Undeceptions with John Dickson

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Undeceptions with John Dickson

Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.

  1. SINGLE: Environmental Jesus

    3 DAYS AGO · BONUS

    SINGLE: Environmental Jesus

    Sam Allberry was involved in environmental activism when he became a Christian - a development that his activist friends saw as bad news.  After all, why would a follower of a religion that looks forward to the coming of a new Earth be concerned with the state of the current world?  For Sam though, becoming a Christian led him to a very different conclusion.

    11 min
  2. SINGLE: 39 Books

    NOV 10

    SINGLE: 39 Books

    The Old Testament is sacred not just to the Christian but also to the Jewish religion. Its 39 books cover thousands of years with an array of literary genres including poetry, history, creation myth, apocalyptic, and song.  It can be confusing and overwhelming - but luckily, John happens to work in the same building as a leading expert on it all who gives us a quick rundown in this special Single.

    29 min
  3. REWIND: Global Christianity

    OCT 23 · BONUS

    REWIND: Global Christianity

    The 21st century has seen—and will continue to see—the rise of Christianity in the ‘Global South’, with surging conversion numbers in Asia and Africa. That’s according to Gina Zurlo, a leading authority on Christian demographics, and our guest on episode 75, ‘Global Christianity’. According to Gina, while the Western world is grappling with secularism, a new spiritual awakening of sorts is taking hold in the world’s two most populous nations, China and India.  This is our next Undeceptions Rewind, where we resurface some of the best bits of our older episodes that might have been mostly forgotten (but hopefully not misunderstood!) In this episode, we feature snippets of both Episode 17 'Hindu Priest', and Episode 75 'Global Christianity'.

    12 min
  4. REWIND: Christian Revolution

    OCT 15 · BONUS

    REWIND: Christian Revolution

    We interviewed Tom Holland, historian and co-host of the extraordinarily popular podcast The Rest is History, back in 2021 for episode 45, Christian Revolution. At the time Tom wouldn’t have called himself a Christian (and we won't speak for him now), but he was adamant that not only is Christianity good, but our very sense of what good is comes from Christianity. Check out our first Undeceptions Rewind, where we resurface some of the best bits of our older episodes that might have been mostly forgotten (but hopefully not misunderstood!)

    26 min
  5. Van Gogh

    SEPT 15

    Van Gogh

    Artists have used their tools not just to capture beauty and transcendence, but also the essence of what it means to be human.  In this episode, we learn from history's greatest artists about loss, hope, the ugly, and the sublime. What lessons can we take from these broken artists? What might their observations about the world tell us about God? (04:39) - - Creations and experiences (12:55) - - Albert Bierstadat (16:09) - - Artemisia Gentileschi (21:18) - - Vincent Van Gogh (31:33) - - The Yellow House and the Ear episode (38:35) - - Van Gogh and faith (46:21) - - Five Minute Jesus (51:09) - - Transcendence

    58 min
  6. Bible Unlocked

    SEPT 8

    Bible Unlocked

    Is there a "right" way to read The Bible? Millennia of Ink has been split trying to answer that question. Surely if The Bible is God's word it should be easier to understand, right? Well, some experts think there is a right way to read scripture. What we need is a key to unlock The Bible for us. (00:48) - - The Rossetta Stone (05:02) - - Reading theologically (07:43) - - What are hermeneutics? (13:28) - - The three laws of hermeneutical motion (17:16) - - Reading cultures (19:16) - - Frames of reference (22:06) - - Our spiritual baggage (25:04) - - Reading The Bible above our own interests (29:01) - - Hermeneutics in The Enlightenment (32:05) - - Five Minute Jesus (38:09) - - The Transfiguration (43:50) - - The key to unlocking The Bible (50:50) - - Where to start when reading The Bible (55:22) - - Why is Kevin struck by The Bible?

    1h 2m
  7. Question Answer XII

    SEPT 1

    Question Answer XII

    Why did God make the tree of knowledge of good and evil? Can Christians smoke weed? Why does God allow natural disasters to happen? John Dickson tackles your questions in one of our best Q&A episodes yet!

    57 min
  8. Intelligible Universe

    AUG 25

    Intelligible Universe

    Famed Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson once (well, several times actually) claimed Christianity was irreconcilable with the science of the Universe.  But there's plenty of scholars who beg to differ. Recorded live in Brisbane at the State Library of Queensland. (01:08) - Show begins (05:42) - Introducing Peter Harrison (08:41) - Did we used to have more Christian scientists? (21:30) - Introducing Sarah Sweet and Luke Barnes (23:23) - Is there room for the supernatural in science? (36:25) - 5 Minute Jesus (46:02) - Do we live in a finely tuned universe? (53:33) - What we've learned - and unlearnt - from science recently (01:00:02) - How far could science take us?

    1h 9m
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Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.

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