New Questions of our Times series asks: How can I know there is a God?
In an age of declining religious belief, when more people than ever describe themselves as having no religion, is it still possible to know that there is a God? In a new series of Questions of our Times, five guests explore this question from different perspectives, asking what personal experience, philosophy, the Bible and the natural world might tell us about God.
The series will be broadcast on Premier Christian Radio, and the videos of the interviews will be published on this website.
Whether you have faith, or have lost it, or have never believed, join us for an open and thoughtful exploration of one of life’s biggest questions, on Tuesday lunchtimes from late October to late November.
Can God make himself known to anyone?
Revd Paul Cowley MBE, a former soldier and prisoner, and now a minister and author of the book Thief, Prisoner, Soldier, Priest, shares his experience of God in his own life, and in the lives of others. Tuesday 27 October
How can philosophy help me to know that God exists?
Dr Joshua Sijuwade, teaching fellow in philosophy at the University of Birmingham, discusses how philosophy can help us explore the question of whether God exists, and what reason can tell us about faith. Tuesday 3 November
How can I know God exists by reading the Bible?
Dr Dirk Jongkind, Academic Vice-Principal at Tyndale House, Cambridge, and a biblical scholar who researches the manuscripts of the Greek Scriptures, explores what the Bible says about God, and how its writings can help us to know and understand him. Tuesday 10 November
How can I know there is a God?
Dr Rowan Williams, academic, author and former Archbishop of Canterbury, examines the evidence for God from across this new series of Questions of our Times, commenting on God and personal experience, nature, philosophy, and the Bible. Tuesday 17 November
How does nature point to a God?
Dr Ruth Bancewicz, geneticist and Church Engagement Director at the Faraday Institute, Cambridge, examines what science and the natural world can tell us about God, and whether nature points beyond itself to a creator. Tuesday 24 November
About Questions of our Times
Questions of our Times is hosted by Major Nigel Bovey, former editor of the Salvation Army newspaper The War Cry.
All the videos from the five seasons of Questions of our Times are available to view. They range widely over the areas of physics, the environment, racial justice, truth in journalism, astrophysics, the relevance of Jesus to modern life, health and wholeness, social robotics, and the religion and science debate.
Questions of our Times is produced by the Christian Evidence Society and Premier Christian Radio, and is made possible with the support of the Montgomery Trust.
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