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Justin Brierley on The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God

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28 September 2023

Tore Hjalmar Sævik

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On the podcast this week, Justin Brierley talks about his new book, The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why new atheism grew old and secular thinkers are considering Christianity again

Justin presented the popular radio show and podcast Unbelievable? for more than a decade, which included debates with many leading figures in the New Atheism movement.

But he believes that the New Atheism has fallen and is being replaced by a new conversation on whether God makes sense of science, history, culture, and the search for meaning.

Justin has written an article on the themes of the book in the comment section of this week's Church Times (29 September edition).

The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is published by Tyndale House and is available to buy from the Church Times Bookshop; 978-1-4964-6677-8.​

Read more about the book here.

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