Elizabeth Oldfield and Al Gordon.

0:39.3

You can take part in the Q&A.

0:42.1

You'll get to take home recordings of all of the sessions and get a front row seat to what God is doing.

0:45.7

A rebirth is happening.

0:47.6

Let's respond together wherever we are.

0:49.8

Book your live stream pass at rebirthconference.net.

1:02.4

I not only seized all religious activity, but I also developed kind of this day for religion.

1:11.9

My own storyline and experience so far had exhibited some pretty improbable things

1:18.9

that seemingly conspired to bring me back to this decision point about the faith.

1:25.8

I jump on my feet and I walked all the way back to the back door of the church to leave.

1:31.9

At the moment where I had one foot out the door, there was a big blast of chill that came in my stomach,

1:37.7

going up in my chest and grabbed me by the throat.

1:41.4

And I was frozen on the doorstep with goose bump all over. And I heard myself

1:46.8

thinking, this is ridiculous. I need to figure this out. Hello and welcome to the surprising

1:57.5

rebirth of Belief in God podcast with me, Justin Briley. A bonus episode for you today.

2:03.1

My interview with Guillaume Bignon, a French atheist surprising conversion. I'll introduce

2:08.4

Guillaume in just a moment. We'll be returning to our documentary format next time as we embark on the final act of season one.

2:16.1

We'll be looking at some hard evidence that the tide

2:18.4

is perhaps turning, especially among Gen Z in the West. It's been an absolute delight to be

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