Episode 11 - Does Religion Poison Everything?

01/15/20 • 18 min

A lot of people have sympathy for the idea that religion has had a negative influence on the human story. The late Christopher Hitchens is famous for saying ‘religion poisons everything’. In this episode we examine whether there is any substance behind such a claim.

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Episode 10 - The Trinity

Does the Trinity really make any logical sense? How can three be one, and one be three? And isn't the doctrine just too abstract to have any relevance for my everyday life as a Christian? Listen to Episode 10 as we seek to address some of these big questions.

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Episode 12 - Dealing with Doubt

In Episode 12 we talk about doubt. It’s pretty common for young adults to have doubts about their faith. Sometimes we ask ourselves: is all this Christianity stuff actually true? Are my non-Christian friends right when they say that I believe because of my upbringing, or that my beliefs are just a coping mechanism? Or maybe we sometimes wonder if we are a true Christian at all. How should we respond when faced with doubts like this?