The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God | with Justin Brierley – Part 1

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Could we be witnessing a return of belief in God during our generation? It seems that the Christian narrative that shaped the West has been replaced by sweeping secularism. But is that the end of the story?

In recent years, a number of highly intellectual atheists have abandoned their secularism and found themselves surprised by the continuing resonance and relevance of Christianity in today's modern world. Is it possible that the new atheist movement is now dealing with a massive downward spiral of its own? And what's pushing this new generation of secular thinkers to reconsider the Christian worldview in a positive light?

This week, Frank speaks with the one and only Justin Brierley, former host of the popular show 'Unbelievable' and author of the new book, 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.' In conjunction with the release of the book, Justin is here to share the details on his new documentary podcast of the same title, and how this project has reignited his hope for the survival of the Christian faith in secular society. During the episode, Frank and Justin will answer questions like:

Why did Justin end his time on 'Unbelievable'?
What is the focus of Justin's new podcast?
What contributed to the rise of New Atheism after 9/11?
Is Richard Dawkins a "Christian Atheist?"
Why did Christianity fuel the modern scientific revolution?
Who are the prominent voices leading the exodus of new atheism?

Justin and Frank will also touch on some of the splits within the new atheist movement and highlight the ways in which atheism maintains its own version of dogmatism and religiosity. Want to dive deeper into the unfolding story of 'The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God'? Be sure to check out Justin's new book and podcast!

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Justin’s book: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Does truth exist?
0:03.0	Because you have faith, does that make this book true?
0:05.0	Does God exist?
0:07.0	So when someone says there is no truth, if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say?
0:13.7	Is that true?
0:15.5	They don't think Christianity's true.
0:18.6	They're talked out of it.
0:20.3	You know why they're talked out of it?
0:22.2	Because they've never been talked into it.
0:24.0	Cross-examining skeptical and apiistic view.
0:28.0	Welcome to cross-examine with Dr. Frank Turick.
0:32.0	Ladies and gentlemen, is Christianity waning in the West?
0:37.0	Some say it is.
0:39.0	However, there is a surprising rebirth of belief in God among former atheists and agnostics who are highly educated, very intellectual people.
0:51.5	Why is that happening? Why are these intellectuals coming
0:55.9	to realize or what are they coming to realize about unbelief? Why are some of
1:01.4	them saying that secular values themselves actually come from Christianity?
1:07.0	That new ideologies are in some ways stolen from God himself? What accounts for this new trend? Well my guest today will
1:17.3	tell us he has a fabulous new book called The Surprising Rebirth of belief in God and an equally amazing new
1:26.7	documentary podcast you're going to want to avail yourselves of because Justin Briarley has been hosting conversations between atheists and Christians and Muslims
1:38.4	and Christians and agnostics and Christians for more than a decade and he's now launched out to actually
1:46.0	create a brand new podcast based on his new book the surprising rebirth of belief in
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