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Aug 29, 2019

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Coming soon, a new podcast series from author and historian John Dickson. Prepare to be undeceived.

Released:

Aug 29, 2019

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Podcast episode

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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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The full John Lennox interview: You loved episode 3 of Undeceptions 'God science' with John Lennox, so we've released the full interview - with plenty you won't have heard before. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
42 min listen
Cybersex trafficking: This episode of Undeceptions was a difficult one for us to make. But we believe it's an important one. It's a myth that there's no such thing as slavery in modern times. And just as Christians were at the forefront of anti-slavery work way back in the 5th by Undeceptions with John Dickson
42 min listen
Football free: Religion often makes an appearance in elite sports. But does it do any good? John Dickson speaks to Green Bay Packers star Mason Crosby, team chaplain Troy Murphy and long-time Packers trainer Pepper Burruss, to discover the surprising place of faith on t by Undeceptions with John Dickson
35 min listen
First Church Service Single: It's February 4, and the anniversary of Australia's first church service. But this wasn't a morality lesson from the chaplain to the prison colony. The Rev. Richard Johnson had something much more significant on his mind. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
15 min listen
Australia Day Single: On the day we commemorate the history and character of our nation, it may be worth considering how we build healthy, respectful lamenting into our national celebrations. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
7 min listen
Social capital: Federal MP Andrew Leigh says Australians are disconnected. And he thinks the decline of religion - amongst a few factors - is making social cohesion worse. Andrew is an atheist, which made John Dickson want to speak to him even more. If he can’t sign on t by Undeceptions with John Dickson
41 min listen
Old papers: "We’re getting about as close to the writings of the New Testament as you can get." John Dickson enters the climate-controlled vault housing the earliest manuscripts of the epistles of Paul, and speaks to head archivist Brendan Haug about where these "pap by Undeceptions with John Dickson
43 min listen
Pandemic Exposure Single: We're weeks into the international crisis that is COVID-19, and one of the symptoms slowly being revealed is a weakness in our hearts. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
8 min listen
God science: "I think some people can ... deceive themselves into thinking that science will keep them going, but they're usually people who are having a very good life and they're not hitting the big existential problems of existence where science doesn't really help by Undeceptions with John Dickson
45 min listen
Christmas Single: A thought on generosity for Christmas Eve Eve. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
8 min listen
Pandemic Equality Single: There are all sorts of 'special protection' promises being made in the name of Jesus, but here's a caution from history. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
8 min listen
BONUS Undeceptions Theme: Here it is! Our Christmas gift to you: a special remix of the Undeceptions theme by the brilliant J.S. Bach, arranged by the musically inclined John Dickson, and performed by the fabulous Undeceptions Band. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
2 min listen
Moral classics: In episode four of Undeceptions, John Dickson speaks with Teresa Morgan, a professor of Graeco-Roman History at Oriel College, Oxford University about what life was like for the average person living on the outskirts of Rome at the time of Jesus. What did by Undeceptions with John Dickson
36 min listen
Introducing Undeceptions: Coming soon, a new podcast series from author and historian John Dickson. Prepare to be undeceived. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
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Hindu Priest: Much of the world believes you are what you are born to be, a product of your family rearing and social circumstance. But what if after more than twenty years of dedicated service to one god, you come to believe you belong to another? by Undeceptions with John Dickson
63 min listen
It's Cancer: One of the shortest and hardest phrases to hear, that instantly conjures up a host of fear and questions about how the universe works. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
41 min listen
Six Days: Both atheistic evolutionists and literalistic creationists want you to read Genesis the same way, but is there a different take on the foundational book of the Bible? by Undeceptions with John Dickson
51 min listen
Rational universe: We speak with one of the world's top theoretical physicists, Professor Ard Louis, about whether it's really true that the more we discover about life from a scientific perspective, the less we need God. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
44 min listen
Easter Myths: Was the story of Jesus’ final days a fiction, cobbled together from a range of earlier myths. Did Jesus actually died on a cross, and, if so, was it part of his own plan or just a tragic failure. And, of course, what can be said about him rising from the by Undeceptions with John Dickson
46 min listen
Historical Jesus: This episode, we've put John Dickson in the hot seat to talk about his new book: Is Jesus History. Anita Savage is our guest host, and she grills John on one of the greatest questions out there: did Jesus really exist? by Undeceptions with John Dickson
37 min listen
Freeing Slaves Single: The early church adopted many approaches to rescuing people from the scourge of slavery and, when legal means failed, its members were ready to risk themselves on slave raids. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
8 min listen
Ask Anything: We've collected all of your toughest chestnuts over the past season. Now John Dickson gives them a crack! by Undeceptions with John Dickson
55 min listen
Introducing Season 3 of Undeceptions: We're back with a new season of Undeceptions. Join us as we chase down facts and explore the best arguments, to explode some of the myths about history, science, psychology, and the good life … and how it all relates to the Christian faith. This seas by Undeceptions with John Dickson
5 min listen
It's almost here!: Not long now till the start of Season 2 - with a great collection of topics lined up for us to get 'undeceived' about together. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
1 min listen
Scientific Theology: Science and religion are like oil and water - they just don’t mix. At least that's the popular conception. Unless you're someone like Alister McGrath, who sees them as two arms on the same clock, rather than two locked in battle. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
47 min listen
Medieval Manumission Single: What would you be prepared to give in order to set a slave free? How much would it be worth to you? One medieval man gave everything he had, right down to the shirt off his back. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
9 min listen
The full Teresa Morgan interview: In episode 4 of Season 1 of Undeceptions, John spoke with Professor Teresa Morgan about the ethic of love at the heart of the New Testament. It sounds like ‘common sense’ to many today – it’s what any rational person would think about the good life. Bu by Undeceptions with John Dickson
29 min listen
She Persuades: Amy Orr Ewing is one of modern Christianity’s great persuaders and - as it happens - neither a man nor an ecclesiastical figure. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
42 min listen
Gospel truth: In episode 7 we ask Dr Peter Williams, author and academic from Cambridge, can we really trust the Gospels in the Bible? And how do the gospels - considered our best evidence for the existence of Jesus - stack up against the evidence for other historical by Undeceptions with John Dickson
45 min listen
First Noel: Tis the season to be wary. There are lots of things we take for granted about Christmas, but how many of them have a foothold in history? by Undeceptions with John Dickson
50 min listen

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Introducing Undeceptions

Introducing Undeceptions

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Titles in the series (100)

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