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Jan 8, 2024

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Aliens, more Old Testament violence, and ... The Devil. Our tenth question-and-answer episode was one of the toughest yet for John. Make sure you head to our website to ask a question yourself if you want to pick Johns brain on air!

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Jan 8, 2024

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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
Dominus illuminatio: Oxford University's 900 year old motto is Dominus illuminatio mea: 'The Lord is my light' by Undeceptions with John Dickson
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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
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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
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Swing Low Single: The campaign against slavery was a shining jewel in the collection of social changes that swept the 19th century. However history shows us it was clearly not a secular viewpoint that set people free. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
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Christmas Single: A thought on generosity for Christmas Eve Eve. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
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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
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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
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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
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
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
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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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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
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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
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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
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
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
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
Pandemic Love Single: Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic range from the concerned to the panic-stricken. History points us to a distinctly Christian way. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
7 min listen
Big Porn: Pornography: A detriment to society or a means of personal fulfillment? by Undeceptions with John Dickson
60 min listen
Post Christian: Greg Sheridan is one of Australia’s best known journalists, with something like forty years experience in the business. So when he says Christianity is in trouble, it's worth listening. by Undeceptions with John Dickson
53 min listen
Artificial Intelligence: Is Artificial Intelligence an under-estimated threat… or the saviour we’ve been waiting for? by Undeceptions with John Dickson
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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
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